The Goodies International Comedy Festival in 2008. U.S. rock band The White Stripes named their 6th album "Icky Thump" in reference to The Goodies sketch "The Battle of Ecky Thump". The name was changed from "Ecky Thump" to "Icky Thump" to make the title more palatable to an American teenage audience. All three Goodies now have OBEs. Bill Oddie received his OBE in 2003 for wildlife conservation — while Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden received their OBEs in 2011 for services to light entertainment. All three Goodies have been regular attendees at Slapstick Festival in Bristol, and in 2011 they were awarded
Bristol Silents McGann, David Wyatt, David Robinson, Gunter A Buchwald, Kevin Brownlow, Richard Williams (animator), Michael Palin, Barry Cryer, Graham Rinaldi, Chris Serle and radio presenter Matthew Sweet. Ran from 27th - 30th Jan and guests included Rob Brydon, Shappi Khorsandi, Ian Lavender, Bill Oddie, Christopher Frayling, Richard Goleszowski, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paul McGann, Daiv Wyatt, Gunter A Buchwald, Kevin Brownlow, Richard Williams, Barry Cryer, Chris Serle, David Robinson and lecturer Alex Clayton. Ran from 26th - 29th Jan and guests included Griff Rhys Jones, Terry Jones, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ian Lavender, Bill Oddie, Christopher Frayling, Pierre Étaix, Tim Brooke-Taylor,