Spike Milligan was the zaniest, wackiest comic genius of his generation. The man who dominated the Goon Show had a unique and audacious sense of fun and could transform a mundane situation into a ...

The madcap comic, who was 83, died early today at his ... The Prince, who was a fan of the Goon Show in his youth, was once described as the royal goon. Ms Farnes, Milligan's agent and manager ...

Eventually, they managed to get a series on the BBC Home Service. The first series was called Crazy People, but it was then re-titled The Goon Show (the word 'Goon' came from a Popeye cartoon). In the ...