Goon Pod
Goon PodA podcast where we talk about classic comedy with particular focus on the work of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine. You'll also hear us discuss the likes of Monty Python, Hancock, Blackadder, the Carry On films, Peter Cook, Steptoe & Son and countless other comedy figures & fixtures from the postwar era. Please follow on Bluesky @goonpod.bsky.social and Twitter @goons... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 253 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TV ReviewsTV & Film | |||
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Jet Storm, also known as Jet Stream or Killing Urge, is a British thriller directed and co-written by Cy Endfield and starring Richard Attenborough, Stanley Baker, Patrick Allen and Virginia Maskell. It is an early example of what would become the av... more
“You’re worth more dead than alive!”
We’ve talked a lot about Steptoe & Son – and its principle artistes – recently on Goon Pod and the sister show so it feels appropriate this week to air this interesting chat.
It is July 1973 and the second featu... more
Broadcast on Channel 4 on 2nd December 1985, The Last Laugh Before TV-am was Spike Milligan’s attempt to bring his particular vein of humour to a new generation... although very little about it suggested that Milligan had changed his approach since t... more
Field Marshals are queuing up to draw their pensions – it’s the first time they ever really wanted to go to the front. But Gunner Ned Seagoon, former Ablutions Orderly at Alamein, has other ways of making a mint. He’s writing his memoirs and reckons ... more
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- Best comedy podcast!
Tyler continues to produce high quality episodes across a wide range of comedy topics (mostly with a Goon connection). He conducts well researched interviews with fascinating guests. Thanks Tyler…have a gorilla.
Apple Podcasts5S_L_Ash
United Kingdom4 months ago - Monitoring for signs of Brian activity ….
How great that this fusty labour of love can still find fresh new voices wandering among the steaming, ruined heaps of sound radio. Great to hear Brian Phillips on the ‘Missing Scroll’ show - nice, bright, funny and deft on the (inevitable, boring) race stuff. Tempt him back!
Apple Podcasts5Monsieur G.A. LapieUnited Kingdom4 months ago - Yawn > fart > unsubscribe.
Nice moments, but it’s increasingly populated by scolds. The Top 20 Sitcoms was a nadir - witness recent cheap, tired digs at (the brave, brilliant) Graham Linehan, Reform and - right-on, kids! - *Margaret Thatcher*. Then a phlegmy contributor accuses a particular show of ‘disappearing up its own arse’ … hmmm. If it wasn’t so sad, it would be funny …
Apple Podcasts5Monsieur G.A. LapieUnited Kingdom9 months ago - I love to laugh!*
We’ve nothing but great, steaming heaps of admiration to deposit over the hard work that clearly goes into this admirable and reliably-weekly effort. The host obviously has the contacts, and evidently knows his comedy, even if the latter is reflected only rarely in his quiet, somewhat withdrawn and sweetly mirthless delivery. But he gets going when the guests arrive (except the dull, cobwebbed ones), and this is building very nicely into a layered, quirky exploration of British comedy daftness s... more
Apple Podcasts5Strongarm of the SofaUnited Kingdoma year ago - Goonpod
I have found my tribe! To me this is more entertaining and informative than any TV or radio show on The Goons could ever be. Bravo Tyler!
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Apple Podcasts5johndredgeUnited Kingdoma year ago
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Apple Podcasts | #96 | United Kingdom/TV & Film/TV Reviews |
Apple Podcasts | #115 |  Canada/TV & Film/TV Reviews |
Apple Podcasts | #112 |  Italy/TV & Film/TV Reviews |
Apple Podcasts | #235 |  France/TV & Film/TV Reviews |
Apple Podcasts | #247 |  Australia/TV & Film/TV Reviews |
Apple Podcasts | #17 |  New Zealand/TV & Film/TV Reviews |
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A deep-due look at classic British comedy, with a strong emphasis on Goons-era material and performer collaborations. The show frequently dissects archival recordings, film and LP releases, session histories, licensing hurdles, and the creative process behind mid-20th-century humor, often guided by guest experts and historians. Across episodes, listeners get nuanced discussions of recording technology, restoration, rights, and the cross-pollination between radio, cinema, and television, along with rich anecdotes about key figures and behind-the-scenes anecdotes that illuminate the era's innovation and fragility. A notable strength is the mix of scholarly insight, personal reminiscence, and long-running host-guest dynamics that make obscure ... more
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Recent guests on Goon Pod include:
1. Paul Carmichael
2. Michael Livesley
3. Ben Baker
4. Steven Cockcroft
5. Richard Moore
6. Chas Early
7. Paul Whitelaw
8. David Wills
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