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Goon Pod

Goon Pod

A podcast where we talk about classic comedy with particular focus on the work of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine. You'll also hear us discuss the likes of Monty Python, Hancock, Blackadder, the Carry On films, Peter Cook, Steptoe & Son and countless other comedy figures & fixtures from the postwar era.

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  • 246 episodes
  • Updated Wednesday

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  • Jun 30, 2021 · 1 hr

    The Call Of The West

    Fill up your horses with three gallons of hay as we welcome guest John Dredge to the podcast! We're talking about the classic Series 9 Goon Show episode The Call of the West but also find time to talk about The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, dying in Coventry, laughs filched from I Love Lucy and even Tiswas! We also address the burning question - who WAS that at the beginning of The Ying Tong Song? Please rate and review on iTunes and all comments welcome @goonshowpod

  • Jun 23, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min

    Dr. Strangelove

    In the fifth episode of Goon Pod it's the welcome return of Adam from RetroTube podcast - despite concerns that he’ll see the big board! We have a right old chinwag about what is arguably Peter Sellers’ second greatest cinematic performance(s) – in the 1964 Stanley Kubrick Cold War satire Dr Strangelove. Among many other things we talk about the fact that Spike Milligan was possibly partially responsible for Quentin Tarantino’s career and how one of the most memorable lines of dialogue in the film could have been inspired by Eccles. We also discuss Kubrick’s oeuvre, Sellers’ six best films (as voted for by the good burghers of Twitter), 'precious bodily fluids', George C Scott tripping over and even Slim Pickens’ winning turn in The Black Hole. So join us as we celebrate Peter Sellers lighting up the screen as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley & the titular (and rather Goonish) Dr Strangelove!

  • Jun 16, 2021 · 48 min

    Larry Stephens

    We Need To Talk About Larry: In this episode the special guest is Julie Warren, author of the wonderful new book It's All In the Mind - The Life & Legacy of Larry Stephens. We talk about the man who was one of the most important figures in helping shape and develop the Goons, as well as being a close friend and collaborator of Tony Hancock. Stephens was of the hardest-working comedy scriptwriters in the country, writing also for television (notably The Army Game) yet he has all but been forgotten as one of the leading creative forces in British radio comedy. We discuss Larry's often eventful and never dull relationship with Spike Milligan, his close friendship with Hancock and Peter Sellers, the many struggles he faced in terms of receiving credit where it was due and some of the shows he worked on (including the infamous UFO show), as well as examining Larry's comedy writing style, his early life, wartime experiences and his tragically early death in 1959. It's a fascinating and illuminating conversation and one which any serious radio comedy enthusiast should download and listen to immediately!

  • Jun 9, 2021 · 1 hr

    Down Among the Z Men

    The Goons on film! All four of 'em! In glorious black and white! This week Adrian from @SecondFeatures podcast guests on the pod to discuss the only - to date - full length feature film starring the original Goon quartet! Tune in to discover everything you need to know about this classic British movie about which Roger Ebert said "Never heard of it."

  • Jun 2, 2021 · 53 min

    The Man Who Never Was (Series 8) - Part Two

    In the second part of our discussion on The Man Who Never Was from Series 8, Tyler and Adam continue to talk about all things Goons (with occasional conversational meanderings via Alan Alda, Steptoe & Son and even K9!) (BTW please rate and review on iTunes, it all helps!)

  • May 26, 2021 · 55 min

    The Man Who Never Was (Series 8) - Part One

    Join host Tyler and guest Adam Leslie as we kick off a brand new podcast all about the Goons (look 'em up teenagers) On the 70th anniversary of the very first episode of the Goon Show Tyler and Adam discuss all thing Goons with particular focus on the celebrated 1958 episode The Man Who Never Was. Along the way we talk about our time in the Goon Show Preservation Society, our history with the show itself and its performers, Python, the Beatles, and much much more - and we guarantee this will be a funny-voice-free zone! Part two will land next week.