Deze reeks humoristische en vaak surrealistische memoires biedt een unieke kijk in de geest van een van de grootste Britse komieken. Met een ongelooflijke mix van woordspelingen, bizarre anekdotes en openhartige introspectie worden lezers ondergedompeld in zijn buitengewone leven. Het is een viering van creativiteit, chaos en de onnavolgbare geest van een man die absurdistische komedie definieerde.
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.