Spike Milligan
- Actor, writer and poet
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Spike review
An entertaining if chaotic exploration of Spike Milligan's trials and triumphs during The Goon Years, starring John Dagleish.
The Stage, 2nd February 2022Paying homage to the comic genius behind The Goon Show
As a new play based on the life of Spike Milligan opens 20 years after his death, Nick Newman tells Nick Smurthwaite the BBC did not initially understand The Goon Show and failed to recognise that Milligan was the brains behind it, and how he and co-writer Ian Hislop used Milligan's protracted battle with the Corporation to form the backbone of the piece.
Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage, 31st January 2022Why Spike Milligan is still the godfather of British comedy
He was forever at war with the BBC -- and his own demons -- but for Sunday Times cartoonist Nick Newman and Ian Hislop, he is a hero, and the subject of their new play Spike.
Nick Newman, The Sunday Times, 30th January 2022Today's comics on Spike Milligan: the godfather of alternative comedy
He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they've written a play about Spike Milligan - while comedians remember a legend.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th January 2022First Look: Spike at The Watermill Theatre in rehearsal
First look rehearsal images have been released for the world premiere of Spike, a new comedy by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman and Spike Milligan.
Theatre Weekly, 18th January 2022Ian Hislop: Spike Milligan was father of modern satire
Private Eye editor tells of new play about the anarchic comic - and reveals his run-ins over Goons scripts with the BBC.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 31st October 2021Spike Milligan's conflicts with the BBC to become new play
A new play about Spike Milligan and his relationship with the BBC is being written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2021Remember When.... Spike Milligan makes his Fringe debut
Spike Milligan took a very long time to make his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. It was not until August 1990 that his name could be found in the Fringe programme.
Russell Leadbetter, The Herald, 1st June 2021Remember when: Bed Sitting Room left our critic cold
The original play did not impress the Glasgow Herald's drama critic, Christopher Small. Noting the presence of some "antique, good-humoured, humane ... veteran gags", he said they stood out with a noble solidity in the shambles around them, and that Milligan had a tender feeling for them.
Russell Leadbetter, The Herald, 29th May 2021Goons at 70: anarchic rowdy never-bettered radio comedy
After 70 years, the zany antics of the Goons still hold up to modern ears. What makes their bizarre comedy so enticing, even today?
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 28th May 2021