Questa serie di umili e spesso surreali memorie offre uno sguardo unico nella mente di uno dei più grandi comici britannici. Con un'incredibile miscela di giochi di parole, aneddoti bizzarri e introspezione schietta, i lettori vengono immersi nella sua straordinaria vita. È una celebrazione della creatività, del caos e dello spirito inimitabile di un uomo che ha definito la commedia dell'assurdo.
In the Bible, according to author: In the beginning God created the Heaven and Earth and darkness was upon the face of the deep; this was due to a malfunction at Lots Road Power Station... And God said 'Let there be light'. This title presents the author's version of the best known biblical stories.
I never felt more like kicking so I kicked him in the goolies and they swelled up like melons. He had to put the harness on me while balancing his balls with one hand and could only move very slowly. In time I got used to everything (and he got used to swollen balls) and I could do my work as well as my mother. I used to wash up after dinner.
This version of Robin Hood has Robin and his merry men when the King's deer manage to evade their arrows, dining out at McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and eating jam sandwiches, Nevertheless, they are still more than willing to do battle with Robin's arch enemy Sir Guy de Custard Gisborne.
An irreverent account of the "Old Testament", this book portrays a huge range of characters from Hushai the Archite to better-known figures, such as King (my brain hurts) Solomon. Spike Milligan has conjured up the whole bloodthirsty world of smiting, smoting and plagues.