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The Funeral Poems FAMOUS EPITAPHS: SPIKE MILLIGAN. "I told you I was ill" is written in the Irish translation on Spike Milligan's headstone, together with "Love, light, Peace." Back to the blog.
A personal tribute in memory of the work of eccentric writer and performer Spike Milligan. His scripts for perhaps the most famous British comedy radio series The Goon Show (1951–1960) inspired the vein of surreal satire in British comedy exemplified in shows such as Monty Python's Flying Circus. Spike's absurdist poetry and sketches for children are celebrated and examined in the context of ...
Spike Milligan Tribute: I Told You I Was Ill 19:30 ... where three writers respond to Milligan’s style, his work, his legacy. The evening is hosted by comic poet and singer John Hegley.
24 mag 2004 · Milligan gets last laugh on grave. Spike Milligan decided on his epitaph before he died in 2002. It follows an agreement with the local diocese over the wording on the headstone of his grave at St Thomas's Church in Winchelsea, East Sussex. Relatives of the former Goon have now decided that it can bear the star's epitaph: "I told you I was ill ...
28 feb 2006 · The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan is an intimate and deeply personal portrait of comic genius Spike Milligan, told for the first time through the eyes of his family. It features never before seen footage of Spike s past, revealing him as a brilliant, tortured and visionary man, who walked thin line between genius and debilitating depression.
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25 gen 2022 · Henry Normal thinks Spike Milligan changed his life, in particular with his 1973 poetry collection, ... reads 'Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite' which is Gaelic for I told you I was ill.
I Told You I Was Ill is an affectionate portrait of Spike Milligan capturing the range and depth of his personality as well as paying tribute to his comic genius. The film chronicles the great moments of joy and creativity in Milligan’s life as well as his darker times and struggles with bipolar disorder.
