Spike Milligan: The Man Who Changed British Comedy | The Goon Show
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Spike Milligan helped change the sound of British comedy forever. Before Monty Python and the alternative-comedy generation, The Goon Show was already tearing apart the rules of radio with impossible characters, sound effects, wordplay and a deep suspicion of authority.
In this Cinema Peek documentary, we follow Milligan from his childhood in India and Burma through jazz, service with the Royal Artillery in North Africa and Italy, his wartime friendship with Harry Secombe, and the creation of The Goon Show with Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine.
The story continues through Q5 and its influence on Monty Python, The Bed Sitting Room, The World of Beachcomber, Curry & Chips, The Great McGonagall, Puckoon, his war memoirs, poetry, family life, awards, later years and the famous final joke that followed him to the grave.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The Man Who Broke the Rules
01:45 India, Burma and the First World He Knew
04:22 Jazz Before the Guns
05:48 North Africa, Harry Secombe and War
07:19 Italy, Shell Shock and the Wound That Remained
08:45 The Pub Where the Goons Began
10:34 The Goon Show: Controlled Collapse
14:20 The Price of Writing the Impossible
16:57 Stage, Satire and The Bed Sitting Room
18:32 Q5 and the Road to Monty Python
25:19 Puckoon, Poetry and the War Memoirs
27:47 Family, Loss and the Private Man
29:37 Awards, Prince Charles and Honours
32:44 The Final Years and the Last Joke
34:22 More Than the Goons
Which Spike Milligan performance, character, book or Goon Show moment do you remember most? Share your memories in the comments.
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Spike Milligan: The Man Who Changed British Comedy | The Goon Show
Cinema Peek
5,507 views
Spike Milligan helped change the sound of British comedy forever. Before Monty Python and the alternative-comedy generation, The Goon Show was already tearing apart the rules of radio with impossible characters, sound effects, wordplay and a deep suspicion of authority.
In this Cinema Peek documentary, we follow Milligan from his childhood in India and Burma through jazz, service with the Royal Artillery in North Africa and Italy, his wartime friendship with Harry Secombe, and the creation of The Goon Show with Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine.
The story continues through Q5 and its influence on Monty Python, The Bed Sitting Room, The World of Beachcomber, Curry & Chips, The Great McGonagall, Puckoon, his war memoirs, poetry, family life, awards, later years and the famous final joke that followed him to the grave.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The Man Who Broke the Rules
01:45 India, Burma and the First World He Knew
04:22 Jazz Before the Guns
05:48 North Africa, Harry Secombe and War
07:19 Italy, Shell Shock and the Wound That Remained
08:45 The Pub Where the Goons Began
10:34 The Goon Show: Controlled Collapse
14:20 The Price of Writing the Impossible
16:57 Stage, Satire and The Bed Sitting Room
18:32 Q5 and the Road to Monty Python
25:19 Puckoon, Poetry and the War Memoirs
27:47 Family, Loss and the Private Man
29:37 Awards, Prince Charles and Honours
32:44 The Final Years and the Last Joke
34:22 More Than the Goons
Which Spike Milligan performance, character, book or Goon Show moment do you remember most? Share your memories in the comments.
If you enjoyed the video, please give it a like and subscribe to Cinema Peek for more documentaries about the unforgettable actors, comedians and personalities who shaped British entertainment.
#SpikeMilligan #TheGoonShow #BritishComedy #MontyPython #CinemaPeek