goon show producer peter eton remembers the riotous fun the studio audience had at goon show recordings:

"...in fact, we recorded the longest laughter ever on a goon show - over four minutes - and as i edited it out later, ben lyon, who was editing a tape on a neighbouring bench, asked what i was doing. "throwing away laughter," i replied. "don't do that," he said. "we are short of laughter this week. give it to me." and he edited it into life with the lyons."