{"podcast":{"title":"Goon Pod","slug":"goon-pod-3923052","podcast_index_feed_id":3923052,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/5c86827c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://pod.link/1569929507","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/15423191/15423191-1672433948945-89aac5be845a4.jpg","author":"Goon Pod","episode_count":242,"summary":"A podcast where we talk about classic comedy with particular focus on the work of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine. You'll also hear us discuss the likes of Monty Python, Hancock, Blackadder, the Carry On films, Peter Cook, Steptoe & Son and countless other comedy figures & fixtures from the postwar era. Please follow on Bluesky @goonpod.bsky.social and Twitter @goonshowpod","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T16:18:31.828950+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052"},"episode":{"title":"Heroes Of Comedy (Channel 4)","slug":"heroes-of-comedy-channel-4","published_at":"2025-11-12T06:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052/heroes-of-comedy-channel-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyler-adams0/episodes/Heroes-Of-Comedy-Channel-4-e3ane26","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/5c86827c/podcast/play/110917126/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-9%2F412129817-44100-2-45af6731cadff.m4a","summary":"From 1995 to 2002 Heroes Of Comedy on Channel 4 showcased and celebrated some of the finest comic talents Britain has ever produced and this week, with returning guest Chris Diamond, we're taking a look at the series with particular emphasis on three editions: The Goons, Terry-Thomas & Tommy Cooper. It's a sprawling and highly entertaining chat which covers lot of ground including: Max Wall - Spike in Peter Sellers' car boot - Denis Healey as Bloodnok - kicking Bob Todd up the arse - Tommy Cooper's death on stage - Vault of Horror - Dick Lester - The Obituary Show - WHY Nigel Havers? - The Mouse That Roared TV pilot - Tarby's TT theft - Harry's hoary stories - airing dead comics' dirty laundry in public - Richard Briers - Jack Benny - Fierce Creatures - Frank Muir's TV Heaven - the decline of Terry-Thomas - Julia Breck - Victor Lewis-Smith - Liberace with TT & Richard Wattis - Danny Baker & Tommy Cooper - Clive James - Telly Addicts - Ruxton Hayward - Max Miller's creepy animatronic doll - Hannibal Lecter does Terry Cooper - Michael Bentine: clever or funny? - Spike hates the BBC - YouTube has spoiled us - Fantabulosa! - producer John Fisher - Jonathan Miller - bored with The Last Goon Show of All - Terry Pratchett - Pat Dixon - The Naked Truth - "Hard Cheese!"","meta_description":"From 1995 to 2002 Heroes Of Comedy on Channel 4 showcased and celebrated some of the finest comic talents Britain has ever produced and this week, with re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5156,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goon-pod-3923052/episodes/heroes-of-comedy-channel-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052/heroes-of-comedy-channel-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}