2007-01-28 00:23:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Both!
In his work as a comedian, musician, poet etc. he was obviously a genius, but he was also a 'nutter'. Spike Milligan suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life, having at least ten mental breakdowns.
Spike Milligan said about heaven— "I'd like to go there. But if Jeffrey Archer is there, I want to go to Lewisham."
Genius AND nutter :-)
2007-01-28 00:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by Great Dane 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A complete genius nutter!
I nearly wet myself reading Puckoon and his war "memoirs" are very revealing about him - getting shell shock in particular.
I cried like a baby when I heard on the news he had died.
Those above who said he had no wit should watch an Audience with Spike Milligan to see how spontaneously funny he was.
2007-01-28 15:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by the real swiss tony 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Terence Alan Milligan, KBE, (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish writer, artist, musician, humanitarian and comedian. He played the piano, trumpet, and saxophone and was the creator, principal writer and performing member of The Goon Show.
Between the two possibilities , I choose the "genius"
2007-01-28 08:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Who's Spike Milligan?
2007-01-28 08:27:59 · answer #4 · answered by leiadahn 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Never heard of him until now. After a little research, it appears that he was afflicted with bipolar. Since I've been there, I can assure you that having a mental disorder is not the same as being nuts. I can also assure you that many geniuses appear to be walking that thin line between reality and the nutcase world. Robin Williams is an excellent example of this. So, my answer would be genius.
2007-01-28 08:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Spike was Manic depressive-He was riding the highs and Lows of that condition.
2007-01-29 12:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by Devmeister 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like nearly everyone else said both. A genius in his era. But some his humour quite simply isn't funny nowadays, in fact some of it was overtly racist and he wasn't adverse to using terms of racial insult in his writing. But... we can't hold that against him because everyone did it back then... still though its hard to laugh like you used to when you read and hear him using those terms...
2007-01-28 16:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Fox 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolute genius.
2007-01-28 09:01:05 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
both he done so much also can remember a story he done for children. Got it on tape when i was a child made me laugh still does
2007-01-28 12:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by mt1uk 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Genius...and a bloody nutter....x
2007-01-28 08:32:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋