I'm an Irish man ,& I think its hilarious, I love all Irish jokes . You have to laugh at yourself before you can laugh at anyone else , as for spike Milligan , the man is a comic legend now as he was in his life time . RIP spike .🙏🙏🙏
I'm from Cork and I'm sitting here watching this with tears of laughter rolling down my cheeks. Spike Milligan was a genius and anyone that's offended by this needs to take life a bit less serious.
Well said. It is good to know that the Irish can laugh at themselves. We Brits can do that as well, thank goodness. Whilst working for a British firm there was an Irishman there who was always telling Irish jokes. He was extremely well liked and everyone was sorry when he left.
I am an Ulster woman and I love this sort of humour .At 75 years of age I miss this sort of comedy.People actually ask me do I mind telling them if they tell me an Irish joke!!My God I loved hearing them and have told loads of Irish jokes.
I’m 39 and I’m almost the only person my age that is mad about classic British humour. Doesn’t help that I’ve lived my whole life in Australia. Everyone around me my age can only think back as far as Monty python at best while I go well beyond porridge and open all hours right back to the goon show. I can even do a lot of the voices! It helps that my dad is from Manchester.
I can't stop crying with laughter. Absolutely hilarious 😂 . Spike was way way ahead of his time. One of the very best comedians this world has ever had. 👏
I remember when I first read Puckoon. I was recovering from an appendectomy. Lying in the hospital bed in agony cause I couldn't stop laughing. And I thought 'I am seeing inside the mind of a man who just doesn't see the world like I do.' It was a hell of a lesson.
Fond memories of the days of when people could laugh at each other's national idiosyncracies and realise it was just hugely exaggerated for fun. Nowadays the police would be knocking on his door without any hesitation on a single complaint from the humourless alternative comedy world.
Is there a difference between something being racial and racist? I think that comedians have been arguing for special privilege with respect to their craft for entertainment purposes in appropriate meduims. Its different taking activity of boxing match onto the street it's assult.
@@deviusfeilds You put it in a nutshell in that just about everything we can do including humour is a privilege to be granted from on high by people unknown nowadays. Often people only find out the rules after they have broken them but in cancel culture there will be no going back. This was a nation that could laugh at each other's cultural quirks and now this has gone with the new threatening and aggressive respect culture that has been imposed from outside. Plus you are just coming back with the usual -ist and -phobic labels without any arguments on the subtleties of Milligan's humour as always happens in this sort of discussion. We seem to be trying to reason with people only capable of quickly attaching an -ist or -phobic label before going back undercover.
@@deviusfeilds I tell you the difference nowadays: making fun of the Irish (white) is not racist because they are white Making fun of a black man is racist, not even need a reason. That’s what we are now.
@@ChrisLawton66 The problem is with every person now able to complain and eliminate what they do not feel is good comedy there will be none left. Plus I do not feel Milligan was mocking people. This is more a case of how you react to it than the intention. Milligan was never mocking the Irish but found the the quirks for the personalities of the different races and cultures endearing rather than meaning any insult. In many ways it was Vive La Difference as against now when everything has to be forced in to anodyne uniformity and offence taken outside a narrow band of cultural delimiters.
Spike,sadly you are long gone but you will never be forgotten, a comic genius who in many of our eyes the so called comedians of today who are so PC could not even match you in any form or way ,thank you for great jokes and sketches, RIP oh great one
The written note in the relay is hilarious. Going to screen shot it and make a hard copy. Priceless! RIP Spike. You and Robbin Williams made us laugh from the belly. :)
I wish people would stop giving out and getting offended. I'm 100% Irish, born and raised in Spike's home town of Sligo and I live in the western city of Galway. My Dad and I watched a lot of Spike's stuff the other day including this one and we couldn't breathe with laughter. This one was especially brilliant. My favourite one was the tug of war with the nuns. And I'm Catholic. So there. Stop taking this so seriously!
I've recently been diagnosed with an auto-immune form of arthritis. I hope your pain and spirits improve soon - indeed if they bottled Spike it'd be very fine medicine!
I watched this clip so many moons ago, just hilarious and glad it's still here! Plus - and I've waited a long time for this lol - thanks to TH-cam's algorithms/copyright control, it has provided enough information to identify the library track used here. Its one of my favourites and was also used in Monty Python's Funniest Joke sketch. It's called In The News from the Chappell album Archive - Sports (CHAP160) in the Universal Production Music Library.
All that is wrong today is in the comments about being offended ..PC gone mad ..spike was a Genius and if you cant laugh at yourself you are sad ...Brilliant spike
This Irish guy finds the sketch hilarious! If you can't laugh at yourself there's something wrong. This is just pure silliness like only Spike could do 👍☘
Just in case anyone plays the "racism" card: Spike Milligan was half Irish and held Irish citizenship for most of his life. He was in fact denied British citizenship because he was born in India, despite his years of military service.
There's a responsibility on citizenship not to bring insults on the nationhood of the country one applies to be a citizen of. So what you seem to be implying is that he took on Irish Citizenship because he was left stateless by the very state that for centuries poured scorn on the Irish nation? This implies a real opportunist, or a "chancer" as we'd call him in Ireland.
Spike Milligan was not Irish, the Indian born son of A British army captain who was thoroughly British otherwise he'd never have served in India putting down India's independence, and before you try to mention it, Wellington was also born in Ireland, but that never made him Irish, which he denied in any event. This is a worse insult to us Irish, proclaiming Spike was Irish even more so than his cruel and racist anti-Irish stereotypes.
@@paulaherne3915 Wellington was born in Dublin. He never denied his Irish identity, the quote about horses and stables wasn't said by Wellington, it was said about him by Daniel o Connel in the house.
Oh My, aren't I after laughing so hard. Spike Milligan is a treasure to be loved and honoured, Anarchic and adorable ! It takes a great people to show how wonderfully silly we all can be.
well in case you didnt know spike milligan is irish and not british ,so its fine and funny its his blood right to take the piss out of himself ,gas thing is he became sir spike but got refused a british passport in 1960 and ireland gave him an irish passport his father was born in sligo town and because of which gave him a natural right to irish citzenship which spike was greatly proud to hold ,he is among the irish poet legends and certainly the funnest person ever in our time may he R.I.P
This is hysterical, and obviously the inspiration for Monty Python's "Upper Class Twit of the Year" competition. Make this skit today, and Woke Warriors all over the world would have their heads doing Linda Blair spins, and probably smoke coming out of their ears.
@mchugh1968paddy Interesting. Spike Milligan was indeed Irish but he was certainly not born or brought up there. He was born in India and lived most of his life in England. His Father was Irish and his Mother English. I could be wrong but I believe he first opted for British Citizenship but was refused and so he opted for an Irish one. Hardly a true Irishman then.
PMSL! If you still find this offensive after the 40 years or so it's been out then might I suggest you get a life and move on! I have Irish ancestry and this is brilliant, Spike was a true genius!
I Found this! " The Goons elevated Milligan to stardom, the demands of performing took a toll. During Series 3 he suffered several mental breakdowns. In late 1952, Milligan became convinced he had to kill Peter Sellers, while attempting to gain entry to Sellers' flat, armed with a potato knife, he accidentally walked through the plate-glass front door. He was heavily sedated for 2 weeks, and spent almost two months recuperating. Milligan later blamed The Goon Show for his breakdown"
There is a direct line that can be traced from this sketch to Monty Python's Silly Olympics. It cannot be denied that Monty Python would not have existed without Spike Milligan.
Thanks for that Roy. I am a leftie and I didn’t cringe, I am also Irish and I didn’t cringe. But the fact that you thought someone would cringe says more about you methinks.
@@Biggles2498 Hi Roy, I am not too sure if they don't allow it or there is just too much of everything to watch everything. I think this is why the likes of you tube has proliferated in that it allows us to tailor our viewing to our tastes in a way we never believed possible. The problems start when we try to force others to watch what we like and then get offended when they get offended. TH-cam helps to mitigate that to some extent. I like spike as he was an equal opportunities offender. He took no prisoners when it came to his art.
Absolutely " BRILLIANT" and let's not ever forget that spike Milligan had " manic depression" ....later to be known as " BIPOLAR", even in death he still continues to make people laugh....on his headstone the following quote is engraved......" I TOLD YOU I WAS POORLY"..... OUTSTANDING.Spike will never rest in peace ... he's far to busy making people" chuckle" up there behind the gates of heaven!!!!..... plus he also called Prince Charles a " Grovelling Bastard". Good on ya spike a truly and defiantly immortal legend the likes of which we shall never ever see or hear of again,one last must listen to comedian..."Dave Allen".....i can't stress enough how funny this man was and like spike no time to RIP!!!! check him out ....your in for a treat.
if you google 'q6 milligan', you will find the Qseries tribute site with lots of scripts and pics and vids from Spike Milligan's finest TV hour. And a DVD petition to sign!
Spike Milligan always one step away from insanity but on the other hand he was one of the funniest men ever to live.When told Prince Charles was a fan he said what that snivelling bastard.Apparently Charlie thought that was hilarious.
Apparently? He said it on live TV! Apparently he then rang Charles' residence to say "I suppose a knighthood is now out of the question?" He then appeared on a breakfast morning show and joked he was drunk the night before
Spike Milligan's epitaph (on his gravestone) is an outstanding reminder that we should maintain our sense of humour even beyond our lifetime: "Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite." If you don't understand what it means, then I suggest that you Google it asap.
Spike was half English,on his Mothers side.He was also influenced by the likes of Lewis Carrol and Edward Lear.But,of course,his Irish side was crucial to him too.
Spike had an Irish passport because he was born of British parents in British India and when he grew up in England the "authorities" wouldn't accept that he was British, even though he served in the British Army in WWII, the President of Ireland agreed to give him a passport as he had Irish ancestry ( and was very funny!)
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I'm an Irish man ,& I think its hilarious, I love all Irish jokes . You have to laugh at yourself before you can laugh at anyone else , as for spike Milligan , the man is a comic legend now as he was in his life time . RIP spike .🙏🙏🙏
well said,me too!
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Want an English joke ……….BREXIT
Well said outlander, it's a sense of humour that only our islands have
@@niallsheehan474 Want another English joke .......... Boris Johansen.... (Oops, I spelt that wrong...)
I'm from Cork and I'm sitting here watching this with tears of laughter rolling down my cheeks. Spike Milligan was a genius and anyone that's offended by this needs to take life a bit less serious.
Well said. It is good to know that the Irish can laugh at themselves. We Brits can do that as well, thank goodness. Whilst working for a British firm there was an Irishman there who was always telling Irish jokes. He was extremely well liked and everyone was sorry when he left.
Well said he was an absolute comic legend😂😂
Spikes father was from Cork
I am an Ulster woman and I love this sort of humour .At 75 years of age I miss this sort of comedy.People actually ask me do I mind telling them if they tell me an Irish joke!!My God I loved hearing them and have told loads of Irish jokes.
I’m 39 and I’m almost the only person my age that is mad about classic British humour. Doesn’t help that I’ve lived my whole life in Australia. Everyone around me my age can only think back as far as Monty python at best while I go well beyond porridge and open all hours right back to the goon show. I can even do a lot of the voices! It helps that my dad is from Manchester.
Spike was one hell of an amazingly funny man, to have on his headstone " I told you i was ill" is brilliant.
On a similar vein, Stan Laurel once said, if you cry at my funeral I'll never speak to you again. Genuine genius happens every generation.
If you dont know hes burried in winchelsea church in east sussex and the inscription is in gaelic not english
The Irish never took offence to Spike as they knew it was done with love, they even made him an Irish citizen, class.
He was out there totally hilarious funny guy and all those that played along with him ,sadly missed ! Love u spike thanks for the laughs .
Absolute genius.There'll never be another.
I'm Irish, this made the tears roll from my eyes with laughter. How could you be offended?
YOU might not be offended, but "woke" people will be offended for you on your behalf!
@@martinevans7090 🤣👌
You're not offended because you're not black. Mon Ireland 🇮🇪.
@@pauldonohoe3646 I'm Black Irish
@@katoness Congratulations? 🤔
I can't stop crying with laughter. Absolutely hilarious 😂 . Spike was way way ahead of his time. One of the very best comedians this world has ever had. 👏
Oh my God! I'm sorry but that was hilarious when he fired the pistol and they all sprang together with their hands up!
beatrice8780 I have Irish blood in me and I cracked up over this. R I P. Spike. Great stuff
Yes I rarely laugh and I laughed out loud just now watching for the first time.
I remember when I first read Puckoon. I was recovering from an appendectomy. Lying in the hospital bed in agony cause I couldn't stop laughing. And I thought 'I am seeing inside the mind of a man who just doesn't see the world like I do.' It was a hell of a lesson.
Fond memories of the days of when people could laugh at each other's national idiosyncracies and realise it was just hugely exaggerated for fun. Nowadays the police would be knocking on his door without any hesitation on a single complaint from the humourless alternative comedy world.
Is there a difference between something being racial and racist? I think that comedians have been arguing for special privilege with respect to their craft for entertainment purposes in appropriate meduims. Its different taking activity of boxing match onto the street it's assult.
@@deviusfeilds You put it in a nutshell in that just about everything we can do including humour is a privilege to be granted from on high by people unknown nowadays. Often people only find out the rules after they have broken them but in cancel culture there will be no going back. This was a nation that could laugh at each other's cultural quirks and now this has gone with the new threatening and aggressive respect culture that has been imposed from outside. Plus you are just coming back with the usual -ist and -phobic labels without any arguments on the subtleties of Milligan's humour as always happens in this sort of discussion. We seem to be trying to reason with people only capable of quickly attaching an -ist or -phobic label before going back undercover.
@@deviusfeilds I tell you the difference nowadays: making fun of the Irish (white) is not racist because they are white
Making fun of a black man is racist, not even need a reason.
That’s what we are now.
I feel mockery was never good comedy.
@@ChrisLawton66 The problem is with every person now able to complain and eliminate what they do not feel is good comedy there will be none left. Plus I do not feel Milligan was mocking people. This is more a case of how you react to it than the intention. Milligan was never mocking the Irish but found the the quirks for the personalities of the different races and cultures endearing rather than meaning any insult. In many ways it was Vive La Difference as against now when everything has to be forced in to anodyne uniformity and offence taken outside a narrow band of cultural delimiters.
Back in the days when humour was king and no one was offended
Amazing man, so ahead of his time that young generation also love his humour, which is timeless ❤️❤️
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Im Irish and this is absolutely Brilliant!!
I’m Irish too, and I like Spike Milligan, but this is a pile of shite.
Spike,sadly you are long gone but you will never be forgotten, a comic genius who in many of our eyes the so called comedians of today who are so PC could not even match you in any form or way ,thank you for great jokes and sketches, RIP oh great one
Im Irish , Spike is Irish. If you can't take the piss out of yourself well you are just a sad case....i love it!
if you dont think spike was funny then i feel very sorry for you.
the man was a genius and the world is a worse place without him in it
eatthisvr6 wish he was still here .
eatthisvr6 agree 100%
He was a psychotic maniac and a racist.
@@paulaherne3915
But a funny one! 😂
@@paulaherne3915 idiot
Massive Respect to The Irish ☘️ and to Spike of course for making me Laugh like no other Manic Depressive could. Magical
The written note in the relay is hilarious. Going to screen shot it and make a hard copy. Priceless! RIP Spike. You and Robbin Williams made us laugh from the belly. :)
Hilarious, Irish jokes, British piss taking humour.
Something special about the British Isles !!!
Miss it so much 😢
Spike was irish 😳
Brilliant even now still it makes me Laugh, and Laughter is the Best Medicine
I wish people would stop giving out and getting offended. I'm 100% Irish, born and raised in Spike's home town of Sligo and I live in the western city of Galway. My Dad and I watched a lot of Spike's stuff the other day including this one and we couldn't breathe with laughter. This one was especially brilliant. My favourite one was the tug of war with the nuns. And I'm Catholic. So there. Stop taking this so seriously!
Thank you for this. I was feeling down with arthritis pain and it's made me feel so much better.
I've recently been diagnosed with an auto-immune form of arthritis. I hope your pain and spirits improve soon - indeed if they bottled Spike it'd be very fine medicine!
I know your pain....and I laughed too.
Offence is taken its not given. Spike just meant this to be funny because that's all it was.
What a comic legend, this is hilarious not offensive we should all watch this to cheer ourselves up
Priceless.This man had comedy running through him like a stick of rock.Never see his like again😂😂😂😂❤
I remember watching Spike with my Dad. 😂 Great memories ❤️👍✌️
Oh Spike I do miss u thank goodness for u tube..
I watched this clip so many moons ago, just hilarious and glad it's still here! Plus - and I've waited a long time for this lol - thanks to TH-cam's algorithms/copyright control, it has provided enough information to identify the library track used here. Its one of my favourites and was also used in Monty Python's Funniest Joke sketch. It's called In The News from the Chappell album Archive - Sports (CHAP160) in the Universal Production Music Library.
fantastic, always puts me in a better mood
Genius sketch, loved the guy
These days you can't say your English without getting arrested
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I love the hidden joke .... can’t say you’re English ... and cant say your English .... that was a really subtle joke . Excellent !
...can’t spell you’re 🤣
I think the problem generally is that they are not arresting enough people, you know, rapists, abusers and other criminals, that kind of thing.
Sadly gone now. Together with Eric Sykes they were comedy gold. Spike was always 'out there' with his comedy. His work with the Goons is legendary.
As an Irish man from Dublin . I see the funny side of this ☘☘☘
That was so funny. Old Spike, he was a complete lunatic.
All that is wrong today is in the comments about being offended ..PC gone mad ..spike was a Genius and if you cant laugh at yourself you are sad ...Brilliant spike
Did you know that the Irish carpet fitting team got banned from the olympics- for using illegal ‘stair rods’
The fencing team was eliminated for using creosote.
Yeah, they tested positive for d’ rugs.
Ouch
back in the day we laughed , now we're back in the dark ages
How so true, but even in the dark ages there was culture and humour, god knows what you would call this state of affairs
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There is plenty of comedy, both offensive and inoffensive out there. I can't see what's changed, other than taste.
You can say that again.
This Irish guy finds the sketch hilarious! If you can't laugh at yourself there's something wrong. This is just pure silliness like only Spike could do 👍☘
Just in case anyone plays the "racism" card: Spike Milligan was half Irish and held Irish citizenship for most of his life. He was in fact denied British citizenship because he was born in India, despite his years of military service.
There's a responsibility on citizenship not to bring insults on the nationhood of the country one applies to be a citizen of. So what you seem to be implying is that he took on Irish Citizenship because he was left stateless by the very state that for centuries poured scorn on the Irish nation? This implies a real opportunist, or a "chancer" as we'd call him in Ireland.
and proud to be irish!!!!!!!!!!god bless spike RIP
Spike Milligan was not Irish, the Indian born son of A British army captain who was thoroughly British otherwise he'd never have served in India putting down India's independence, and before you try to mention it, Wellington was also born in Ireland, but that never made him Irish, which he denied in any event. This is a worse insult to us Irish, proclaiming Spike was Irish even more so than his cruel and racist anti-Irish stereotypes.
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his father was irish...
@@paulaherne3915 Wellington was born in Dublin. He never denied his Irish identity, the quote about horses and stables wasn't said by Wellington, it was said about him by Daniel o Connel in the house.
Begora,who’s Spiike RIP?
... and you cannot see this on TV anymore 😢
Oh My, aren't I after laughing so hard. Spike Milligan is a treasure to be loved and honoured, Anarchic and adorable ! It takes a great people to show how wonderfully silly we all can be.
The starting line one was very funny 👌
I'm Irish too and I think this little show was hilarious
Thank you Spike for the flattery, loved your wonderful take on our race/nation. I really miss this.
Not Spike's take so much as borrowed from the likes of Punch Magazine.
wonderful humour from the best :)
We need more of these hilarious. sketches in this day & age..
Such absolute laughter..
Ha Ha! I'm part Irish and that cracks me up! The Swedish side of me has no sense of humor though...
Check out the Irish Astronaut sketch
Spike Milligan was of Irish parentage but was always attacking the Irish.
I'm offensive and I find this highly Irish
TomthatiscalledTom just laugh or go back to your snowflakess
Hahaha! I see what you just did there.
Not Irish but English stereotype of Irish meant to keep the Irish in perpetuity under the thumb of England. No wonder the Scots want out too.
@@paulaherne3915 Scotland means land of the Irish.
Brilliant
he was born in India his father was Irish. He spent most of his life in England.
Funny then funny now . Pure genius 👍 🇬🇧
well in case you didnt know spike milligan is irish and not british ,so its fine and funny its his blood right to take the piss out of himself ,gas thing is he became sir spike but got refused a british passport in 1960 and ireland gave him an irish passport his father was born in sligo town and because of which gave him a natural right to irish citzenship which spike was greatly proud to hold ,he is among the irish poet legends and certainly the funnest person ever in our time may he R.I.P
When I was young I had Milligan Preserved the LP.Funny as hell.
Did you hear about the Irish olympic fencing team? They ran out of creosote.
You mean they ran out of barbwire! 😄
I heard they were disqualified for turning up with pick axes ........
🤣
This is hysterical, and obviously the inspiration for Monty Python's "Upper Class Twit of the Year" competition.
Make this skit today, and Woke Warriors all over the world would have their heads doing Linda Blair spins, and probably smoke coming out of their ears.
I'm American, and I agree with you. Love British humor.
Define British humor?
This is so funny, I laught till my sides hurt!
Thank you for sharing this with me Georgina
Too, too lovely!
When we could laugh at eachother and not be offended
But there were still signs for lodgings saying "no blacks or Irish." Because they were viewed as inferior. This humour did not help.
@@Borishal Correct
this guys brilliant i haven't laughed for ages this guy does it in seconds
This kills me everytime I see it.Achingly funny and so original.No-one but Spike could have got away with this!!
Dude was a legend . nowt offensive in this . As an Irishman I find it repeatedly hilarious .
Never heard of an Irishman using "nowt"
No Irishmam says "nowt".
You're 2nd generation at best.
Don't lie.
What kind of an Irishman says nowt?
Excellent.
Even his books were hilarious from "Puckoon" to "Hitler my part in his Downfall".
@mchugh1968paddy Interesting. Spike Milligan was indeed Irish but he was certainly not born or brought up there. He was born in India and lived most of his life in England. His Father was Irish and his Mother English. I could be wrong but I believe he first opted for British Citizenship but was refused and so he opted for an Irish one. Hardly a true Irishman then.
So old, yet still so genius!
PMSL! If you still find this offensive after the 40 years or so it's been out then might I suggest you get a life and move on!
I have Irish ancestry and this is brilliant, Spike was a true genius!
To be able to make fun of oneself is one of our greatest gifts.
the guy was PURE GENIUS :-)
Only Spike. Miss him on the telly. Thanks TH-cam.
I Found this! " The Goons elevated Milligan to stardom, the demands of performing took a toll. During Series 3 he suffered several mental breakdowns. In late 1952, Milligan became convinced he had to kill Peter Sellers, while attempting to gain entry to Sellers' flat, armed with a potato knife, he accidentally walked through the plate-glass front door. He was heavily sedated for 2 weeks, and spent almost two months recuperating. Milligan later blamed The Goon Show for his breakdown"
Listen to the Goon Show people! It’s Peter Sellers AND Spike at the peak of their powers.
Tug O War was brilliant.
The fact that there was a drunk lying on the high jump mattress made me very emotional. I am not easily given to tears....
There is a direct line that can be traced from this sketch to Monty Python's Silly Olympics. It cannot be denied that Monty Python would not have existed without Spike Milligan.
Spike, English by Birth... But BECAME Irish, by Choice.. So So So Funny... He Was Amazing.. Crazy, Brilliant.. ..
Ro Mc A his dad was from sligo
Actually, Indian by birth, his dad was an officer in the British army, based in Poona, India.
Bloody hell Spike had funny bones he was a comedy genius👍
The Lefties will cringe when they see this !...I just pissed my pants laughing.
Thanks for that Roy. I am a leftie and I didn’t cringe, I am also Irish and I didn’t cringe.
But the fact that you thought someone would cringe says more about you methinks.
@@kenkelly5848 So why are they NOT allowed to show it on Telly anymore including "It ain't half hot Mum" ?
@@Biggles2498 Hi Roy,
I am not too sure if they don't allow it or there is just too much of everything to watch everything. I think this is why the likes of you tube has proliferated in that it allows us to tailor our viewing to our tastes in a way we never believed possible. The problems start when we try to force others to watch what we like and then get offended when they get offended. TH-cam helps to mitigate that to some extent. I like spike as he was an equal opportunities offender. He took no prisoners when it came to his art.
Absolutely " BRILLIANT" and let's not ever forget that spike Milligan had " manic depression" ....later to be known as " BIPOLAR", even in death he still continues to make people laugh....on his headstone the following quote is engraved......" I TOLD YOU I WAS POORLY"..... OUTSTANDING.Spike will never rest in peace ... he's far to busy making people" chuckle" up there behind the gates of heaven!!!!..... plus he also called Prince Charles a " Grovelling Bastard". Good on ya spike a truly and defiantly immortal legend the likes of which we shall never ever see or hear of again,one last must listen to comedian..."Dave Allen".....i can't stress enough how funny this man was and like spike no time to RIP!!!! check him out ....your in for a treat.
All the comments are like “how can people be offended!?” None of the comments say anybody was offended.
"Giv dis to der next feller" nearly killed me
pure genius
Oh God iv never laughed so much this is true comedy gold the irish are brilliant at laughing at themselves.
This fecker was British, through and through, not Irish. Get your brain cleared out!
@@paulaherne3915 nope your wrong half south african half irish he was buried in ireland.
@@paulaherne3915 terrance alan patrick sean milligan irish enough for you mr misery
@@traitorsgate9516, there's no place called Winchelsea in Ireland. You must be mixing it up with Oliver Reed? You thick Limey eejit!
@@paulaherne3915 you must be a bit thick if it takes you that long to get it wrong.
From the man who gave us 'Pakistani Daleks'.
Loved the bit with the starters pistol.
I'm a PATRIOTIC Irishman. I approve of this.
You’re delusional.
Love Spike Milligan, he was hysterically amusing. RIP
if you google 'q6 milligan', you will find the Qseries tribute site with lots of scripts and pics and vids from Spike Milligan's finest TV hour. And a DVD petition to sign!
I never got to watch him that much as a kid but, I knew he was very funny. I missed out on a lot of his work.
Spike Milligan always one step away from insanity but on the other hand he was one of the funniest men ever to live.When told Prince Charles was a fan he said what that snivelling bastard.Apparently Charlie thought that was hilarious.
Apparently? He said it on live TV! Apparently he then rang Charles' residence to say "I suppose a knighthood is now out of the question?"
He then appeared on a breakfast morning show and joked he was drunk the night before
True, a year later when Spike was knighted, Charles insisted on doing it himself.
Grovelling bastard, actually...
@cogitoergo with jimmy saville too
@@padairua8129 An Irishman that was knighted by the English crown! What a load of shite!
Spike Milligan's epitaph (on his gravestone) is an outstanding reminder that we should maintain our sense of humour even beyond our lifetime: "Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite." If you don't understand what it means, then I suggest that you Google it asap.
Hilarious and so true!
@buttsyrc8 ..ive read 'em all ...funny as fcuk and sad in equal amounts..RIP Spike, a true comedy legnd
My hero.
Spike was half English,on his Mothers side.He was also influenced by the likes of Lewis Carrol and Edward Lear.But,of course,his Irish side was crucial to him too.
At least we can laugh at ourselves ☘️😆🇮🇪
Paddy O'Lager? What kind of Irish name is that?
@@paulaherne3915 my name is Paddy and I like Lager - PaddoO’Lager 😁☘️🤪
Paddy that is, didn’t have my glasses 🤓 in 😁🤪
Spike had an Irish passport because he was born of British parents in British India and when he grew up in England the "authorities" wouldn't accept that he was British, even though he served in the British Army in WWII, the President of Ireland agreed to give him a passport as he had Irish ancestry ( and was very funny!)
this accurately sums up the Irish, that's why it is so funny.