John Kearns on Tommy Cooper: 'A comic's job is to play the fool'
In the first of a new series in which standups celebrate their heroes, the 2014 Edinburgh comedy award winner considers the magical mannerisms of his idolNext to my bedroom mirror I have a postcard of Tommy Cooper staring back at me. He looks how you imagine. He holds a cigar delicately between his thumb and index finger. It reminds me of how Bernie Mac used to hold his microphone, with a grace and elegance usually r…