The Phil Silvers Show a Korean War patrol – Cpl. Allan Melvin, Pvt. Silvers, Pvt. Hiken, and Pvt. Lembeck. The characters also appear in the novel "The Manchurian Candidate", which has been plagued with multiple assertions of plagiarism. In 1987 a British tourist visiting Tibet wearing a Phil Silvers "Sgt. Bilko" T-shirt had Chinese soldiers attempt to rip it off her because they thought the picture was the Dalai Lama. Larry David, creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm", has called "The Phil Silvers Show" his favorite television show. From 1957 to 1960, DC Comics published a Sergeant Bilko comic book which lasted 16
Paul Garner (comedian) also written extensively for comedian Jimmy Carr. Garner created, wrote and starred in E4/Channel 4's "The Pilot Show" which lured celebrities and members of the public into appearing on what they thought were genuine TV shows such as 'Lapdance Island' and 'Who Wants To Be A Spaceman?' A 16-part series of "The Pilot Show", (renamed "BSTV") was then made for American television with Garner once again starring in it, writing and executive producing. Garner has also appeared as an actor in various shows such as "Pulling" and "The Jim Jeffries Show". Most notably, Garner played the part of "Dave Millman",