The Goon Show running jokes

This is a list of running jokes in the 1950s British radio programme The Goon Show.

Catch-phrases

Bluebottle's Catchphrases

Grytpype-Thynne's Catchphrases

Other Catchphrases

Regular plot devices

Very long jokes

A number of episodes seem to contain jokes which take a minute or more to get to the punchline, either due to the need to use up time, or, more likely, for comic effect. Some examples are below.

Footnotes

  1. "The Goon Show Site - Episode Details For Series 5". www.thegoonshow.net. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. "The Goon Show Site - Script - Queen Anne's Rain (Series 9, Episode 8)". www.thegoonshow.net. Retrieved 2008-09-23.

Bibliography

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