The Goon Show

…Brothers and of BBC Radio’s The Goon Show. The Beatles got memorable support from character actor Wilfred Brambell as Paul’s “clean old man” of a grumpy grandfather.

…the influence of BBC Radio’s The Goon Show (which aired from 1951 to 1960 and featured the character-driven, absurdist humour of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe) on Monty Python’s anarchic approach is undeniable.

…the various television projects of The Goon Show cocreators Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. Also during this period, he began directing commercials, an activity to which he would periodically return throughout his career.

…Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio hit The Goon Show. His anarchic sense of absurdity and unique comic genius made him a model for succeeding generations of comedians and paved the way for the Monty Python brand of alternative comedy.

… and Harry Secombe to create The Goon Show, a radio comedy sketch series. Emerging as the star of the series with his repertoire of eccentric characters, Sellers also dominated the Goons’ film projects, including the short subject Let’s Go Crazy (1951) and the feature-length Down Among the Z Men (1952).

…for the popular radio program The Goon Show and for television’s Sykes, in which he also starred.