The Goon Show
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The Goon Show was a groundbreaking mid-20th-century British radio comedy series known for its surreal humor, innovative sound effects, and major influence on later comedians and sketch shows.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British radio comedy series
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radio programme ⓘ |
| announcer |
Andrew Timothy
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Wallace Greenslade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
BBC Home Service
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BBC Light Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Spike Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalBroadcastDate | 1960-01-28 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1951-05-28 ⓘ |
| format | radio comedy series ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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sketch comedy ⓘ surreal comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudioReleases | commercial recordings ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| influenced |
Beyond the Fringe
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Monty Python’s Flying Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Firesign Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ modern British sketch comedy ⓘ |
| inPublicationForm | script collections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking conventional radio comedy formats
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innovative sound effects ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Max Geldray
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Ray Ellington Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Bluebottle
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Count Jim Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Eccles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules Grytpype-Thynne NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Bloodnok NERFINISHED ⓘ Neddie Seagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 10 ⓘ |
| orchestraConductor | Wally Stott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| regularPerformer | Michael Bentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various fictional locations ⓘ |
| starred |
Harry Secombe
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Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
absurdist plots
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fast-paced wordplay ⓘ meta-humour about radio itself ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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