books by Spike Milligan (vanishing testament according)

books by Spike Milligan

books:

15 reviews
Spike Milligan

Penguin Books Ltd, 1988

Chortle, chuckle, snigger, snort.
This is probably the funniest book i have ever read. Spike's surreal, zany homour didn't always hit the mark but when it did....pure genious! and "Puckoon" definately hits the mark. e,g. Mrs. Doonan tried to get a divorce from her husband and the solicitor says..."But Mrs. Doonan, just because you don't like him, that's no grounds for separation." "Well, make a few suggestions," she said. "Has ...

Milligan's War
Spike Milligan

Penguin Books Ltd, 1989

Peter Sellers: A Celebration
Adrian Rigelsford

Virgin Publishing, 1997

A tribute to Peter Sellers, and celebration of his career in comedy. There are tales of behind-the-scenes antics and practical jokes, a list of film appearances, cast and crew notes, and insider gossip. Interviews with Paul Merton, Steve Coogan, Michael Palin and Spike Milligan are also featured.

The Goon Show Classics: King Solomon's Mines/The Moriarty Murder Mystery/The Vanishing Room/The 1, 000, 000 ...

1 review

BBC Audiobooks Ltd, 1996

As Goon as any.
This is Vol. 13 of the BBC series. The programs date fron 1957 and the CD contains the following episodes; 1. Moriarty Murder Mystery 2. King Soloman's Mines 3. #1,000,000 Penny 4. The Vanishing Room The performances are basic Goon Show riot. If you are exploring Goon for the first time, these are as Goon as any. The sound is monophonic but quite good for the age. The voices were close miked ...

The Goon Show Classics (BBC Radio Collection)

1 review
Eric Sykes, Larry Stephens

BBC Audiobooks Ltd, 1997

The Goon Show....
Was the brainchild of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Seacombe, and became the forefather of what we've come to know as modern "British Comedy." The ground-breaking antics of the Goons inspired the Monty Python gang, The Goodies, and down the line to Eddie Izzard and the current crowd. The Goon Show itself was sublimely ridiculous, with people dueling with spoons, seaside towns being ...

The Bible the Old Testament According to Spike Milligan

3 reviews
Spike Milligan

Penguin Books, Limited (UK), 2000

new breath to old testament :)))
very nice book, If I didnt read the real, I can trust and belive to this one :)))

Rommel? Gunner Who?: A Confrontation in the Desert

3 reviews
Spike Milligan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976

Amazingly Funny
This book written by a comedy genius was both marvellously funny and desperately sad at times. I thoroughly enjoyed the bit about the gun going over the edge

Mussolini

3 reviews
Spike Milligan

Penguin Books Ltd, 1980

Good old Spike has done it again.
Truly a funny guy, Spike has a way of letting you look at the harsh realities of WWII in a brand new way. Much of his humor gets lost in the shuffle, but what comes through is fabulously funny and just a simple joy to read.

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall / Rommel? Gunner Who

8 reviews
Spike Milligan, 1974

Funny, and yet so sad
I'm usually not one to read autobios, but since it is Spike Milligan I made the exception. It was funny, just as I expected it to be, but there were parts that were very moving and sad; as should be expected I suppose for a WWII novel. His accounts of the absurd are always dead on hilarious, and I found myself reading a passage over and over and just cracking up. I knew that Spike suffered from ...

The Goon Show Scripts
Spike Milligan

Sphere, 1974

Small Dreams of a Scorpion

1 review
Spike Milligan

M. and J. Hopps / Michael Joseph, 1972

Humor, Subtelty and Punches
Poetry and grief go hand in hand. And some people have the knack of letting humor join the group. Spike Milligan is one of those poets who can make you laugh and cry, and at the same time. The poems are simple, no big words (often the reason why it is called a chilren book). But the themes are innocently brilliant. Why do we cut down hundred foot trees to make us dwarf? This is just one ...