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Spike Milligan

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Comedian

The Resume

    (April 16, 1918-February 27, 2002)
    Birth name is Terence Alan Milligan
    Created, wrote and performed on 'The Goon Show

Why he might be annoying:

    He had at least ten mental breakdowns.
    He had a child out of wedlock (1975).
    He suffered from manic depression as a result of strict deadlines for writing scripts.
    He placed an ad in the 'lonely hearts' section of an English magazine which read 'Wanted - rich elderly widow - object, murder' and it received several replies.
    Though he served with the British Army and lived in Britain most of his life, he took Irish citizenship (1960).
    When accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award, he called Prince Charles a 'little grovelling bastard' on live television (1994).
    His tombstone bares the epitaph 'I told you I was ill.'
    He was interviewed on an Australian news broadcast and remained in the studio when they read off the news, adding his own name to various news items.
    He wrote poetry.
    He was an animal rights activist.
    Most of his film appearances are cameos.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was voted the 'funniest person of the last 1000 years' by a BBC poll.
    He signed on to play a serious role in the British play 'Oblomov' based on a book by Ivan Goncharov. He intended to play his role seriously but the play was not successful until he started to ad lib.
    He was a skilled musician.
    When touring in Yugoslavia, he joined a local Communist party in order to receive a free meal.
    He said, 'World peace could be a possibility... if it weren't for all those damned foreigners!'
    He said, 'The fondest memory I have is not really of the Goons. It's of a girl called Julia with enormous breasts.'
    He received an honorary knighthood (2000).
    He was the one who came up with the Vera Lynn ending in 'Dr. Strangelove.'

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 3118 Votes: 23.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 49.40% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 163 Votes: 42.33% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 120 Votes: 35.00% Annoying