Milligan has perhaps become best well known for his poetry. After 5 weeks it was relabelled Son of Bloom and moved to the comedy theatre. The cast was startled at first, but, the play increasingly became Spike’s own creation. But, when the play started, he couldn’t help acting the clown and making up lines. In one theatre production – Bloom, Spike was chosen to take a serious part. His prodigious talent enabled him to make up lines of the spot. In the 60s, 70s and 80s, Spike Milligan frequently appeared on different TV shows, either as a special guest, where he often stole the show or in comedy series such as the innovative A TV series. Spike was also involved in writing and helped in the development of the influential writers’ agency Associated London Scripts. During series three he suffered from a mental breakdown and spent two months recovering in a hospital.
However, this pressure aggravated his long-standing mental fragility. Like fellow comic Eric Morecambe, Spike put much pressure on himself to keep raising the standard. Though the Goons was a great success, the limelight and pressure on Spike Milligan affected his mental health. “I thought I’d begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine. The Pythons later acknowledged the importance of The Goon Show in leading to the new style of comedy which they developed. Each member created imaginary crazy characters the show became known for its zaniness and wild sense of humour. This proved to be very popular and helped in the development of postwar comedy. In 1951, Spike Milligan joined Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine in a new BBC programme called The Goon Show. On recovering from his injury, he increasingly became involved in taking part in comic skits for the troop entertainment performances.
– Spike Milligan, Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall, Part 2 “I’ll make up for it sir, I’ll fight nights as well!” “I suppose,” said Suitcase, “you know you are three months late arriving?” Spike does not hide back from his dislike of authority and his commanding officers. He later wrote vivid diaries of his time in the army, in a book ‘ Hitler – My Part in his Downfall‘. In Italy, he was severely wounded in action, suffering shell shock from a mortar explosion. He fought in the North Africa campaign and later in the invasion of Italy. In the late 1930s and early 40s, he worked as a jazz trumpeter, with a smattering of comedy performances before his call-up to the British army. He was not a good student, preferring mischievous pranks. He attended school in Poona and later in Rangoon Burma. Spike was born in Ahmednagar, British India in 1918. Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002), better known as Spike Milligan. “A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.”
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