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Spike and Co Graham McCann

Spike and Co By Graham McCann

Spike and Co by Graham McCann


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Summary

Tells the story of how four people, grouped together inside a set of offices five floors above a greengrocer's shop on Shepherd's Bush Green in West London, launched a golden age of British comedy.

Spike and Co Summary

Spike and Co: Inside the house of fun with Milligan, Sykes, Galton and Simpson by Graham McCann

This is the story of how four people, grouped together inside a set of offices five floors above a greengrocer's shop on Shepherd's Bush Green in West London, launched a golden age of British comedy.

On any weekday morning, if you dare to clamber over the crates of fruit and veg that the greengrocer has allowed to pile up outside on the pavement, climb the five flights up the dangerously rickety staircase and creep inside the entrance to Associated London Scripts, you will find Milligan, Sykes, Galton & Simpson, shaping the latest shows, swapping the odd story and searching for a funnier line. Spike Milligan is in one office, slumped over his typewriter, tapping away at the next script for The Goons. Eric Sykes is seated at his desk inside the next office, writing out in longhand another routine for Frankie Howerd or the cast of Educating Archie. Galton and Simpson are in their own office, plotting the next half hour for Tony Hancock.

Together, this eclectic bunch, and their bizarre office block, were responsible for a golden age in British comedy, which included - The Goons, Hancock's Half Hour, Sykes, Steptoe and Son, Comedy Playhouse, The Frankie Howerd Show, Beyond Our Ken, Round the Horn, The Arthur Haynes Show, The Army Game, Bootsie and Snudge, That Was The Week That Was, and Till Death Us Do Part, to name but a few. HOUSE OF FUN is their incredible story.

Spike and Co Reviews

Praise for FRANKIE HOWERD by Graham McCann:

'Never has the sheer awkwardness of the human condition been so comically, or beautifully, conveyed.' - Daily Mail

'As with his masterly account of Dad s Army, this is an objective and scrupulously researched study, unlikely to be superseded.' - Roger Lewis, Spectator

'McCann's lively biography is rooted in those post-music-hall days, his portrait of the period is vivid.' - Alex Clark, Sunday Times

About Graham McCann

Graham McCann is the most admired entertainment writer at work in the UK today. He is the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of books on Dad's Army, Frankie Howerd, Morecambe & Wise and Cary Grant. He recently edited THE ESSENTIAL DAVE ALLEN for Hodder & Stoughton (2005).

Additional information

GOR004102383
9780340898093
0340898097
Spike and Co: Inside the house of fun with Milligan, Sykes, Galton and Simpson by Graham McCann
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
20061101
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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