Radio comedy show, originally broadcast as 'Crazy People' The first scripts were co-written by Spike Milligan and Jimmy Grafton. The pressure of writing eventually contributed to Milligan's mental breakdown. Michael Bentine was a co-founder but left in 1953. The inventiveness of the programme has been cited as a major influence for many subsequent comedians. A puppet series for television, 'The Telegoons' was made in the early 1960s. Milligan, Secombe and Sellers reunited for a final show in 1972 as part of the BBC's 50th anniversary celebrations. Our picture shows, left to right: Sellers, Secombe, Milligan, Bentine.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Goon Show
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Spike's statue - Goons
This little group shows Secombe, Milligan and Sellers, holding "Goons" script...
The Goon Show
{Caricatures of the four comedians, followed by:} The Goon Show, 1951-1960, f...
Other Subjects
John Inman
Actor. Born Frederick John Inman in Preston Lancashire. He made his stage debut at the age of 13. First appeared on television in the 1960s and achieved fame at home and eventually worldwide as the...
1 memorial
Sid James
Comedy actor. Born in Johannesburg (on Hancock Street), South Africa, to a pair of British music hall performers and brought up in both South Africa and England. Worked as a diamond sorter and th...
4 memorials
Kenny Everett
Comedy broadcaster. Born Maurice James Christopher Cole in Liverpool. Inspired by the Goons. Got a job on the pirate Radio London by sending in an audition tape. Worked for Radio Luxemburg, the...
3 memorials
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
29 memorials
Peter Cook
Comedian, satirist and "only twin". Born Torquay. Founded and owned 'The Establishment Club', 1961 - 64. Died in the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead.
1 memorial
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Tanya Russell
Sculptor. Apprenticed for 7 years with her parents, sculptors Lorne McKean FRBS and Edwin Russell FRBS. Other works in London: Minerva at Minerva plc HQ, Wigmore Street (2005);The Hands of Justice ...
1 memorial
Henry Fuseli
W1, Foley Street, 37
London County Council Henry Fuseli, 1741 - 1825, artist, lived here, 1788 - 1803.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
John Newbery
EC4, St Paul's Churchyard
Unusually, we did not take these two pictures; they come from John Newbery a descendant of the man commemorated. We were delighted to fin...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Chris Roberts
Former Labour leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
3 memorials
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