question: Which radio comedy show host gave themselves the name "Spike" after hearing a band on Radio Luxembourg called Spike Jones and his City Slickers?
answer: Spike Milligan
context: Title: The Milligan Papers
  Passage: The Milligan Papers was a BBC radio comedy show, written by John Antrobus and starring Spike Milligan.  First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987, it also featured Chris Langham, John Bluthal, and Antrobus, and is sometimes referred to as "A Goon Show for the '80s".  It was produced by Paul Spencer.  Milligan stated during the show's production run that he was not happy with the show, and it was cancelled after only one series.
  Title: Spike Milligan
  Passage: Terence Alan Milligan {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a British-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor.  The son of an Irish father and an English mother, his early life was spent in India where he was born.  The majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom.  He disliked his first name, and began to call himself "Spike" after hearing a band on Radio Luxembourg called Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
  Title: Freddie Tavares
  Passage: Frederick Theodore 'Freddie' Tavares (born 18 February 1913, Maui, Hawaii died 1990, California, United States) was an American musician and inventor.  Born in Hawaii, Tavares is perhaps best known for his role in designing the Fender Stratocaster and other Fender instruments and amplifiers (including the classic Bassman amp).  He was also a virtuoso on the steel guitar, playing on many hundreds of recording sessions, radio broadcasts and movie soundtracks.  The signature steel guitar swoop at the beginning of every Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical short was played by Tavares.  His other credits include work with Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, The Sons of the Pioneers, "Tennessee" Ernie Ford, Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Lawrence Welk, and Henry Mancini.
  Title: Spike Jones
  Passage: Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader specializing in satirical arrangements of popular songs and classical music.  Ballads receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells and outlandish and comedic vocals.  From the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the United States and Canada as "The Musical Depreciation Revue."
  Title: The Spike Jones Show (series)
  Passage: The Spike Jones Show is the name of several separate American comedy and variety series that aired on NBC and CBS in the 1950s and 1960s.  The series was presented by actor and musician Spike Jones, his wife, musician Helen Grayco and their band, The City Slickers.  The series also featured Billy Barty, Freddy Morgan, Paul Garner, Bill Dana, and Lennie Weinrib.
  Title: At the Supper Club
  Passage: At the Supper Club is a posthumous 2010 album consisting of recordings of Perry Como performing on the radio variety show "The Chesterfield Supper Club", recorded for the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS), in 1946.  Others featured on the broadcasts are Lloyd Shaffer and his Orchestra, The Satisfiers, and announcer Martin Block.  Guests include Nat King Cole, Spike Jones and his City Slickers, Peggy Lee, Diana Lynn and the Modernaires with Paula Kelly.
  Title: Yes! We Have No Bananas
  Passage: "Yes!  We Have No Bananas" is a novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn from the 1922 Broadway revue "Make It Snappy".  Sung by Eddie Cantor in the revue, the song became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks) when it was recorded by Billy Jones, Arthur Hall, Irving Kaufman, and others.  It was covered later by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, and many more.  It also inspired a follow-up song, "I've Got the Yes!  We Have No Bananas Blues", recorded by Billy Jones and others in 1923.
  Title: Club Oasis
  Passage: Club Oasis is a 24-episode half-hour comedy-variety show, set in a chic simulated nightclub, which appeared on NBC in the 1957–1958 television season.  The series alternated with "The Polly Bergen Show" in the 9 p.m. EST time slot on Saturday evenings.  Though several entertainers appeared as hosts on "Club Oasis", the program became most closely associated toward the end of its short run with the bandleader Spike Jones, who became its permanent host, and his City Slickers.
  Title: Spike Jones in Stereo
  Passage: Spike Jones in Stereo (also known as Spike Jones in Hi-Fi and A Spooktacular in Screaming Sound) (1959) is a comedy album by musical-satirist Spike Jones.  Unlike his previous recordings, which make fun of genres such as Christmas and classical music, "Spike Jones in Stereo" is a send up of everything horror.
  Title: Fireman Save My Child (1954 film)
  Passage: Fireman Save My Child is a 1954 American comedy film starring Hugh O'Brian and Buddy Hackett in roles originally meant for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, a last-minute substitution when Costello fell ill.  Comical musical band "Spike Jones and His City Slickers" also appear at great length, with Jones garnering top billing.  The movie was directed by Leslie Goodwins.
citations: The Milligan Papers Spike Milligan