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A podcast which celebrates the work of Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine - and great comedy in general! Goon Pod: https://pod.link/1569929507 Goon Pod Film Club: Patreon.com/GoonPod

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

THE MAN WHO TRIED TO DESTROY LONDON'S MONUMENTS
With @rogerthesaurus.bsky.social

pod.link/1569929507

Join us for a couple of rounds of "Is It Spike Or Is It Peter?" as we discuss the earliest Goon Show covered on GP so far!
Also: Goon panto and the intriguing story of Fred Flange!

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 21m

You and I are covering this masterpiece next year.

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 5h

Interesting fact: due to an administrative error which would require far too much paperwork to set right this photograph was accidentally substituted for a portrait Sir Alec Douglas Home and was mounted on the wall of past Prime Ministers in 10 Downing Street

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 10h

Would love to interview Simon Williams about the couple of times he worked with Peter Sellers; I imagine he would bring a wealth of stories and anecdotes... does anyone know how I might be able to make contact?

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 11h

Friday

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Never was a fiver better spent

Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone free on actual Halloween night? Come to Whitby, I'll guide you gently through memories of 1970s/80s Halloweens ("The sky is blue, the grass is green") and there'll be music, dressing up, sweets etc. I might even do the "Witches of Halloween" song from 'Words and Pictures'. A fiver. A FIVER!

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

He also appeared in two movies about the Titanic

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

It's been 40 years and still nobody has explained to me why Prince had a coughing fit in the Raspberry Beret video

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Goon Pod talked to Jonathan Coe.

He chatted about his influences such as David Nobbs, B.S Johnson and Flann O'Brien and one of his earliest exposures to freewheeling comic prose via Spike Milligan's 1963 novel Puckoon. Take a listen:

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Years ago I rented this out on video and asked my friend Clint if he wanted to watch it. "What's it about?" he asked.

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Donna Rees @donnarees.bsky.social · 20d

Having a rummage through some stuff @goonpod and found it!

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

PANTIES

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing quite so dispiriting as bad 90s Columbo

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

An early directing gig for the great Richard Lester, pre- the Fred shows

Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow!! ⭐ Premiere Series begins Thursday 9th October, 8pm! MARK SABER (1955) starring #DonaldGray #MichaelBalfour #DianaDecker Produced by #TheDanzigers #TPTVsubtitles

Mark Saber Talking Pictures TV Sky 328 Freeview 82 Virgin 445 Freesat 306

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

I was once blocked by Ray Millichope

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Am going to be listening to a High Llamas album tonight. That should shut out the wicked world for 62 minutes or so.

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

"What happened to your hair?"
"I missed last week's payment so they sent the rug repo man around. There was hell toupée." etc etc

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

I'm saying it is Sellers deffo

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

yup, she had another part in the film but it was all cut

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Although we never see her from the front (ahem) this girl diving into the pool in Return of the Pink Panther is Carol Cleveland!

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Similarly Enn Reitel as Del Boy

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

So much talent in one room, Graham too!

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 3d

There’s over 200 editions available in the Goon Pod archive covering topics such as: The Wrong Arm Of The Law; Curry & Chips; Life of Brian; The Beatles & The Goons; The 1994 British Comedy Awards; Oliver!; The Telegoons; Lolita; Sykes; Q; The Muppet Show; Yellowbeard; Hancock's HH and so much more!

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 3d

We talked about Hancock's Half Hour on Goon Pod with the competition (GRAMS: boo, hiss) from the Tony Hancock podcast Nearly An Armful @tonyhancock.bsky.social a while back, specifically the resurfaced 'lost' show with Peter Sellers! Cock a lug:

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

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