Spike Milligan - An Evening With Spike Milligan 1996 - Jack Hobbs Dysentery Anecdote 

Spike Milligan in An Evening With Spike Milligan 1996 telling the story of his Publisher, Jack Hobbs, who had dysentery. Spike swore this was a true story and it has since become an urban legend and been nicked by various other comedians. Spike swore in subsequent interviews this was a true story.
He also told this story on Parkinson in 1980 which can be found here :-
• Spike Milligan - Parki...