Spike Milligan
- Actor, writer and poet
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Preview - Spike Milligan: Assorted Q
As part of BBC Four's surrealism night, here is a welcome repeat of sketches from one of Britain's most famous surreal comics.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 4th April 2017Beryl Vertue: People don't give British comedy a chance
She represented Spike Milligan, Tony Hancock and Frankie Howerd. But Beryl Vertue refuses to believe that comedy's best days are behind us.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 16th March 2017The Sunday Post: Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan was one of the most celebrated comedians of the 20th Century. Through The Goon Show on BBC Radio in the 1950s in particular, his unique style of humour helped to change the face of British comedy and inspired generations that followed him, from comedians like Monty Python to musicians like The Beatles - even members of the Royal Family.
Andrew Martin, BBC, 15th January 2017Review - Till Death Us Do Part: The Complete Collection
Till Death Us Do Part is one of the most important and controversial sitcoms even made in Britain: it was controversial when it was broadcast in the 1960s and 70s due to the swearing which attracted the wrath of Mrs. Mary Whitehouse; and is controversial now for the openly racist and offensive views of its lead character, Alf Garnett, perhaps Britain's most popular bigot (with the possible exception of Nigel Farage).
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th December 2016New exhibit shows archive pictures of BBC comedians
Compton Verney exhibition charts 60 years of comedy, from Hancock's Half Hour to Miranda Hart.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 26th June 2016Noel Fielding interview
He worked 'incredibly hard' to elevate the Mighty Boosh to arena-filling world tours. Then they imploded, Luxury Comedy got cancelled and so did Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Noel Fielding frets about being 'in limbo', the possibility of children and being the next Spike Milligan.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 17th October 2015A compilation of Spike Milligan chatshow clips provides a fine end to this series on comic personalities. While Spike's mould-breaking surrealism is rarely afforded an audience these days, this retrospective shows just why he was considered an icon among the comedy illuminati, despite material occasionally at odds with post-PC society. Were proof needed of his innovative armoury, the classic Russian play Oblomov was routinely reinterpreted on the fly by Milligan, with one performance even incorporating a real TV interview.
Mark Jones, The Guardian, 29th July 2015Spike Milligan: Man of Letters, review
Comedian Spike Milligan was a prolific letter writer and had witty correspondence with royalty, pop stars and the man in charge of round tea bags.
Martin Chilton, The Telegraph, 15th April 2015Comedy Greats appear on Royal Mail stamps
Spike Milligan, The Two Ronnies, Billy Connolly, Morecambe & Wise, Norman Wisdom, Lenny Henry, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Monty Python, French & Saunders and Victoria Wood feature on ten special Royal Mail stamps.
The Guardian, 1st April 2015Gold to profile comedians in new series 'The Interviews'
Kenneth Williams, The Two Ronnies, Les Dawson, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are amongst the comedians profiled in new Gold series The Interviews.
British Comedy Guide, 1st April 2015