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  Spike review – capering tribute summons the wise-cracking Goon’s spirit

  Spike review – capering tribute summons the wise-cracking Goon’s spirit. Watermill theatre, NewburyFast-paced portrait of Spike Milligan hurls us between the comic’s anarchic Goon Show sketches, cartoonish clashes with the BBC and the trauma of war

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  Spike, review: cosy tribute to a very un-cosy talent

  “The Goon Show,” drawls a pretentious critic in Spike, “is essentially shell-shock on radio.” That’s the play’s thesis, too. The explosive anarchy of that 1950s radio series – a comedy touchstone for Spike’s playwrights, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, in their work on Spitting Image – was bound up with the wartime trauma of its mercurial writer, Spike Milligan. For Spike, Spike suggests, the war never really ended; it continued as a war against the world – and, in particular, various uncomprehendin

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  Stephen Fry leads tributes to comedian Barry Cryer

  Stephen Fry has led tributes to "glorious" comedy star Barry Cryer. A representative announced on Thursday that Cryer, who was known for writing for performers such as Bruce Forsyth, Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, and The Two Ronnies, had died at the age of 86. Following the sad news, Fry took to Twitter to remember the writer/comedian, who he described as one of the "absolute greats" of British comedy. "A glorious, gorgeous, hilarious and gifted writer and performer who straddled all

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  ‘The godfather of alternative comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan

  ‘The godfather of alternative comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan. He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they’ve written a play about Spike Milligan – while comedians remember a legend

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  Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams

  Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams. Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour . Preview more cultural highlights of 2022

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  Spike Milligan was the true father of modern satire, says Ian Hislop

  Spike Milligan was the true father of modern satire, says Ian Hislop. Private Eye editor tells of new play about the anarchic comic – and reveals his run-ins over Goons scripts with the BBC

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