Conversation so far:
What was this show about?
The Goon Show, with its absurdity, manic surreality and unpredictability..
What made this show so amazing?
The Goon Show was merely quick-fire delivery of extremely funny lines mouthed by eccentric characters.
Anything else made this show amazing?
In The Goon Show, Spike was unknowingly portraying every facet of the British psyche".
What made this show surreal?
the anarchic spirit of the Goon Show...would inspire, directly or indirectly and to varying extents, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Eddie Izzard notes that the Goons and Milligan in particular "influenced a new generation of comedians who came to be known as 'alternative'..

Question: What did people have to say about the show?
Self-contained rewrite: What did people have to say about the Goon show?