The Goon Show at Birmingham Comedy Festival - October 2023

Goon Pod

2023 is the centenary of Larry Stephens, writer and collaborator with the Goons and Tony Hancock, a unique comedy creator whose life was cruelly cut short in 1959.

To celebrate Larry's contribution to British comedy this year, as part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival, the team who previously breathed new life into the Goon Show by restaging a handful of classic episodes has come back together for one night only to perform two shows which Larry co-wrote with Maurice Wiltshire: The Moriarty Murder Mystery and The Seagoon Memoirs.

Joining Tyler to talk about it all are Richard Usher (Sellers), Jimm Rennie (Secombe) and Mark Earby (Milligan), as well as producer/director Dave Freak and Julie Warren, author of the recent Larry Stephens biography 'It's All In The Mind' - Julie will be holding a Q&A ahead of the shows on Sunday 8th October 2023.

As well as talking about the creative process involved in putting together such a performance, the team talk about Larry's life and his relationship with the Goons and Hancock, including the scripting of a pre-Hancock's Half Hour vehicle for the lad himself: Vacant Lot, performed live in 2017 as part of the Festival.

It promises to be a magnificent show and tickets are on sale now for £15 - please visit Birmingham Comedy Festival presents The Goon Show. (bhamcomfest.co.uk) or phone the box office on 0121 780 3333