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2003 Certificate 15
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It's a mystery how a man who called Prince Charles a 'groveling little bastard' on live TV would somehow end up on the Prince's list of favorite comedians, but that was the beauty of Spike Milligan. When the man Eddie Izzard called the founder of modern comedy died in 2002, he was mourned the world over as a great loss for .. Read more

Starring Harry Enfield, Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Paul Merton
Genres Comedy

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Spike Milligan - I Told You I Was Ill

It's a mystery how a man who called Prince Charles a 'groveling little bastard' on live TV would somehow end up on the Prince's list of favorite comedians, but that was the beauty of Spike Milligan. When the man Eddie Izzard called the founder of modern comedy died in 2002, he was mourned the world over as a great loss for British entertainment. It's no wonder then that just six months after his death some of the best names in the comedy business would present a live tribute to the actor/comedian/writer with monologues, material from the Goons (a radio series he developed with Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe) and TV show Q, along with readings of Milligan's other work, namely poems and prose. This rare live performance is a true gem, both the material itself and the new interpretations. The reverence and awe these performers feel for this wonderful artist is truly inspiring. Oh, and did we mention this show is hilarious too

Starring Harry Enfield, Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Paul Merton, Michael Palin, Eric Sykes
Studio PRISM LEISURE
Run time DVD: 1 hr
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 20 Jun 2005
Production year: 2003
Format DVD

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  • 12 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    Awful. Just awful. Did I say awful? Spike would be turning in his grave. Don't watch it unless you want to see all of Spike's comedy massacred by an impressively poor selection of so-called comedians. Why must people encourage Harry Enfield? Awful.

      • Andrew#54 from BIRMINGHAM
      • Posted 24 Jun 2004 17:32

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Spike ruled!

    This is a tribute to the late Spike Milligan. It includes excerpts from his show Q5 and The Goons. Terry Jones and Michael Palin from the Pythons, amongst others pay tribute to Spike, some of which are very funny too. Very enjoyable, and it made me want to go out and buy Spike Milligan DVDs, because it reminds you just how funny the man was. Definitely worth watching.

      • TopDollar from North Wales
      • Posted 14 Apr 2007 19:01

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      It's a mystery how a man who called Prince Charles a 'groveling little bastard' on live TV would somehow end up on the Prince's list of favorite comedians, but that was the beauty of Spike Milligan. When the man Eddie Izzard called the founder of modern comedy died in 2002, he was mourned the world ...