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Arguably the greatest comedian to have emerged in post-war Britain, Spike Milligan takes a tongue-in-cheek look back over his own career in television!
Some remember him from the Goons, some through his army autobiographies or his poems, but it is his work on television that has stamped Spike Milligan's surreal, chaotic and devastatingly funny humour on the imagination of a generation.
Spike's nine series of Q (1968-1980) and There's A Lot of it About (1982) contained sketches of nonsensical brilliance. The regular cast (including John Bluthal, Peter Jones, Keith Smith and Bob Todd) played along, often in bemusement or hysterics, creating a unique and unrivalled atmosphere.
This spoof documentary captures the highlights of this series, featuring such moments as The Lost Forever in the Bermuda Triangle Holiday. The Eurovision joke Contest, insects auditioning for a David Attenborough series, Michael Parkinson at the Soldierama Massage Parlour, Spike as the singing Viking Maiden and loads more assorted lunacy from the world of an indisputable comic genius.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why couldn't it be longer?,
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This review is from: The Best of Spike Milligan [DVD] (DVD)
Why oh Why couldn't this dvd have a longer running time? When you think of how many series of Q programmes that Spike made for the BBC let alone all the guest appearances he made on other shows this offering is just a tiny snippet of his career.
I grew up in a family of Spike lovers, my father owning all the war memoir books, my brother lending me Puckoon and Small Dreams of a Scorpion, my mother cherishing his poems and myself tuning into the radio to catch reruns of the Goons on Radio 4. I was almost a teenager when I first remember watching any of the Q series which was a bit risquet at the time (see the Cash Machine sketch to see why) and to me he was funnier than Monty Python. Like them alot of his humour is hit and miss but still as enduring and he didn't have to resort to profanity to make his point either. Particular hilights on the dvd include insects auditioning for Sir David Attenborough, the singing viking maid, the camp camp and the dim witted Scouts. Where the Dalek sketch is is a mystery. If you like your humour a little silly and a bit left field then you will enjoy this dvd. Kept me laughing for the full 80 minute runtime.
29 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible,
This review is from: The Best of Spike Milligan [DVD] (DVD)
This man was a comedy god. In times when the tripe that calls itself comedy is forced upon us by BBC and Channel 4 it's refreshing to see there is a DVD of the works of the founding father of modern British comedy. People who'd rather watch Catherine Tate, Peter Kay or Little Britain instead of this make my little heart weep.
`What are we going to do now? What are we going to do now?' Repeat to fade.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ballbustingly funny,
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This review is from: Comedy Greats - Spike Milligan [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In this video are many excerpts from the Q seies, which I hadn't seen before. It also has an ongoing interview with Spike throughout. I have watched it many times and it still makes me laugh!...
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