The British comedy scene was dominated during the Fifties by the anarchic splendour that was The Goon Show. Its stars were Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine, it combined ludicrous plotlines with surreal humour and was responsible for many words and phrases entering the English language. Listen to the best of those comedy gems on this 3 disc compilation, along with highlights from George Formby, Max Miller, Kenneth Williams and Bernard Cribbins.
CD 1
1. Don’t Jump Off The Roof Dad – Tommy Cooper
2. Our Joe Won’t Be With Us Much Longer – Al Read
3. Mad Passionate Love – Bernard Bresslaw
4. Take A Pew – Alan Bennett
5. Right, Said Fred – Bernard Cribbins
6. T.V.P.M. – Peter Cook
7. Gather In The Mushrooms – Benny Hill
8. The Pidey Pipeload Of Hamling – Stanley Unwin
9. With My Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock – George Formby
10. The Gnu Song – Flanders & Swann
11. Doctor Kildare – Eric Sykes & Hattie Jacques
12. Night Life – Kenneth Williams
13. The Ying Tong Song – The Goons
14. Tit Bits (Live) – Lonnie Donegan, Max Miller
15. We’re The Guys (Who Drive Your Baby Wild) – Morecambe & Wise
16. Hit Parade – Spike Milligan
17. Goodness Gracious Me – Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren
18. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight?) – Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
19. Any Old Iron – Peter Sellers
20. You’re A Pink Tooth-Brush – Max Bygraves
CD 2
1. The Laughing Policeman – Charles Penrose
2. Transistor Radio – Benny Hill
3. Hand Up Your Sticks – Kenneth Williams
4. Goldyloppers And The Three Bearloaders – Stanley Unwin
5. Me And My Shadow – Morecambe & Wise
6. Little Miss Britten – Dudley Moore
7. The Reluctant Cannibal – Flanders & Swann
8. When I’m Cleaning Windows – George Formby
9. Hole In The Ground – Bernard Cribbins
10. The Market Song – Lonnie Donegan & Max Miller
11. Don’t Laugh At Me – Norman Wisdom
12. I Love Paris – Eric Sykes & Hattie Jacques
13. The Lion And Albert – Stanley Holloway
14. Bluebottle Blues – The Goons
15. The Sewers Of The Strand – Spike Milligan
16. My Boomerang Won’t Come Back – Charlie Drake
17. The Royal Box – Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
18. How Come There’s No Dog Day? – Tommy Cooper
19. That’s Life – Al Read
20. The Heat Death Of The Universe – Jonathan Miller
21. Balham (Gateway To The South) – Peter Sellers
22. You Gotta Go Oww! – The Goons
CD 3
1. My Brother – Terry Scott
2. Face To Face – Peter Sellers
3. Lonely Boy – Benny Hill
4. The Girls I Like – Max Miller
5. The Signature Tune Of The Army Game – Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass & Leslie Fyson
6. Gossip Calypso – Bernard Cribbins
7. Eeh! Ah! Oh! Ooh! – The Goons
8. One Leg Too Few – Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
9. Mr Custer – Charlie Drake
10. I’m Walking Out With A Mountain – Spike Milligan
11. Cockles And Mussels – Eric Sykes & Hattie Jacques
12. Donald Where’s Your Troosers – Andy Stewart
13. Grandad’s Flannelette Nightshirt – George Formby
14. You’re Seeing Too Much Of The Telly – Al Read
15. Mad Dogs And Englishmen – Noel Coward
16. Three Little Fishes – Frankie Howerd
17. Football Results – Michael Bentine
18. The Blood Donor – Tony Hancock