Spike Milligan Classic 1970

[awareman1]

I'm afraid, that no-one will ever understand, and appreciate, Spike for what he really was. R.I.P. You was so unique.

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[colincomposer]

How sweet to be an idiot!

[0ooMICKoo0]

He he... now I can go to bed smiling. ta! (IT IS late - I'm thinking of getting up before going to bed to save setting the alarm)

[malaman67]

just appreicate the man

[pythongoon]

Come on BEEB,release Q on dvd.NOW.

[Christorix]

I grew up with his poetry for children.

There are holes in the sky

where the rain comes in

but the holes are small,

that's why rain is thin.

[DougStoneent]

As a young teen in Canada I saw a book in my brother's room called, "Hitler and My Part In His Downfall." I became a Spike fan forevermore. A wonderful madman.

[jazzhuman]

I don't care if jesus comes again, but I do wish Spike would.

[fairhillnorrie]

ggod god..i was 13 then.... happy tv days

[buffalosaint]

A pig of a face looked out the window, "What do ya want?" said the pig of a face. "Ah, 'tis the lovely Mrs O'Tool. I was looking for a bit of liquid libation." "Piss Off", said the lovely Mrs O'Tool! (From memory so forgive the inaccuracies) Spike, I loved you so much. Your wit, madness & humanity made my world seem normal and made me feel stoned, and not a blade of grass in sight! Ya bollox for dying! Very selfish of you, but we'll argue that over a Guinness when I meet ya:-)

[dave2806]

miss you spike !

[wordreet]

Spike Milligan, alive and well in my head. My head must preserved in perpetuity. In this particular case, perpetuity means, lots of tea and buns, interspersed with nice dinners and waitresses. And a cat, I like cats.

[863310]

Poor Spike, very funny but quite clearly unwell. RIP Spike

[AlexanderT21]

There's a man drowning! Don't just stand there, DO something!

*Spike pulls out a harmonica and starts dancing*

Fucking genius XD

[millertas]

Best version of the good samaritan I have ever heard.

[chanctonbury63]

The King!

[dharmaseed]

"I told you to stay in the car!!" Spike hears the lady laugh, and almost loses it!!

[DiggermanNo1]

What's Spike talking about David Kossoff was never boring and at least he went to the moon, something Spike never achieved......

[waiotahi52]

I love the way he nearly cracks up all the time, so infectious. And he gave Prince Charles a new title!

[theHatchett1]

you don't get better than the old skool english comedy actors! any one of them have shaped comedy of today... what a classic...R.I.P. spike you are surely missed sir.. all the best mate x x

[Percy1916]

Pure genius, decades, nay centuries ahead of his time.

[Di0genesus]

@Percy1916

Timeless, actually. 

[MaskedMan66]

@zaniac1000 No idea.

[ninestrata]

this is the first time watching this man. He is really funny. I like his sence of humour

[cookmoore]

Oh, there are so many others!!!

[spiked1002]

Wouldn't it be nice if we all had a piece of Spike in us

I saw him live/standup, whatever, in 1984 and I thought he was old then. But I have never laughed so much in my life. And don't forget the music. Part of the show was his jazz trio. And music was always a big part of the Goons and his life. Geldrays band was top notch, stands up today.

[Thurstonsfunfair]

My Mother had a bit of Spike in her,way back in the early 70's

[kirkwallboy]

I first remember seeing him on the box when I was about 10, around the the time of this. He would have been in his early 50's then, as I subsequently found out. I always thought that he was much younger, especially in the days of Q8 etc in the late 70's. He had a youthful, manic demeanour, his cracked originality and over active off centre mind made the man seem closer to being a bit of a crazy teenager than an older fellow.

[MrHokeykokey]

LOL!

I've never seen this before, great stuff!

I know it's frowned upon for comedians to start corpsing but it never fails to crack me up when Spike (almost always) starts sniggering during his own sketches. He's got such an infectious laugh!

RIP Spike, there'll never be another like him.

[scruttles]

you should write it doen on a piece of paper.

[donotserorator]

Ah Spike what can you say..... not alot ..I live a few miles where he rests in a small place called Winchelsea in E Sussex. I have visited the grave a few times...for money,, but no . But the thing that makes me laugh is that he got his wish for his Head Stone (but in the Garlic) See told you I was I ll (Don't seem funny anymore )The other thing being as a cat haolic he faces daily a prod church (His grave position) and he's under a tree. Thank you

[bottecchia1927]

great great great!

[MaskedMan66]

So that's how you spell Ruislip.

[squareeyedgit]

Don't just stand there, do something!!!

[SparrowisSexy]

The 'party political broadcast' bit was brilliant haha.

lol at Spike following the beads at 0:49 "Ard nar Ardhum" ;D

[IrishDubliner99]

nor dialeth 999 LOL :)

Mirth that passeth all understanding - a comic genius

[Yeevle]

Aaaaarrrddd!

[buelligan123]

Thic man be from Somerset you.

[gerbildad]

Mord! Ardum pardum bar erslum berslum.

[gnowave]

partly politcal! ha ha! what a guy

[gerbildad]

Arrr! Arr dig apard, hum, parrrr!  I couldn't have said it better myself. :)

[sewitt60]

A tormented genius,way ahead of his time..RIP Spike.

[LtGenAile]

00:05 eccles lives on

[gerbildad]

The "farmer" is another Goon character, The Cornish Idiot. Eccles is drowning in the lake

[spriggsjeem]

The King at his best. Verily upon the floor I rolleth unable to get my breath.

[joppadoni]

what punch line?

[impdream70]

I have never seen this before

-I'm in the US can you explain the punchline -it's a political refference.

-I see what John Cleese said about him being a huge influence on Monty Python!

[riotambopata]

I might be missing something of a deeper and more intellectual nature here, but I think that, in typical Spike fashion, the reference is not political, but social. The whole gist of the latter part of this sketch relates to the most idiomatic of British police shows/programme - 'Dixon of Dock Green'. There is no punchline as such, the imitation simply relates to something which was deeply British (and stood for a time gone by). I don't pick up anything political, but am happy to be corrected....

[impdream70]

I was talking about the part with the farmer, and it being a "partly political broadcast on part of the Torre party"

For example Monty Python did a "silly party/sensible party sketch" where the names were long and included parts of songs and a gunshot. I learned later that some poeple to make fun of the court system in the UK legally change their names to include crazy stuff to make court officials and judges look stupid(as a form of protest).I though of a connection there.

[MadJewelz]

The tory party is just the british slang for the conservative party -your republicans [I think :)]

We call 'em torys!

[AnIolar]

The best way to understand Spike Milligan is as follows:

1. Read one of his books while on your holidays.

2. Try not to laugh otherwise your companions will ask you what's so funny.

3. If you do laugh try to explain - you won't be able to.

4. Try not to laugh again. Now you have it.

[laineycrusoe]

Ha! The bit with the farmer and the newton's-cradle always makes me laugh so much

[katycoyote]

outrageous..stiffed him feeled..and lo they disappeare-ed drunk n disorderly...must've been related to my family

[AntarcticaTelevision]

"That was a Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party" X-D

[nuts28543]

god e was funny!

[Lkyda]

What can an Englishman say, when Spike has said it all.

It was just after the war before TV and maybe ee's up there with a new set of giggles.

[boingsomeness]

That "party political broadcast" reminded me a bit of the Sweedish Chef.

[paullwebber]

they wrote on his tombstone ....But I Told you I was ill.

[EvilAtria]

They wrote it in native Irish because the local priestly types were uppity about anyone having a sense of humour, or at least having on in English.

The buggers.

[lilynick1]

It's telling that there are only positive postings about Spike here. I guess thats because his legacy is that he left us all smiling. Would that we could all say that about ourselves!

[haldenver]

Rubbish,,,that Milligan was an insane bi-polar maniac who deliberately caused multiple heart attacks via his "humour" : a dangerous man. He should of been stopped years ago !!

[lilynick1]

Well anyway HE TOLD YOU HE WAS ILL!

[haldenver]

....but only after he died.

Great Doctor ! Better prescription.....his shows should be on the NHS!!

Best Rgds

HD

[lilynick1]

I told you to stay in the car! Cheers HD!

[fergie50k]

"there are holes in the sky where the rain gets in"

Spike many of my friends don't understand, they don't know what they missed out on but I do, you will live forever, you were a true genius and gave me many, many happy times, you still do yu daft old bugger.

[buttsyrc8]

Daft old bugger is a nice way to refer to him!

There are no people that are even close to him now!

I listen to the war diaries all the time - wonderful!

[Lkyda]

War diaries??? Is that a radio program in UK ?? I see no u-tube about.

" I told you to stay in the car"his best ad-lib

[buttsyrc8]

Sorry no reply have been in Spain for five weeks.

The War Diaries are a set of books about Spikes years in the war-but he also read them as audiobooks.

A friend gave me a copy but I do not think they are hard to find.

Well worth it!

[neil73]

The autobiographical books by Spike.

Hitler, my part in his downfall was the first and a fun read!

[buttsyrc8]

Ruislip Lido is still there - but don't think you are allowed in in it!

What a genius

[blinkybits]

Spike was the greatest. Funny, poetic, caring, kind, temperamental. A true eccentric and an inspiration to us all. We miss you Spike...Love Light And Peace...

[Opullal]

"Do something!"

"OK..."(plays harmonica and dances)

Love Spike M!

[peteandurnot]

Here Here!

[Listeri69]

Spike you were a genius and i doubt there will ever be another like you, modern comedy has so much to thank you for, damn the BBC and lets get all of Spike on DVD :)

[MalquiLans]

Thank Dog he can't hear you, as you mentioned the BBC!!

[buttsyrc8]

I adore him!

You have to get The War Diaries on your Ipod - I have listened to it probably 20 times at night - his charming voice and classic comments are what sends me to sleep!

Love you Spike!!

[TheChundar]

@Listeri69 and the radio stuff

[TheClassicalSymphony]

@Listeri69 he wasn't all that good....overrated by the likes of u.

[torquesport]

@TheClassicalSymphony Yes, I imagine you are more of a Lee Nelson aficionado and like comedy aimed at the lowest common denominator.

[TheClassicalSymphony]

@torquesport I like comedy...Spike Milligan just isn't funny to me.

[0ooMICKoo0]

@TheClassicalSymphony & underrated by the likes of a