Editing Derek and Clive (section)

{{short description|Double act of comedic characters created by Dudley Moore (Derek) and Peter Cook (Clive)}}
{{Primary sources|date=March 2008}}
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'''Derek and Clive''' was a character [[double act]] created by [[Dudley Moore]] (Derek) and [[Peter Cook]] (Clive) in the 1970s. The performances were captured on the records ''[[Derek and Clive (Live)]]'' (1976), ''[[Derek and Clive Come Again]]'' (1977), and ''[[Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam]]'' (1978), as well as in a film documentary, ''[[Derek and Clive Get the Horn]]'' (1979).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/the-view-from-here/peter-cook-and-dudley-moores-derek-and-clive-albums-reassessed-70954|title=Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's Derek and Clive albums reassessed... – Uncut|date=2015-09-28|work=Uncut|access-date=2017-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref> Upon release, more than 100,000 copies of [[Derek and Clive (Live)]] were sold in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-02|title=Derek and Clive are back – are they too much for the 21st century?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/02/derek-and-clive-rerelease|access-date=2021-06-01|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

A [[greatest hits album]] containing some previously unreleased material, called ''[[Rude & Rare: The Best of Derek and Clive]]'', was released in 2011. The characters are foul-mouthed extensions of the earlier characters [[Pete and Dud]].

Considered highly offensive by many at the time, the sketches primarily took the form of bizarre, sometime drunken streams of consciousness led by Cook, with interjections from Moore. Memorable moments from the records include Clive claiming that the worst job he ever had was retrieving [[lobster]]s from [[Jayne Mansfield]]'s arsehole, Derek claiming his worst job was cleaning up [[Winston Churchill]]'s bogeys (leading the pair to conclude that the ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]'' was one such bogey), Clive claiming that he was sexually aroused by the sight of a deceased [[Pope]] lying in state, Derek's account of a stranger accosting him and the ensuing profanity-laden conversation between them, followed by Clive's reminiscence of viciously assaulting a man who had said "Hello" to him at a football match, and a horse-racing 'commentary' featuring horses given the names of sexual organs, often in their vulgar forms.

Though the recordings were far too crude for a mainstream audience, Derek and Clive [[bootleg recording]]s circulated. They were mostly unscripted dialogues incorporating copious swearing – including frequent use of the word "[[cunt]]".