Spike Milligan - Grovelling Bastard

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Spike Milligan - Grovelling Bastard

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Spike Milligan's funny acceptance speech for his lifetime achievement award at the British Comedy Awards 1994. He refers to the Prince of Wales as a grovelling bastard.

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@allisonjones8694 2 жыл бұрын

"I got off the train at Bexhill on Sea, which was difficult, the train didn't stop there." RIP Spike Milligan and thank you for your genius.

@MrDaiseymay 7 ай бұрын

As promised , he had the inscription , ''I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL'', ON HIS HEADSTONE, But, I think the idiot church removed it?

@richard-ij2fm 6 ай бұрын

😂

@ColinMill1 Жыл бұрын

I heard that, after this, Spike wrote to Charles and said "I guess a knighthood is out of the question" to which Charles replied "keep grovelling"

@citizenhal 6 ай бұрын

@@ya00007 That's why it's funny.

@deenieteenie3934 6 ай бұрын

@@ya00007 They shared the same sense of humour. The then Prince Charles was a huge fan of Spikes, he would have laughed his socks off at Spikes comment and Spike new it. They were actually good friends.

@gregboraman6613 6 ай бұрын

@@ya00007you totally misunderstood the joke, the point and the fact they were friends..

@ned_1963 6 ай бұрын

Touché. Nice touch by Prince Charles. He would have killed himself with laughter if he'd seen it! Cheers, Spike! 🙏😂🙏😂

@johnord684 5 ай бұрын

@@ya00007 You do know that they where friends?

@damienstables1918 2 жыл бұрын

This man was a genius. He took the pain & suffering he experienced during WW2 and turned that around to bring humour to literally millions of people.

@commonman131 Жыл бұрын

I've read his books over and over many times, they got me through a spate of bad depression so thankyou Spike.

@garybrockwell2031 Жыл бұрын

A TRULY GREAT BRITAIN 💯 🆘🇬🇧🙏💪🎬🤩😍REST WITH THE BEST 😭🙏💪 EASY TO SEE WHY LONDON LOVE'S YOU ✌️🧐💪🤣☺️

@Palmit_ Жыл бұрын

"yes. but i didn't mean to. It was that, or stand around walking in weird patterns the Army like to call Marching.. and yes i did serve my time.. for a thousand crimes i never committed it seems"

@Palmit_ Жыл бұрын

"yes. but i didn't mean to. It was that, or stand around walking in weird patterns the Army like to call Marching.. and yes i did serve my time.. for a thousand crimes i never committed it seems" I made that up. but it seems like something Spike would say. :)

@DeirdreCatherineDoyle Жыл бұрын

The great things he enjoyed were Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe et all bursting into his house and MAKING him cheer up. PTSD was an misunderstood condition. Brave Brave Man

@louisavondart9178 3 жыл бұрын

Spike got me in trouble. I was skiving off at work, hiding in a railway guards van reading one of his books. I was laughing so hard my boss found out where I was. No regrets..it was worth the bollicking I got. I'm 63 years old now and I still have that book. Spike will be with me until I die.

@MikeTheBike2010 Жыл бұрын

I cried with laughter listening to him read those books.

@judeirwin2222 Жыл бұрын

Bollocking. Not bollicking.

@nelsonhibbert5267 Жыл бұрын

@@judeirwin2222 I bet you're a right laugh at a party.....

@stephenroney2366 Жыл бұрын

@@nelsonhibbert5267 It would be funnier if he had written ball -licking.😂😊

@peterclarke7240 Жыл бұрын

That rather depends on whether tongues were involved. Railway chaps are jolly fun like that. 😂

@bigdmac33 Жыл бұрын

Probably the only person in the world to call the future king a "grovelling bastard," and get away with it.🤣

@buggyboogle9 3 жыл бұрын

I think the reason this also works so well, is because prior to delivering that line, he’s acting slightly doddery - he admitted afterwards he’d already had 2 bottles in- he’s paying sort’ve scant attention to the proceedings, so there’s a kind of sympathy for his age pervading - and then he delivers this absolute razor sharp line, with perfect timing and tone, that you are shocked into joy by both the irreverence of what he says and the fact that he’s still got it. Absolute classic!

@brody5211 Жыл бұрын

2 bottles of wine ?

@ReachForTheSky Жыл бұрын

@@brody5211 Liebfraumilch is what he said in a later interview!

@wakeupuk3860 Жыл бұрын

"and then he delivers this absolute razor sharp line"..... could not agree with you more.

@gailhancocks5207 Жыл бұрын

He had a brilliant mind

@paulsurbitonryan9632 3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how Jonathan gave up the speech from the folder, cut it short and just encouraged one final round of applause. I think he knew that Spike’s humour was irrepressible.

@leodaly2310 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to comment on that. Jonathan's a total professional and knew reading the rest of the speech was only going to take the shine off that first joke so rather let it rest in the room with them for a bit longer.

@MLaak86 Жыл бұрын

@@leodaly2310 Not to mention likely knew that he'd never finish given Spike's personality.

@davepowell7168 Жыл бұрын

Fearing King grovelling Little Bastard's wrath one day

@mickthornley7210 3 жыл бұрын

Just about the only person who can get away with that line, a true legend of comedy never forgotten.

@Rob-Benny-Hill Жыл бұрын

well said and very true.

@kisbie 8 жыл бұрын

"I'm not going to thank anybody, because I did it all on my own!" Surely the greatest moment in all awards ceremonies. An entire industry overwhelmed with laughter and love. RIP Spike.

@rotwart 8 жыл бұрын

+kisbie It's a joke you idiot, you can tell he is actually emotional because he is crying! *smh*

@rotwart 8 жыл бұрын

kisbie Not sure what you mean?

@andywilliams1696 8 жыл бұрын

+Jane Goodnut Just going to help you look for that plot you lost.

@rotwart 8 жыл бұрын

kisbie As I said - he was joking. He wasn't trying to belittle anybody and there was certainly no malice. You need to understand the wider context before opening your mouth in future.

@andywilliams1696 8 жыл бұрын

+Jane Goodnut Oh you are trolling. I see you are having a 'pop' at everyone. Someone has a very lonely life.

@kisbie 10 жыл бұрын

Greatest Acceptance Speech of All Time. Will never be beaten.

@jakon5320 2 жыл бұрын

This will character you talk of, I seen him beaten last night!

@alanbeddow5166 2 жыл бұрын

Simply fav fav fab fab

@robertfish4052 2 жыл бұрын

He did a lot better than Will Smith.

@grahamkerr2803 Жыл бұрын

You took the words out of my mouth,fantastic.

@leecorcoran6174 Жыл бұрын

Just brilliant

@finfunforever 10 ай бұрын

The funniest person who ever lived and a truly wonderful human being. I miss Spike Milligan so much.

@grahambrown5013 4 жыл бұрын

The funniest man ever to walk the planet, a true comedy genius, RIP Spike.

@mikeboosh8776 Жыл бұрын

I think you're forgetting the comic work of the inestimable Timmy Mallett

@davepowell7168 Жыл бұрын

@@mikeboosh8776 🤣

@JontheBerean Жыл бұрын

Timmy who ?

@boogie4943 Жыл бұрын

Benny Hill?

@Dim4323 10 ай бұрын

Told you he was ill Spike lee.

@7Earthsky 7 жыл бұрын

Even his tomb stone has the words ''I told you i was ill'...The man was, is, a legend. :)

@RayNDeere 7 жыл бұрын

It's in Irish, which is: "Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite" . The church would not let it be engraved in English, so as a compromise it was translated into Irish

@Irish780 6 жыл бұрын

7Earthsky ye IN IRISH

@A-small-amount-of-peas 5 жыл бұрын

@@Irish780 nobody cares about your dumb language

@malcolm9650 5 жыл бұрын

@@A-small-amount-of-peas you are an idiot

@emdiar6588 5 жыл бұрын

@I am special NPC yes

@anthonyellis987 Жыл бұрын

That's how you react to a future King's loving letter. Spike was a genius who it was a pleasure to meet shortly before he passed. RIP Spike.

@KickassUncle Жыл бұрын

I met him at a book-signing, I was nervous, he made fun of my name; he was very physically feeble, except in his eyes. I have been an atheist since I was about 9 years old, but I cried after meeting Spike like a believer would after encountering a Saint.

@smoog 4 жыл бұрын

You know someone's funny when they can cause a room filled with the best comedians in Britain to howls of laughter with a single quip.

@wakeupuk3860 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, absolutely Smoog, and the main difference was that laughter by those comedians who they themselves had done their time 'dying' on stage and more so than us know how hard, brave, quick thinking to come up with a line that has not been rehearsed and canned laughter used - cause not just for them to laugh BUT laugh with PURE JOY.I truly hope as with your comment three years ago and mine in 2023 that for many years people will comment as I have done to you, thus showing how good he was.

@AdrianColley Жыл бұрын

You could see the frank admiration in Rik Mayall's eyes.

@lewisgreen5081 Жыл бұрын

@@AdrianColley Rik Mayall isn’t in this clip. Jonathan Ross, Ben Elton, Ian Hislop, Michael Barrymore, Rory Bremner, Mel Smith and a couple more but no Rik Mayall.

@AdrianColley Жыл бұрын

@@lewisgreen5081 I could have sworn that was him at 2:49.

@RankinFitch8 Жыл бұрын

@@AdrianColley Nah that ain't Rik.

@JonathanLane-dt2pv 8 ай бұрын

Spike’s war stories are soooo funny and yet you feel the sadness and pain at the same time. Anyone who hasn’t read them needs to to really know what this chap was all about.

@Alceste1977 14 жыл бұрын

Remember watching this live. One of the most epic, jaw-dropping moments in the history of British TV.

@EnglishLad 3 жыл бұрын

The reason it's funny is because everyone is supposed to respect the royal family and hold them in high esteem, and yet here we see someone completely turning that on it's head and mocking one of the most well-respected figureheads of the British Empire.

@keithratcliffe2235 11 ай бұрын

Yes Spike would never become a 'Grooms of the Stool' like many of his obsequious contemporaries who display it bucket loadat the RVP.

@omorjit 7 жыл бұрын

'Best cure for seasickness...sit under a tree!' There will never be another Spike. Never forgotten, his humour lives on.

@TallSilentGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I don't get it.

@davidf6326 2 жыл бұрын

@@TallSilentGuy You don't get trees on boats! It may actually be more nuanced, as shipwreck cartoons often feature a person sitting under a single palm tree on an unsuitably small desert island.

@dougaltolan3017 Жыл бұрын

@@TallSilentGuy I'm not surprised.

@AlanBoddy-fl2qp Жыл бұрын

I saw spike in a small theatre here in Perth Australia He walked out on stage sat on a chair and had everybody laughing for 2 hours It was unbelievable what a genius of comedy

@supertramp6011 Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, I miss you Spike! Absolute legend, my sides are still hurting years later! Only Spike could call a future king a grovelling bastard and bring the house down!🤣🤣🤣

@twmlloyd5257 Жыл бұрын

The master, could watch this every day

@paulnewsham Жыл бұрын

@@twmlloyd5257 Actual King now. 🤣

@lablackzed 6 ай бұрын

@@paulnewshamAnd still a groveling bastard ask Klaus his WEF mate.

@JamchesterBoozle 5 жыл бұрын

‘I know people who have been crippled in the wake of my humour’ What a funny funny man , we love ya Spike

@aidanlunn7441 7 жыл бұрын

With that comment, he makes the audience laugh in hysterics for a full 45 seconds! That is the mark of a true comic genius!

@morganfisherart 6 жыл бұрын

And every line out of his mouth was a brilliant, spontaneous, unscripted rib-tickler! What a wit! What a nut! A knighthood would not be good enough. Lord Spike!!!

@timwolsey401 5 жыл бұрын

What is your name

@TheChrissy1977 3 жыл бұрын

Jesters can get away with a lot.

@blairchristieson9196 2 жыл бұрын

He says very few words in the whole thing and it's some of the funniest minutes on KZfaq.

@tiprunner 2 жыл бұрын

It is exactly that type of comments i hate about youtube. Writing random shit that pops up in your head and trying to pass it along as something clever.

@jamienichol1910 Жыл бұрын

More funnier then ever now. God save the grovelling bastard.

@LaturneDictum Жыл бұрын

Precisely.

@timothylowe8327 Жыл бұрын

Immortal, he shall be forever known as.

@judeirwin2222 Жыл бұрын

Jamie, go back to school. Funnier. Not more funnier.

@paulharries9558 Жыл бұрын

He grovels to the WEF.

@countOfHenneberg 11 ай бұрын

Spike's punchline after the event seems even better, writing to Prince Charles as he was then, "I suppose a knighthood is out of the question?"

@MsMarciax 4 жыл бұрын

Only Spike could have gotten away with this bless him and he will always be a national treasure that made us all laugh out loud back in the day. He will never ever be forgotten.

@AcornElectron 3 жыл бұрын

Sad but his type of comedy and humour has been consigned to the ‘warning this may cause offence to some listeners’ or ‘this episode was recorded in 1968 when guidelines were different and so may contain language that some listeners or viewers may find offensive’. Woke o’clock for modern comedy or die at the hands of the mental left, or the nazi right. You can’t win ☺️

@billblog5386 3 жыл бұрын

Got away with what?

@beaufighter245 2 жыл бұрын

@@billblog5386 exactly, spoke the truth.

@idleishde6124 2 жыл бұрын

Yes because President Boris Johnson or President Liz Truss would be so much better than the Royals...

@jillosler9353 Жыл бұрын

@@beaufighter245Spike and Charles were friends!

@paulfromdevon4707 3 жыл бұрын

I can watch this again and again. That nanosecond of shock before they all erupt is priceless. A true genius who died the same day as my dad. I can hear them laughing now.

@charlessmillie8774 3 жыл бұрын

No one will ever come close. Genius.

@grantbuchanan7295 3 жыл бұрын

I hope your wrong, the thought of no more genuine, honest comic genius is depressing.

@Wahey 4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this live. It was one of the funniest things I'd ever seen and still is. Spike Milligan was the funniest person who ever lived and nobody will ever come close to him.

@Wahey 2 жыл бұрын

@welcome welcome What a horrible thing to say.

@guttersnippeesmithers3905 2 жыл бұрын

@welcome welcome talking out your ring

@dixonpinfold2582 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wahey Yes. A simple matter of poison character. But, ah well, people like that do help us appreciate those whom we like and love.

@davokelly7876 2 жыл бұрын

@welcome welcome you're one sick puppy. Bitch if you're lucky to be around at mid life I bet comedy will be outright banned as will all free thought and speech. Or else it'll be a bunch of sour cancel culture bastards like you that got hurt feelings.

@foddyfoddy 2 жыл бұрын

@welcome welcome One of the saddest and most pathetic comments I've ever read on KZfaq. Shame on you.

@user-jl8yn7og7b Жыл бұрын

Imagine being able to make a room full of comedians erupt into laughter with just four words. Genius.

@plug4uk696 5 жыл бұрын

Spike Milligan was one of comedies masters who knew how to say things with no fears, we need people like him back in our lives! I've got tears literally running down my face through laughing.. Thank you Spike and God rest your beautiful soul x

@mollyoneye Жыл бұрын

I'm here...

@martinjmcc1981 5 жыл бұрын

People like him will never exist again, no one ever will be as loved or respected. I will never forget this.

@robertblackburn752 Жыл бұрын

The love pouring out from everyone in that room for this beautiful man is so heartwarming it echoes down the years. We are blessed to have known him.

@TheBigMclargehuge 2 жыл бұрын

I love how just as everybody is starting to get over it they realize how funny it was again and go back into hysterics. It's an impossible level of comedy. It's transcendental.

@supernffc 8 жыл бұрын

The funniest person that ever lived in my opinion. An absolute comedy genius

@raymondowalden4405 6 жыл бұрын

Great comment and the trolling speek police can crawl back up the anus they crept out of.Correct that

@noddynoble9391 7 жыл бұрын

Never afraid to speak his mind, his comedy genius could never be shackled.

@vermilliongecko 7 жыл бұрын

Also, by this time, he was so old he was untouchable. He could say what he liked about Prince Charles; what could the establishment do? Nothing.

@fredferd965 7 жыл бұрын

This is true, but he had Prince Charles, God Bless Him, laughing in the aisles! The Prince was convulsing with laughter! What else could he do? The Prince was a true gentleman, and he played the game!

@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY 3 жыл бұрын

There was only one SPIKE MILLIGAN. Total love.

@Ruthypops1 2 жыл бұрын

This will never, ever be topped at an awards ceremony. Unbelievable timing and delivery from a truly great man.

@martinworld7214 8 ай бұрын

errr Julian Clary & Ricky Gervais . I would beg to differ . However , this is bloody hilarious nonetheless

@krombee 9 жыл бұрын

5 words and he had the entire room in tears of laughter. That's a rare gift he had.

@Rich6Brew 3 жыл бұрын

The giant, on whose shoulders everybody else stood.

@stumbling 3 жыл бұрын

No wonder he died.

@HappyCynic 3 жыл бұрын

@@stumbling He was ill. He did tell us.

@SISU889 3 жыл бұрын

We'll said Sir !

@carlincledon4794 3 жыл бұрын

@@HappyCynic Brilliant, just brilliant.

@keithrich8373 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have put it better myself.An indisputable comic genius

@DarthwRath Жыл бұрын

40 seconds of uncontrollable laughter by everyone and every single time I watch this, it has the same effect. Just 1 simple line did that. True master at work. I have to watch his works. So many great great comics that I love admire this guy. Robin Williams, Craig Ferguson, The entire Monty Pythons, Dylan Moran, Sean Lock and many many more all loves Spike and credits him as a major influence in their comedy.

@Stratahoovius 7 ай бұрын

Most of modern comedy wouldn’t exist without this mad genius.

@willywilz Жыл бұрын

Watched this time and again and it always reduces me to tears of laughter.. Spike was truly a natural genius and desperately funny .. RIP Spike .. you left this world a happier place 😅

@Theoriginalbigbrillo 7 жыл бұрын

"Im not going to thank anyone coz I did it all on my own" How Fuckin Comic genius are those words, had me in tears as a teenager during the late 70,s early 80,s Gone but never forgotten RIP Spike

@neilphillips162 8 жыл бұрын

a standing ovation for a truly great comic genius.

@T0mat0S0up 8 жыл бұрын

Generally comics get less funny, Spike never lost it.

@neilphillips162 8 жыл бұрын

T0mat0S0up couldn't agree more

@WELLBRAN 7 жыл бұрын

T0mat0S0up I can see a Tommy Cooper trick coming on ....OK HERE WE GO! SPIKE ...BOX...BOX...SPIKE.

@m3anthony 7 жыл бұрын

neil phillips Laughter and great affection.

@danw1374 7 жыл бұрын

Written on spikes gravestone "I told you I was ill" Brilliant!

@finn4012 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think this will ever get old

@EvilSean62 3 жыл бұрын

indeed... have seen this many times...not for a year or two now and im wiping away tears of laughter as i type ... fucking outstanding ! we all have to go sometime, spike went a little too soon but even his epitaph is a giggle :)

@paul-t-geist4245 9 жыл бұрын

Spike Milligan,mad as a bag of frogs but an absolute legend.

@susansherlock7474 3 жыл бұрын

He wasn't mad, a depressed man maybe, but not mad... intelligent definitely!

@paul-t-geist4245 3 жыл бұрын

@@susansherlock7474 mad as in Zany 😁

@kevinbowles2546 3 жыл бұрын

@@susansherlock7474 Possibly PTSD from WW2.......So funny but so poignant and sad too if you've read them.

@dunruden9720 3 жыл бұрын

Madder.

@MrBobthebird 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, But he left great memories for his children, He was a great father.

@markt1387 8 жыл бұрын

Could watch this a thousand times and would still be hilarious. RIP Spike - what a legend!

@stevew1904 3 жыл бұрын

Spike was a true superstar of British comedy. Rest in peace Spike you awesome person!

@waynefarrellvoiceovers 3 жыл бұрын

Meeting Spike at a book signing in Dublin many years ago was such a privilege. He shook my hand.

@Rob-Benny-Hill Жыл бұрын

What a lovely memory Wayne, thanks for sharing.

@factnotfictionpeople1313 7 жыл бұрын

See that people? A GENUINE standing ovation! :-)

@FroMarty 7 жыл бұрын

factnotfictionpeople did he get through to the semi finals of X factor? That's what it takes these days

@waremblem3405 6 жыл бұрын

"WOT! No laugh track?!?!?!"

@BritishComedyUK69 6 жыл бұрын

Classic stuff ;)

@barryirlandi4217 6 жыл бұрын

factnotfictionpeople a thing of the past

@Chef1965 6 жыл бұрын

factnotfictionpeople fackinh legend

@georgeknox1822 3 жыл бұрын

His humour knew no boundaries whatsoever, and we loved him for it

@CC-ff7ft 5 жыл бұрын

The comics today don't come close to Spike, even at this age he'd wipe the floor with them.RIP A great man

@AK-ru3sg 3 жыл бұрын

All these YT clips of the legend are timeless. Bollocks to the PC brigade. If we can't laugh at ourselves then we might as well be American.

@stuartjenkins3039 3 жыл бұрын

A K It was Ben Elton and his ilk that STARTED the PC brigade rot.

@bodsnvimto 3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartjenkins3039 I lived 18yrs in the US. My American wife and my US-born English daughter have been back here for 17yrs. I/we agree with both you and AK.

@Bruce-itsbruce 3 жыл бұрын

Um, what the hell makes you think "the PC brigade" objects to somebody insulting a royal? It would be the unPC brigade much more likely to object.

@AK-ru3sg 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, I think I've upset someone. Poor baby.

@Bruce-itsbruce 3 жыл бұрын

@@AK-ru3sg No, I just think you said something *really* dumb.

@minanes6549 5 жыл бұрын

'Grovelling bastard...' Right there is the old relationship of the court jester battering the king over the head with his pig's bladder; remember, thou art only mortal.... Everyone who wields power in this day and age should have their own jester at their elbow to keep them humble!

@aucourant9998 5 жыл бұрын

Great comment.

@mizofan 4 жыл бұрын

we shouldn't have any so-called royalty

@tonemc6047 3 жыл бұрын

@@mizofan .I would substitute pigs bladder for lump hammer

@AcornElectron 3 жыл бұрын

Too deep for this lad on a Friday evening but I get the gist...

@spartacusvikinga 3 жыл бұрын

Yep a great post. So true.

@koitorob 7 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter how many times I see this clip, it never gets any less funny!Miss you Spike!

@chelseapoet3664 2 жыл бұрын

People throw the word iconic around a lot but not only was Spike an absolute comedy icon, the true genius of modern comedy, but calling the heir to the throne 'that little grovelling bastard' has to be the most iconic roast moment of all time. The sheer audacity is what cracked a room full of his peers up.

@harleythebrit6386 Жыл бұрын

Comedy Genius was our Spike , A sandwich short of a picnic of course but that was his uniqueness

@andyukh1625 5 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch this I have tears of laughter genuinely coming from my eyes! Just a genius, the Prince Charles line is priceless 😆

@gdj6298 3 жыл бұрын

The audience shots - so much comedy genius standing and giving him love !

@Chiscringle 2 жыл бұрын

I don't see Paul Merton in the crowd, but I hope he was there. In the 90s, he was working hard to be the next Spike Milligan.

@UBZUKki 3 жыл бұрын

Spike had that room ROARING with laughter...Much loved, greatly missed.

@christopherwilliams4265 6 ай бұрын

This has to be one of the greatest moments at an award show, and still his brand of humour could reduce an audience to hysterical laughter, is an example of how much a comical genius Spike Milligan was, to cut in with such a bold retort as this towards the future King of England would make me laugh any time i see it, You were an absolute legend Spike, R.I.P to a great man

@ospartiatis 8 жыл бұрын

Comedic genius. Razor sharp whit. Brilliantly funny. " ...these are a series of cliches you know?"

@edwardtait4285 4 жыл бұрын

It´s hard to catch because of the laughter but it just might have been ".......these are a series of cliches, you idiot." If I´m wrong, I stand corrected. In any case, pure genius. Thank you!

@alastairgreen6783 3 жыл бұрын

Wit, not whit.

@877654 6 жыл бұрын

That roar of laughter is just stunning.

@animelovers000 5 жыл бұрын

I'm only 26, but over the years i have watched a lot of Spikes tv stuff and even listened to the goon show with my grandfather (who is a huge Spike fan)while we were driving somewhere and it's some of the funniest stuff i have seen and heard in my life. We will never get comedy of that calibre ever again. Old comedy is the best comedy.

@sgtpluck8344 4 жыл бұрын

That's because it doesn't rely on profanity and cheap outrage.

@acmarston 3 жыл бұрын

@@sgtpluck8344 What about Derek and Clive?

@FUNKINETIK 2 жыл бұрын

@@acmarston A bloke came up to me the other day and said… “Hello”

@acmarston 2 жыл бұрын

@@FUNKINETIK Provocative f#%$#@.

@acmarston 2 жыл бұрын

@@FUNKINETIK Get this in the bollocks for a start!!

@michaelellams9105 5 жыл бұрын

Man when English comedy ruled they were the funniest of times and im an Aussie who can't get enough of this comedy great, and see what a awesome standing ovation given out of respect.

@Rob-Benny-Hill Жыл бұрын

Spike asked Charles for a knighthood. The reply back from Clarence House, was "Keep Grovelling".

@yellowbucket 8 жыл бұрын

Possibly the funniest thing ever said in an awards acceptance speech??

@rotwart 8 жыл бұрын

+yellowbucket Possibly the dumbest comment ever.

@floydpitt7590 8 жыл бұрын

+Jane Goodnut No. You win that award.

@rotwart 8 жыл бұрын

floyd pitt No. You do.

@ryang790 6 жыл бұрын

no doubt

@theoriginalshakil8013 6 жыл бұрын

Jane Goodnut are you stupid? No, seriously, are. you. stupid?

@SaltySeaQueen-nn8wm 6 ай бұрын

Cracks me up every time I watch it..Pure comedy Genius..😂

@georgeknox1822 Жыл бұрын

The greatest acceptance speech of all time 😅

@3Deity 15 жыл бұрын

Spike said afterwards that by that time of the evening he had finished two bottles of wine as, having not worked on TV in ten years, he wasn't expecting anything more than a night out and a free meal.

@HaFannyHa 9 жыл бұрын

My first hero: His 'Silly Verse For Kids' enchanted me when I was five years old and I've loved him ever since. Bless you, Spike!

@jakegodfrey4320 3 жыл бұрын

A comedian who can make a room full of comedians laugh is several cuts above.

@markshaz8691 4 жыл бұрын

One of the funniest men of all time. Still laughing out loud in 2019.

@ommadammo 3 жыл бұрын

2021 here, still laughing our asses off :-)

@IamSpartacus1984 12 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this on TV and it had me crying with laughter. Awwwwwww Spike we miss you!! Respect to a lovely man.

@david_g_barron 10 жыл бұрын

Spike Milligan sent a message to the Prince Of Wales afterwards going "I suppose a Knighthoods out of the question then?" EDIT: Typed on 11.09.2022 and now The Little Grovelling Bastard is now King Charles III. Lol.

@fredferd965 7 жыл бұрын

I heard about that, and for a while I was afraid that the Prince would die of laughter before Spike did. Fortunately, he did not, but it was probably a close call...

@ImYourHuckleberry_29 6 жыл бұрын

David Barron i just read that now in hos obituary

@Gribbo9999 5 жыл бұрын

I crossed the Spike Milligan Bridge in Woy Woy, NewSouth Wales on my bike a few weeks ago. Woy Woy's most famous son described Woy Woy as the only place where they bury the dead above the ground. They still built him a bridge. How could you not love that man?

@MrDaiseymay 5 жыл бұрын

@George Job I'VE ALWAYS LIKED YOU--LEND US A TENNER

@MrDaiseymay 5 жыл бұрын

@@fredferd965 WADDYA MEAN ? IT WOULD 'AVE BEEN A GREAT HAPPENING. I'M AFRAID HE LIVES TO BE KING COLE.

@informedchoice2249 Ай бұрын

Never has anyone so succinctly demonstrated why they deserve a lifetime achievement award.

@linedanzer4302 8 ай бұрын

He was so genuine and funny. Love him to pieces. I've laughed long and hard at this man's comedy - to the poin where I needed to catch my breath! May he RIP.

@shinmenator 10 жыл бұрын

So after seeing the comedy awards recently, it brought me straight back here. True comedy genius. even after all these years I cry with laughter.

@m3anthony 8 жыл бұрын

I long to go back to the sea again. To that wonderful sea in the sky. I left my vest and socks there. I wonder if they're dry.

@wolfie498 7 жыл бұрын

There are holes in the sky where the rain comes in, but the holes are very small that's why rain is thin.

@tayspuddy 7 жыл бұрын

I thought I saw jesus sitting on a tram I said are you jesus? He said Yes! I am.

@probablygraham 7 жыл бұрын

Said my happily splashing daughter "My legs are getting shorter" She must be dim to want to swim In shark infested water.

@jackrichardson4384 6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Scaife pret a porter

@lezzman 6 жыл бұрын

Said Hamlet to Ophelia, "I'll draw a sketch of thee. What type of pencil should I use... 2B or not 2B?" Spike virtually raised me in my childhood even though we only met once when I was 18 in 1983. He signed my copy of "Unspun Socks from a Chicken's Laundry" and I wouldn't part with it for the world!

@jeffpickles8441 11 ай бұрын

Absolute joy to watch. Miss the guy so much. RIP Spike👌

@tonyjedioftheforest1364 3 жыл бұрын

What a legend. Growing up in the 1970’s I loved to watch him on TV and read his books which were hysterical.

@UltraPrimus 12 жыл бұрын

What Make this Even More Funny is that, the Following day, He Called Prince Charles and Said "I Take it a Knighthood is out of the quetion" to which Prince Charles replied "Your going to have to do a Little more Groveling"

@GazBlacklock-rk2wg 3 жыл бұрын

Even though 8 years ago.. im still so glad you put this comment on.. legend. 👍👍

@rectify2003 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@jul30ie 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 😂🤣😂

@lingonberriesofwrath1836 3 жыл бұрын

If that story is true, Prince Charles is funny as fuck. I have my doubts...

@bletheringfool 3 жыл бұрын

@@lingonberriesofwrath1836 it was true as the comments were banter between the two

@Knappa22 3 жыл бұрын

Zero shits given. What a legend :)

@AmbleWeighty 5 жыл бұрын

2019 and still makes me laugh 😂

@BF1GUN 4 жыл бұрын

Me too, as does the Morecambe & Wise sketch with Andre “Preview” 😂

@francishall1803 2 жыл бұрын

2022, still laughing!

@artetas-army5982 2 жыл бұрын

@@francishall1803 can confirm

@MatthewJohnCrittenden Жыл бұрын

2023 here and God knows I need a laugh.

@bettyswallocks6411 3 жыл бұрын

Good grief we would benefit immensely if Spike was still doing his thing today.

@TheBigMclargehuge 2 жыл бұрын

No we wouldn't. He would be cancelled.

@FUNKINETIK 2 жыл бұрын

The same could be said of Bill Hicks. Spike was a comic genius and a true humanitarian. P E A C E : )

@peterkoller3761 6 жыл бұрын

I have to be for ever thankfull to Spike Milligan for putting my home town on the map of world literature. In his war memories, he mentions the place: "Krumpendorf, that famous disease of the groins..."

@Roctev 5 жыл бұрын

No one else could have gotten away with it like Spike Milligan, a true comedy legend. R.I.P Spike Milligan you left us with comedy that will keep us laughing forever.

@garyrasberryjr.552 Жыл бұрын

Fortunately, Charles loved the Goons (even made reference to Harry Secombe in his speech when was formally invested as Prince of Wales, since Harry was Welsh). Spike sent a telegram the next day the following question: "I suppose a knighthood is out of the question?" (Charles supposedly offered as a reply "Keep groveling") ... Spike later got his KBE.

@rob.cglasto6478 Жыл бұрын

Utter genius, my favourite comedian ever, all the trauma he saw & suffered himself, more often than not made his humour even more astounding, dogged by serious bouts of dark depression, locking himself away in his room for weeks at a time, I think his headstone says "I told you I was ill", he really was a complete one off, never see the likes of him again

@chechestermansnr2285 4 жыл бұрын

Still crying with laughter at this in nov 2019❤️spike was a one off and a true comic genius🙏🔥❤️

@stuartlloyd-jones9583 4 жыл бұрын

I'm re-reading his war memoirs now (3rd tie). They are still hilarious, serious, sad and touching all at the same time. His friendship with Edgington was a thick vein through his novels, a beautiful relationship. He never missed his annual Battery D war reunions. A great, great man.

@chechestermansnr2285 4 жыл бұрын

Stuart Lloyd-Jones lovely bit of info ty mate I haven’t had the pleasure of reading those but I will now always looking for the next great read👊🏼👍🏼

@stuartlloyd-jones9583 4 жыл бұрын

Che Chesterman snr you won’t regret it.

@garethwilliams3819 7 жыл бұрын

Saw him do a one-man show at St David's Hall in Cardiff a few years ago, sat on the side above he came out. For some reason the sound was crap and afterwards they were giving refunds. I declined. I was just happy to be in the same room as my comic hero. Afterwards he signed some of his books and I got to shake his hand. Have to stop typing know as I'm filling up. Legend.

@mickm4771 3 жыл бұрын

This is a classic! I cry with laughter every time I see this.

@ethzero Жыл бұрын

On this day September 8th, 2022, of all days, I get this as a KZfaq suggestion ❤ Long live King Charles III, "The Grovelling Little Bastard"

@captpicard6894 Жыл бұрын

One of the very few genuine comedy geniuses the world has ever produced. Spike was the originator, the master of the absurd, the word Genius is not sufficient to honour his Brilliance, or to do him justice.

@stewarthamilton3928 11 ай бұрын

I've always loved Spike, me my brother and my late Dad always watched him. Never failed to make us laugh. I still think the Pakistani Dalek sketch is pure magic. Might not be PC today, But I always crease up 😂

@neilmccormick5768 5 ай бұрын

Yes brilliant

@rmstitanic8163 4 жыл бұрын

A true comedy genius. Whether on stage, TV or reading his books. He is from an age when comics were truly funny. To the point of making your belly hurt. And also to have the balls to say what he thought. Brilliant! RIP Spike! 👏

@kdp8133 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for everything Spike. There'll never be another like you. And so many of the audience are no longer with us too.

@lindalogan5961 Жыл бұрын

I remember reading one of his war books going to school on the train. I was on my own, and couldn't stop giggling hysterically. People were throwing me sideways glances, I think they thought I was mad. Reading them all again, 50 years later - and still laughing like a hyena. I loved this man ❤

@briz1965 Жыл бұрын

so - I caught my dad reading them Sunday morning, giggling like mad, then, remember pissing off my wife as I used to read them on the bog - what are you doing? she would shout out, ha ha

@myalfie Жыл бұрын

I was exactly the same I read Rommel gunner who and Hitler my part in his downfall,in my teens in the early 80s and pissing myself laughing at the humour!

@fredferd965 8 жыл бұрын

Oh, you British! To produce such a man as this!!!!! During your lifetime, you had him among you - the true Shakespeare of Comedy, walking about and making people laugh! You people are really, really Great - all of you!!!

@fredferd965 8 жыл бұрын

Oh! Is THAT why he kept telling Irish Jokes!!!! It figures! An Irish Shakespeare WOULD HAVE TO BE a commedian! Genius! Bless the man!! -- Bob

@Reprodestruxion 7 жыл бұрын

Laura C or Oscar Wilde

@TheBigMclargehuge 7 жыл бұрын

Shakespeare was actually the Shakespeare of comedy. He's the Spike Milligan of comedy.

@herewardthewake5502 7 жыл бұрын

Wilde was Irish mate.

@patricka.crawley6572 7 жыл бұрын

Hereward the Wake Yes. Truly British.