TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85

zzeristor about 5 hours ago 5 commentsRead Article on bbc.co.uk

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BLKNSLVR•about 4 hours ago

I grew up on The Goodies. Long time ago now, but I think it shaped my impression of comedy as much as Monty Python.

A more recent favorite comedy series is The Mighty Boosh, who list The Goodies as a strong influence.

Vale Bill Oddie, thank you for what you provided.

defrost•about 4 hours ago

IIRC ... everybody and their dog seemed to cover Bill Oddie's Wild Thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMxFYfXCe4Y

perilunar•about 2 hours ago

uh, The Goodies covered The Troggs' Wild Thing: https://youtu.be/gSWInYFVksg

ggm•about 4 hours ago

He put twitching (bird watching) on the map.

zeristor•about 5 hours ago

The Goodies always seemed like a parallel Monty Python.

Barry Took brought together the team for Monty Python.