When he died, Spike Milligan's response was priceless: "I'm glad he died before me, because I didn't want him to sing at my funeral"

:^O

Equally priceless...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iLElHqv-w

He sent him a telegram the next day along the lines of "I don't suppose there's a chance of a knighthood"...