New film about Spike Milligan

Ettalong Beach Club is holding the world premiere of the new Spike Milligan documentary "I Told You I was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan".

Publicity officer Mr Scott MacKillop said the documentary is an intimate look at the life of this Peninsula boy, turned global icon and comic genius, through the eyes of his family and close friends.

"For the first time his family have opened up their personal archives to reveal Spike as a brilliant, tortured and visionary man, who trod a thin line between genius and depression, giving the world a much greater insight into the man voted by the BBC as the funniest person of the millennium," Mr MacKillop said.

The evening of the premiere screening will also include a live introduction from Spike's daughter Laura Milligan, with readings of letters and poems, and live performances from Spike's old touring buddy Glen Cardier.

Mr Cardier toured with Spike in the 1980s and has two of his songs as part of the film's soundtrack.

Mr MacKillop said Mr Cardier would also be sharing some amusing and revealing anecdotes about life on the road with Spike.

The screening will be held on Saturday, September 10, with tickets costing $20.

Press release, August 16 Scott MacKillop, Brilliant Logic