Itself produced as part of the BBC's own 50th birthday celebrations, The Last Goon Show Of All marks 50 years since its broadcast this month - so, what of comedy reunions?
Certain sitcoms - Benidorm, Duty Free - make the great British holiday their central focus, but for other domestic-set comedies, the temptation to take characters away from their usual confines for a 'relaxing' break is often a poor idea.
Graham McCann's column charts a fascinating 'what if' moment in British television comedy history: a fork in the road that had consequences of epic proportions in either direction.
The many ups-and-downs of comedy icon Frankie Howerd's long career are well noted, but his endeavours with home-grown television sitcoms in Canada and Australia are stories less well-told.
You've heard of 'Pythonesque' and 'Goon-like' comedy - but have you heard of 'Grayesque'? The comedian who influenced dozens of well-remembered comics after him was Eddie Gray, a master of silliness at every level.
After the likes of Sydney Lotterby and Duncan Wood created the grammar of the British television sitcom, producer/directors like David Croft and the under-sung Harold Snoad were part of the next generation who perfected and excelled at it.
Intoxicated by the glamour and spectacle of mid-century Hollywood, the outrageously multi-talented Ernest Maxin became one of the BBC's most reliable comedy and light entertainment producers through the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
