(1918 - 2002) Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE, known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. Milligan was the co-creator and the principal writer of The Goon Show, in which he also performed.

Milligan wrote several books, including Puckoon and his six part autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, Silly Verse for Kids was published in 1959. After the success of the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5; a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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A Silly Poem

Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I'll draw a sketch of thee, What kind of pencil shall ...

Go North, South, East, and West, Young Man

Drake is going west, lads So Tom is going East But tiny Fred Just lies ...

Granny

Through every nook and every cranny The wind blew in on poor old Granny Around ...

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Recent Chatter

RobertWRossEsq   "Excuse the mess, we've got the Conservatives in." Spike Milligan.

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jaykayell_   SPIKE MILLIGAN!!!!! NO ONE TOLD ME SPIKE MILLIGAN WAS IN THIS!

10 hours ago

LudditeWebDev   @EmmaK67 This is like "The Truman Show" as dreamt up by Spike Milligan. #bb11

12 hours ago

LudditeWebDev   This is actually "The Truman Show" as revisited by Spike Milligan. #bb11

12 hours ago

DanielCoogan   call me a kid, but this is my favourite book evar. RIP Spike Milligan Thinking of you by Greg Holden. ... http://dailybooth.com/u/3zvzb

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