Esta serie de memorias humorísticas y a menudo surrealistas ofrece una visión única de la mente de uno de los grandes comediantes británicos. Con una increíble mezcla de juegos de palabras, anécdotas extravagantes e introspección sincera, los lectores se sumergen en su extraordinaria vida. Es una celebración de la creatividad, el caos y el espíritu inimitable de un hombre que definió la comedia del absurdo.
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.