Pre-Python YouTube links

The Goon Show (radio, 1951-1960)
Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe 

Lots of Goon Show links:

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DVuVFFNvyUT8%26list%3DPLJvi5nOnll0_TTxxye_jKYZMKDvPslXFz&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw2anPUVRtQIxbl_JrYZuh_w


The Pythons on the influence of The Goon Show on their comedy:

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DSmuS3SGgRsw%26t%3D133s&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw3UpW_QS6HBJYdRWxPhaHCU


That Was The Week That Was (TV, 1962-63 UK, 64-65 USA)

David Frost, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, many others

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query%3DThat%2BWas%2BThe%2BWeek%2BThat%2BWas&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw3mjhNw52EW4PX09uDd7UIe

            
Spike Milligan’s Q5 (1969, 1975)

Premiered months before Python with the same formats

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query%3DSpike%2BMilligan%2BQ5&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw3ESWayhGM-puRO9KSks6tJ


The Frost Report (1966-67)

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman, John Law

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query%3DThe%2BFrost%2BReport&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw1fVxg1tVmYAe32viVZirYf


Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69)

Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, David Jason, Denise Coffey

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query%3DDo%2BNot%2BAdjust%2BYour%2BSet&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw3GiGwLcfjDta1r6jNF5U8v


At Last The 1948 Show (1967-69)

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Aimie Macdonald, David Frost 

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query%3DAt%2BLast%2BThe%2B1848%2BShow&source=gmail-imap&ust=1632248879000000&usg=AOvVaw0zPFdK2652M8bIca8Pk5_c