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i was just about to say alan partridge too :) That was just so good!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXn63fxdfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VokAbAfTfCc

 
My favourite is the the episode where he insults the local farmers on his radio show, and the subsequent interview with the character played by Chris Morris, just brilliant from start to finish.

Hi,
 
I only go as far back as The Goons, which were on radio until 1962 and a special in 1964 or something like that. They were Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. I'm a proud owner of 124 noodles! And use many of those jokes here, but Craig doesn't care for the legs getting shorter jokes, and Bapu doesn't get the thrown in the water jokes. Of course, not sure these folks ever heard the Canal, either, the House of Teeth, or the Great Statue Debate ... that we have every day here on the Coffee House!
 
I RESIGN!
 
After that, I have a rather thorough Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and Derek and Clive, including a DVD or two.
After that, a bunch of Monty Python albums, and solo albums, most of which have not even been done on CD.
A thorough Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, of course, including the stuff by Neil Innes (later of MP), Roger Ruskin Spear and Vivian Stanshall.
 
Also have Grimms, and Mike McGear (McCartney's brother).
 
After that I kinda fell out of it a bit, though I have the Secret Policeman's Ball's DVD's.
 
Watched Red Dwarf a lot, but never enjoyed that American style of living room set and comedy.
 
Blackadder was funny in bits, but never as good as the stuff what's his name did on the Policeman's Ball.
 
Also included, and not UK stuff, in my collection is the following:
 
Carl Stalling -- The music for the Warner Bros cartoons
Tom Lehrer
Ernie Kovacs
Spike Jones
The Firesign Theater
PDQ Bach
M. Frogg (Jean Yves Labat)
 
These are as good, and on par with the English stuff, and while different and crazy, the music CD's by Stalling are insane! And magnificent!

Moshkito
Hi,
 
I only go as far back as The Goons, which were on radio until 1962 and a special in 1964 or something like that. They were Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.

Michael Bentine too, in the early shows. He usually played 'the hero'. Still have a copy of 'The Goon Show Scripts' that I got for Christmas when I was 11 or 12.
 
One of my gardening customers is a lady of 87 who loved The Goons, and we often go through the sketch about the lighthouse steps. 'Did you bring the matches, Min?'
 

Neil Innes

 
I liked 'Rutland Weekend Television' and 'The Innes Book of Records', the latter was nice subtle stuff.

.....and don't forget
 

jamesg1213

Moshkito
Hi,
 
I only go as far back as The Goons, which were on radio until 1962 and a special in 1964 or something like that. They were Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.

Michael Bentine too, in the early shows. He usually played 'the hero'. Still have a copy of 'The Goon Show Scripts' that I got for Christmas when I was 11 or 12. ...

 
I have never heard a single Michael Bentine show ... never heard of anyone having a copy on cassette in those days, either!
 
I'm now having an issue with Amazon ... my credit card will not accept purchases from Amazon UK, and no one knows why ... miracles ... it's all miracles, right? ... and I'm working on sending one of you folks over there a work order so I can get a couple of the "compendium's" that have shows that are not released anywhere else. I think there are 4 of them I need.
 
I have issues buying anything on Amazon over there ... it's getting pathetically boring!

Moshkito

jamesg1213

Moshkito
Hi,
 
I only go as far back as The Goons, which were on radio until 1962 and a special in 1964 or something like that. They were Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.

Michael Bentine too, in the early shows. He usually played 'the hero'. Still have a copy of 'The Goon Show Scripts' that I got for Christmas when I was 11 or 12. ...

 
I have never heard a single Michael Bentine show ... never heard of anyone having a copy on cassette in those days, either!
 
I'm now having an issue with Amazon ... my credit card will not accept purchases from Amazon UK, and no one knows why ... miracles ... it's all miracles, right? ... and I'm working on sending one of you folks over there a work order so I can get a couple of the "compendium's" that have shows that are not released anywhere else. I think there are 4 of them I need.
 
I have issues buying anything on Amazon over there ... it's getting pathetically boring!

PM me the details and I'll see if I can get them for you Pedro.

jamesg1213

Moshkito

jamesg1213

Moshkito
Hi,
 
I only go as far back as The Goons, which were on radio until 1962 and a special in 1964 or something like that. They were Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.

Michael Bentine too, in the early shows. He usually played 'the hero'. Still have a copy of 'The Goon Show Scripts' that I got for Christmas when I was 11 or 12. ...

 
I have never heard a single Michael Bentine show ... never heard of anyone having a copy on cassette in those days, either!
 
I'm now having an issue with Amazon ... my credit card will not accept purchases from Amazon UK, and no one knows why ... miracles ... it's all miracles, right? ... and I'm working on sending one of you folks over there a work order so I can get a couple of the "compendium's" that have shows that are not released anywhere else. I think there are 4 of them I need.
 
I have issues buying anything on Amazon over there ... it's getting pathetically boring!

PM me the details and I'll see if I can get them for you Pedro.

Yeahhhh ... thanks ... will do! I have to go over the list, but there is at least 3 Goon Compendiums (they have shows the other 30 CD's don't) and some other bits and books ... like was trying to get a Deke Leonard book and couldn't. Also could not get "I Dream of Wires".
 

Moshkito
 

Yeahhhh ... thanks ... will do! I have to go over the list, but there is at least 3 Goon Compendiums (they have shows the other 30 CD's don't) and some other bits and books ... like was trying to get a Deke Leonard book and couldn't. Also could not get "I Dream of Wires".
 

Sure, just let me know. I can see a bunch of Deke Leonard books on Amazon UK, some more expensive than others..

I was wondering when someone was going to mention Benny Hill. That man was an absolute genius! Thanks Mesh.

Nobody's mentioned one of my all-time favorites yet, The IT Crowd.
 
I recently finished re-watching the entire series a second time and was surprised how hard I laughed at the repeats, despite knowing all the gags in advance.