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A cast of millions |
The Goon Show was really the precursor to abstract comedies like Monty Python's Flyinc Circus and On the Town with the League of Gentlemen. In my opinion, sketch comedy in America could use a few lessons in writing sketch comedy from Spike Milligan. Seriously, us Yanks do not know how to write a proper sketch comedy show. If we were on a sinking ship and the only way to save ourselves was to write a very funny piece of sketch comedy....We'd drown. But I digress. The Goons were truely ahead of their time and now here's your chance to see who played who and what. Are you sure you won't have a gorilla?
PETER SELLERS: Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, Major Dennis Bloodnok, Henry Crun, Bluebottle and William "Mate" Cobblers
SPIKE MILLIGAN: Eccles, Miss Minnie Bannister and Count Moriarty
HARRY SECOMBE: Neddy Seagoon(pictured)  |
Here's a quick visual of the characters each actor played as they appeared on "The Telegoons". Quite frightening looking puppets I must admit. And I think this was suppose to be a childrens show.
Neddy Seagoon
(left to right) Bluebottle and (the famous) Eccles. Two of my favourite characters.
Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
Count Moriarty |
