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Vivian Stanshall

  • English
  • Composer, musician and singer

Press clippings

'On best behaviour, he was a joy': the lost archive of Vivian Stanshall

The man best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was brilliant but volatile, and met an untimely end. Now his unfinished work has been rescued.

Andrew Male, The Guardian, 12th July 2023

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band win back the right to their name

Sixties rock legends The Bonzo Dog Band have won a legal battle to put the Doo Dah back into their name.

John Dunne, Evening Standard, 1st November 2019

Pegg wants Bonzo Anthem played at his funeral

Funnyman Simon Pegg wants to leave family and friends smiling at his funeral - be wants the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's novelty anthem The Urban Spaceman played.

The Daily Express, 17th March 2011

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