Tommy Cooper was married to Gwen for 37 years. Wife jokes were a staple of his act, including:
“My wife had a bad habit of biting her nails but I cured her. I hid her teeth.”
“My wife said ‘Take me in your arms and whisper something soft and sweet’. I said, ‘chocolate fudge’.
“I said to my wife, ‘I can’t eat this beef stew.’ She said, ‘Shut up! It’s custard pie!'”
“My wife dislocated her jaw and couldn’t talk so I phoned the doctor and told him to drop round anytime, in a few weeks or a few months.”
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