Spike Milligan - Irish Noughts & Crosses Championships

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[@pjnugent8198]

As a proud Irishman i have to say ' only Spike could get away with that. The Guinness tray is just genius. 🇮🇪 😂

[@cityzens634]

How?

[@moretimeneeded56]

The Guinness tray is Pure Genius (ref tv ad late 80s early 90s)

[@jjdecani]

The wobbly tray of Guinness made me die of comedy-induced heart failure. No flowers, by request.

[@Woffy.]

Guinness is either in the glass or down your throat.

[@maryoleary5044]

No flowers requested 🤣🤣🤣

[@zxingzxing]

Hysterically Amusing like no other. RIP Spike Milligan.

[@iconicshrubbery]

"Milligan reached the parts that Others did not reach. " surreal genius

[@michaelbullock8279]

Let's examine this sketch: 1 - John Bluthall's hair 2- Mr. Lovely Legs Ireland 3 - The choosing of the chalk ceremony 4 - at 1:06 - the chalk 5 - at 1:14 - the Guiness Beer - watching this on the original broacast - the funniest thing i've ever seen as a 13 year old... 6 - at 1:57 - the reference card 7 - at 2:25 - the delayed 'x' 8 - at 2:40 - "The referee's having none of that and he's wiped it' 9 - at 3:14 - rubs off the X an absolutely astonishing sketch.

[@IM-tl7qv]

And the 10 second ducks, urine retention card and "that was an absolute beta blocker" 😂😂😂

[@adriancameron8665]

absolutley brillian

[@dec-hw3lm]

John Bluthall getting a real punch from Spike 3:57

[@scoldedcat]

Riveting stuff. I was on the edge of my seat.

[@chuffpup]

Spike. They broke the mold when they made him.... Thank God..

[@vamborooolz]

Think I first watched this in '84 and down the years the memory of that wobbly tray of Guiness has remained. Joy.

[@JohnPersonage]

That wobbly tray of Guinness rules!! LOL

[@lessmith3718]

Yes the beer tray was fabulous,brilliant

[@bluenose1744]

Superb, always loved spike and the other performers are equally brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@paladin56]

Reminds me of World of Sport with Dickie Davis. I got a pain laughing at this. I love Dick Scratcher's hair.

[@billb1861]

I love his name! 🤣🤣

[@DavidLee-qx9ki]

'Quiet for the bastard'

[@dizzylizzysunflower]

I do miss Spike Milligan..brilliantly funny..

[@grossleg123]

Like Glasgow on a Sat night ( and every other night )😂

[@tompage6421]

Mad as a box of frogs. Brilliant.

[@SocksWithSandals]

Good old Spike. And a great set design with props for that sketch.

[@likklej8]

I was in a pub in Bray during the World Cup in the 90s it was very much like this sketch with the waiter spilling stuff and the lads scrapping round the tv screen

[@beneire6955]

Which pub?

[@likklej8]

@@beneire6955 the one at the left side of the road where main drag comes to seafront big bar goes back long way I was pretty hammered myself at the time.

[@tonyford4170]

I love the goons , and Milligan, I have got many on his books, and quite a few goon shows on LP, I met Spike back in the eary 1970's at his art exhibition in Aldgate East London.

[@bobdownes162]

The skill of that Waiter, manoeuvering that tray of Guinness, belongs being entered in some Book of Records of some sort.

[@kenuraking]

Half Irish myself , and it, and my other half were both in stitches.....!

[@bobdownes162]

Been Lookin' for years to find Irish jokes concerning the English - Alas - Can't find any.

[@stevebarlow3154]

@@bobdownes162 I'm sure there must be some. The Irish outside of Dublin refer to Dubliners as 'little Brits'. The Dubliners refer to the rest of the population by an obscene Irish word, that I haven't found an English translation for! The best Celtic jokes about the English I've heard were by Welsh comedian Rob Brydon. They were rather gentle piss takes, rather like a younger brother teasing his big brother. I imagine if that had been a Scottish comedian the jokes would have been much more vicious.

[@tonyjedioftheforest1364]

Spike was the original comedy genius that all others tried to follow.

[@neilburton2288]

Laughed till I cried..a comic genius.

[@mwain66]

I'm half Irish and half English The Irish half loved it 😁😁 The English half felt guilty about offending others 😟

[@bongobob7079]

It's not "the English half" You are clearly brainwashed to feel guilty. I am English and don't feel guilt at all but then I am not a sheeple.

[@mwain66]

@@bongobob7079 perhaps I was being sarcastic Bob the English half loved it too ☺

[@spaceytracey1237]

@@mwain66 don't explain yourself. I don't think Bob qets it. Made me chuckle tho.

[@mwain66]

@Mullard 5Y3 Absolutely right the English half would hate to offend any sjw's The Irish half however does give a .... Feel free to insert a word.👍

[@boychildnew1]

Ha, i remember watching this in 1978, 5 years before i was born, and... ah, wait... - oh, i all confused now!

[@jeanpeters100]

Such skill and power takes years of training.

[@Hirsute63]

I want one of them wobbly Guinness trays!

[@brothermaynard3200]

I'm happy with my wobbly Guinness legs.

[@markneedham752]

Smiths..?

[@peterelmer9114]

‘Kin brill - “they’re psyching each other out” 😂

[@robertmartin8762]

Tis Irish Bob saying hello Bloody marvelous. When tv was worth watching and enjoying laughs with family and friends. Irish Bob enjoyed this sketch Enjoy yer weekend ahead 🤗😇😎🇮🇪🇨🇵🍀☘️🦾🩺🥂

[@paylmoffat3409]

Spike gave the Irish an absolute hammering and he loved every minute of it

[@ontheslide2339]

@Station View he's mocking himself... his father was from Sligo.. he doesn't seem to find it 'debilitating'...

[@ontheslide2339]

@Station View black people tell jokes about black people.. asian people tell jokes about asian people.. ..and in this case a man with irish heritage is mocking irish people.. ..but I guess if you really search hard enough there's racism everywhere... it's become a really popular pastime...

[@sansovino4124]

That tray of beer is the most fantastic prop!

[@sandramorey2529]

Oh my goodness, a Spike Milligan treasure trove

[@TheMichaelseymour]

Don't you dare take the piss outa the irish ! ... they do it perfectly well themselves .

[@stephenrice4554]

Genius , you can't go wrong with spike and co

[@keithrich8373]

Original unique zany but always brilliant.Spike was all of these god bless him

[@darganx]

I remember this sketch, if only for the fact that Mum was in tears of laughter about the referee with the skinny legs!!

[@VonBlade]

You can trace the entirety of British comedy to Spike Milligan. Rarely does the word genius feel insignificant.

[@markneedham752]

"Told you he was sick." RIP mate. You done y'self proud.

[@TimTernet0]

I hope our Irish Friends take it in good spirit.

[@cogboy302]

Doesn't even have to be good spirit. We'll take whatever you've got...

[@paulsmith843]

The Beer Tray....Brilliant!

[@stuartleeson3094]

Dick Scratcher....what a name.

[@cripesclassworks5654]

Lewis Carroll is not dead, he is producing the darts and snooker programmes on the BBC.

[@armymatters8042]

It must have been so much fun working on these shows. A dream job to work with Spike.

[@fredferd965]

Complete and total madness!!!!!!!! The Baron of Bonkers, the King of Komedy, the Prince of Proofrock.... Shakespeare, move over!!!!!

[@barbarapeckham4021]

Laura C

[@choppy249]

This is an obvious parody of the worst of darts at the time . Brilliantly done . Hilarious .

[@JillHayling]

Just so Good . Miss Spike 😂❤️

[@derby1884]

Daughter of Mr & Mrs Spike, presumably?

[@hoppinonabronzeleg]

I love the stolen British Rail cutlery !!!! WTF

[@clouddog2393]

The good old days when people could laugh at themselves , at each other and nobody was offended . These days it's just the opposite which is sad as laughter is a great healer .

[@michealmccann]

The guy with the tray of beer was hilarious, this was real comedy, RIP spike.

[@miked4377]

spike is great!!!!

[@johnkeogh8163]

How politically incorrect, loved it again.

[@lambertroberts]

insanity is fun !

[@Seansaighdeoir]

I think alcohol is a pre-requisite to enjoying this sketch!

[@middleagedwhitebloke]

It’s a pre-requisite to pretty much everything.

[@cosycleaner]

watch darts on TV and this doesn't seem so ridiculous

[@liquidsonly]

Or snooker.

[@davidspencer3191]

classic comedy

[@angieetheridge6386]

Bring back proper comedy like this we should make all the lefty snowflakes watch this, they would be screaming to leave the room hilarious

[@johnbristow8099]

I loved the tray of Guinness!

[@Spraycando]

class.

[@lemmybon3100]

Lunacy at its best!!😂😂😂

[@celticwarrior1365]

Hilarious! Another Milligan classic!

[@tnimbus]

brilliant

[@ianmcnamara62]

Comedy genius

[@miken891]

Why don't the BBC or ITV cover this competition more often?

[@iandaniel2153]

Oh my that was fun ...

[@keegan773]

Good old Spike.

[@dharmaseed]

Not to mention both of the contestants and the referee genuflecting when it dropped!

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Innocent humour which says a great deal against this day of foulpest that we have to live through

[@DamoBloggs]

Dick Scratcher - priceless

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I see where Reeves and Mortimer got 'Talc n Turnip' now

[@waltermatthews1155]

he told you he was ill, nutty nu nacker sketch, you wont be cross, top stuff

[@malaman67]

you cant beat this

[@swedishbob_7315]

The guy in grey suit is Frank from Vicar of Dibley :)

[@spazcoyle1845]

Pmfslf !! So funny I can't stop laughing at it!

[@MackerelCat]

Urine retention card 😂

[@johlene1813]

" God bless rhe Spike""

[@uncleambient]

'Skye Sport' LOL :)

[@trublgrl]

The X guy looks so much like Michael Scott, (Steve Carell) from the Office!

[@MyCommandos]

so funny x it hahahaha

[@liammccarron8191]

Hey, the Irish are experts at this. Ce'ad Mile Fa'ilte.

[@Sjmby95]

Rip spike

[@gomey70]

the tray of pints lmao

[@ryano1987]

the tray of Guinness, unrail funny!!

[@clemstevenson]

OXO! And, if you see my name on a tomb stone, you'll know that I came second in the duelling contest.

[@perrin6]

'On de bottom on de bottom' as I typed the last time I saw this vid.

[@Tabish29]

Orson Welles memorial brewery. Haha. Where'd that come from?

[@dacrlit]

Did you put SKYE SPORT on here?

@GlowWorm1962 What you forget is that Spike Milligan had an Irish passport.

[@memorialgardens1664]

🤝

[@andrewbriers1166]

while i admit spike milligan was never one of my top 5 comedians i miss the days when we could laugh at ourselves and others without being accused of racism.and im sure there were countries doing sketches along these lines about us brits.

[@Useaname]

Begone you humourless old turd. I'm Irish. Spike was Irish. Neither of us were offended.

[@Surferant666]

About right for the potatoes

[@Housephonestimes4]

Nephilim Phil Lynott!

[@precbass]

Sigh..When comedy was comedy...and funny!

[@jerzygawor958]

Totally daft but crazy funny. "Those legs should be illegal"! Spike Milligan was unique, a comic genius and a true Brit. What would he make of Covid Britain 2020?

[@adamgoodman6232]

PURE fucking INSANITY

[@anticapitalista100]

@thenowuk in what way?

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Oddly disturbing but with funny bits.

[@frankwood11]

which one is spike

[@thenowuk]

@anticapitalista100 eh..... yes it does actually

[@andrewdelaney5991]

Rod Jenkins

[@dec-hw3lm]

Note the Very End when Throwing punches ..Spike Actually lands a Punch on the Guy see section 3:58