> > > Brunnen-"still looking for someone who loves the Goon Show"G
> >
> > The Goon Show? Do I dare ask what the general plot of the show was?
> >
> > Mi "Or did you misspell 'gong'?" key
>
> The Goon Show was one of the most major highlights of comedy in the entire history of mankind. It was a radio show dating from post-WWII. The Goons were Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, and (originally) Michael Bentine. They were basically the Monty Pythons of their generation, but much, much funnier. They did a whole range of voice characters, all of which have passed into comic history, in INSANE shows which they wrote themselves.
> The first Goon Show I ever heard, to give you some idea, was entitled The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-On-Sea.
>
> Brunnen-"almost in tears at the thought of a whole generation who doesn't know about the Goon Show"G
>


It's been interesting reading all this. A couple of things strike me: half of the comedians on Who's line is it anyway... were not English...

The other thing is: have you read any Spike Milligan? I would recommend, 'Hitler and My Part In His Downfall.'

By the way, I went to college in Bexhill-On-Sea.

vad