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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 · 23h

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!

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 8h

PANTIES

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 8h

Nothing quite so dispiriting as bad 90s Columbo

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 11h

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

Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 11h

I was once blocked by Ray Millichope

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 15h

"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

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 20h

I'm saying it is Sellers deffo

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 23h

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!

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

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

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

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

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Similarly Enn Reitel as Del Boy

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

So much talent in one room, Graham too!

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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...

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

I'd quite like that on a tea-towel

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

Kubrick directing Sellers during the filming of Dr Strangelove.

Wonder what happened to that wheelchair? It's an historical artefact.

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 1d

As some people have asked, the woman pictured here is actress Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs Bardell in the US production of Pickwick. She would later go on to play Edna the housekeeper in Diff'rent Strokes

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Love this picture of Harry Secombe enjoying chow with a couple of Munsters in 1965. Harry was doing Pickwick in the States at this time.

Herman enjoyed Pickwick but said when it came to Dickens he preferred Zombie & Son, while Grandpa was fond of Our Mutual Fiend

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Dirk Maggs @dirkmaggs.bsky.social · 2d

RIP John Woodvine. He, Jenny Agutter & Brian Glover reprised their movie roles in our BBC Radio ‘An American Werewolf In London’. In rehearsal I took him through an extra scene I had written (with John Landis’s permission). “Don’t worry Dirk”, said John W, “I’ll do my best to improve your writing…”

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Charlotte Rae (played Mrs Bardell in US Pickwick)

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Charlotte Rae (also pictured) played Mrs Bardell in the US run of Pickwick

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Love this picture of Harry Secombe enjoying chow with a couple of Munsters in 1965. Harry was doing Pickwick in the States at this time.

Herman enjoyed Pickwick but said when it came to Dickens he preferred Zombie & Son, while Grandpa was fond of Our Mutual Fiend

Reposted by Goon Pod

Christophaaaagh Webb @chrisporkerwebb.bsky.social · 2d

Keith Urban, earlier

Greg Mitchell

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Thoughts and prayers

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Yes. For some reason I always confused him and Leslie Schofield. Don't know why. When I heard John had died I thought, "Aww, Wrong Tom from Reginald Perrin."

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 2d

Where did they obtian these?