Goon Pod
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A podcast which celebrates the work of Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine - and great comedy in general!
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· Dec 31
LISTENERS' TOP 20 BRITISH SITCOMS OF ALL TIME
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No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
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No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
Watching Yes Minister last night and struck by how much Scarfe's caricature of Sir Humphrey now looks like Ralph Fiennes
February 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Watching Yes Minister last night and struck by how much Scarfe's caricature of Sir Humphrey now looks like Ralph Fiennes
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Andrew is eighth in line to the throne, but that’s prison toilets for you!
February 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Andrew is eighth in line to the throne, but that’s prison toilets for you!
THE BLOCKHOUSE (1973)
Nary a titter to be found in this bleak WW2-set film featuring Peter Sellers and Peter Vaughan, but despite this Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social and your host wrung out some laughs plus Bob recalled talking to Vaughan about the film: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Nary a titter to be found in this bleak WW2-set film featuring Peter Sellers and Peter Vaughan, but despite this Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social and your host wrung out some laughs plus Bob recalled talking to Vaughan about the film: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
February 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
THE BLOCKHOUSE (1973)
Nary a titter to be found in this bleak WW2-set film featuring Peter Sellers and Peter Vaughan, but despite this Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social and your host wrung out some laughs plus Bob recalled talking to Vaughan about the film: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Nary a titter to be found in this bleak WW2-set film featuring Peter Sellers and Peter Vaughan, but despite this Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social and your host wrung out some laughs plus Bob recalled talking to Vaughan about the film: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
“Quick, somebody stick his hand in a bowl of warm water!”
“Er, no need.”
“Er, no need.”
February 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
“Quick, somebody stick his hand in a bowl of warm water!”
“Er, no need.”
“Er, no need.”
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For 100 years, Denville Hall has been a sanctuary for those who dedicated their lives to the performing arts
Now, as it celebrates its centenary, a £26 million Appeal will help secure the next 100 years
For further info:
🔗 denvillehall.org.uk
📧 rsvp@denvillehall.org.uk
Now, as it celebrates its centenary, a £26 million Appeal will help secure the next 100 years
For further info:
🔗 denvillehall.org.uk
📧 rsvp@denvillehall.org.uk
February 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM
For 100 years, Denville Hall has been a sanctuary for those who dedicated their lives to the performing arts
Now, as it celebrates its centenary, a £26 million Appeal will help secure the next 100 years
For further info:
🔗 denvillehall.org.uk
📧 rsvp@denvillehall.org.uk
Now, as it celebrates its centenary, a £26 million Appeal will help secure the next 100 years
For further info:
🔗 denvillehall.org.uk
📧 rsvp@denvillehall.org.uk
Andrew must be hoping for a birthday cake with a file in it
February 19, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Andrew must be hoping for a birthday cake with a file in it
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“As part of the investigation, we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk”
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
“As part of the investigation, we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk”
Married OTD 1964: Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland
Joint best men were David Lodge and Graham Stark and three days later Sellers flew to Hollywood to begin filming Kiss Me Stupid for Billy Wilder. Soon after that his dicky ticker packed up and he almost died.
An eventful few months for him.
Joint best men were David Lodge and Graham Stark and three days later Sellers flew to Hollywood to begin filming Kiss Me Stupid for Billy Wilder. Soon after that his dicky ticker packed up and he almost died.
An eventful few months for him.
February 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Married OTD 1964: Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland
Joint best men were David Lodge and Graham Stark and three days later Sellers flew to Hollywood to begin filming Kiss Me Stupid for Billy Wilder. Soon after that his dicky ticker packed up and he almost died.
An eventful few months for him.
Joint best men were David Lodge and Graham Stark and three days later Sellers flew to Hollywood to begin filming Kiss Me Stupid for Billy Wilder. Soon after that his dicky ticker packed up and he almost died.
An eventful few months for him.
This is seriously one of the most depressing things I’ve read. Sorry, but you just *know* this person shouts rather than speaks
Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...
February 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This is seriously one of the most depressing things I’ve read. Sorry, but you just *know* this person shouts rather than speaks
Had another productive day at flippin' work
February 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Had another productive day at flippin' work
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Graeme Garden's birthday today. A man whose uncanny, almost eldritch ability to sit doing seemingly almost nothing in a group of fellow comedians and then walk off with the entire show in his pocket thanks to single killer line is unrivalled. Man's a genuine genius. Happy Birthday, Graybags.
February 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Graeme Garden's birthday today. A man whose uncanny, almost eldritch ability to sit doing seemingly almost nothing in a group of fellow comedians and then walk off with the entire show in his pocket thanks to single killer line is unrivalled. Man's a genuine genius. Happy Birthday, Graybags.
Watched an old British b-feature which is hard to track down and probably only a dozen people still living have ever seen. It has no plot, no budget, no actors. There’s a lot of music, none of it memorable and jokes that die like lice in a Russian’s beard.
Oh, and Elvis is in it. Sort of.
Oh, and Elvis is in it. Sort of.
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Watched an old British b-feature which is hard to track down and probably only a dozen people still living have ever seen. It has no plot, no budget, no actors. There’s a lot of music, none of it memorable and jokes that die like lice in a Russian’s beard.
Oh, and Elvis is in it. Sort of.
Oh, and Elvis is in it. Sort of.
Every house legally required to have at least one room papered with asbestos-reinforced Anaglypta
Your challenge for the day is to invent a ReformUK policy. On Shrove Tuesday next year we get to see if they’ve adopted it.
Remember, it should appeal to insane pensioners and absolutely nobody else. QT with yours!
Remember, it should appeal to insane pensioners and absolutely nobody else. QT with yours!
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Every house legally required to have at least one room papered with asbestos-reinforced Anaglypta
The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959)
11 minutes of friends dicking about in a field made on a budget of £70 and which got Oscar-nominated. That is still astonishing.
Here we are, talking about it: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
11 minutes of friends dicking about in a field made on a budget of £70 and which got Oscar-nominated. That is still astonishing.
Here we are, talking about it: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959)
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February 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959)
11 minutes of friends dicking about in a field made on a budget of £70 and which got Oscar-nominated. That is still astonishing.
Here we are, talking about it: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
11 minutes of friends dicking about in a field made on a budget of £70 and which got Oscar-nominated. That is still astonishing.
Here we are, talking about it: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I love Talking Pictures TV but the website isn't designed with its core audience in mind. You need to scroll down to the bottom of the home page to find the schedule and it's in tiny print and then you have to accurately position your mouse over some small dots to see different days, I could go on
February 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I love Talking Pictures TV but the website isn't designed with its core audience in mind. You need to scroll down to the bottom of the home page to find the schedule and it's in tiny print and then you have to accurately position your mouse over some small dots to see different days, I could go on
I prefer not to think of John Cleese as that cranky old geezer kvetching on social media and remember him instead as that cranky old geezer who always needs money to pay those American ex-wives
February 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I prefer not to think of John Cleese as that cranky old geezer kvetching on social media and remember him instead as that cranky old geezer who always needs money to pay those American ex-wives
My son has said he’ll watch The Taking of Pelham 123 with me.
I’ve made a mental note to explain what ‘gesundheit’ means beforehand.
I’ve made a mental note to explain what ‘gesundheit’ means beforehand.
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
My son has said he’ll watch The Taking of Pelham 123 with me.
I’ve made a mental note to explain what ‘gesundheit’ means beforehand.
I’ve made a mental note to explain what ‘gesundheit’ means beforehand.
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Angus McBean who took the Please Please Me cover shot had also provided the cover image for a previous George Martin produced LP - Beatles/Goons connection!
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Angus McBean who took the Please Please Me cover shot had also provided the cover image for a previous George Martin produced LP - Beatles/Goons connection!
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We need more Auntie Agotas in this cold, callous world.
Auntie Agota. Ežerėlis, Lithuanian SSR, 1964. Photo by Antanas Sutkus
February 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We need more Auntie Agotas in this cold, callous world.
Watched an old Parkinson where the guests were Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Rolf Harris.
At one point Kermit stares at Harris (who's been doing that weird puffing/panting thing) and says roughly something like "You're a very odd man."
THE FROG KNEW
At one point Kermit stares at Harris (who's been doing that weird puffing/panting thing) and says roughly something like "You're a very odd man."
THE FROG KNEW
February 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Watched an old Parkinson where the guests were Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Rolf Harris.
At one point Kermit stares at Harris (who's been doing that weird puffing/panting thing) and says roughly something like "You're a very odd man."
THE FROG KNEW
At one point Kermit stares at Harris (who's been doing that weird puffing/panting thing) and says roughly something like "You're a very odd man."
THE FROG KNEW
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My son Thomas sent me a video this morning which he made for my birthday, and he said he would be happy for me to share it. I think it's great but I may not be completely impartial.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
My son Thomas sent me a video this morning which he made for my birthday, and he said he would be happy for me to share it. I think it's great but I may not be completely impartial.
Listened to some radio Hancock tonight.
Nope. It still leaves me a bit cold. Love the supporting cast but TH himself is irritating. I can’t say why. I know it’s my problem.
What must I do?
Nope. It still leaves me a bit cold. Love the supporting cast but TH himself is irritating. I can’t say why. I know it’s my problem.
What must I do?
February 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Listened to some radio Hancock tonight.
Nope. It still leaves me a bit cold. Love the supporting cast but TH himself is irritating. I can’t say why. I know it’s my problem.
What must I do?
Nope. It still leaves me a bit cold. Love the supporting cast but TH himself is irritating. I can’t say why. I know it’s my problem.
What must I do?
Broadcast OTD 1988
Mr H Is Late (Thames)
Eric Sykes and chums attempt to deliver the recently deceased Mr H to his funeral and chaos ensues.
Some nice performances from the likes of Spike, Paul Shane, Jimmy Edwards and Cannon & Ball
Mr H Is Late (Thames)
Eric Sykes and chums attempt to deliver the recently deceased Mr H to his funeral and chaos ensues.
Some nice performances from the likes of Spike, Paul Shane, Jimmy Edwards and Cannon & Ball
February 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Broadcast OTD 1988
Mr H Is Late (Thames)
Eric Sykes and chums attempt to deliver the recently deceased Mr H to his funeral and chaos ensues.
Some nice performances from the likes of Spike, Paul Shane, Jimmy Edwards and Cannon & Ball
Mr H Is Late (Thames)
Eric Sykes and chums attempt to deliver the recently deceased Mr H to his funeral and chaos ensues.
Some nice performances from the likes of Spike, Paul Shane, Jimmy Edwards and Cannon & Ball
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Imagine your bike has been at the Wright Brother’s repair shop for weeks and you see Orville suddenly whiz over your head in a contraption
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Imagine your bike has been at the Wright Brother’s repair shop for weeks and you see Orville suddenly whiz over your head in a contraption
