Culture That Made Me: Bernard O'Shea reveals his influences through the years  

From Spike Milligan and Frasier to Sean Moncrieff, the TV funnyman picks eight of his cultural touchstones 
Culture That Made Me: Bernard O'Shea reveals his influences through the years  

Bernard O'Shea.

Spike Milligan’s surrealism 

My biggest telly memory growing up was watching comedians on the Late Late Show. My first memory is Spike Milligan. I'd say I was maybe six. I remember genuinely thinking, how did this crazy guy get on telly? He told this story about his father being an Irishman – from Sligo – who was a soldier in India. 

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