Before Hitchhiker's, he'd interestingly already used that number in a sketch for the Burkiss Way [1], which featured a reference to "42 Logical Positivism Avenu

Before Hitchhiker's, he'd interestingly already used that number in a sketch for the Burkiss Way [1], which featured a reference to "42 Logical Positivism Avenue". [1] https://www.buttercookie.de/The%20Burkiss%20Way/Transcripts/Series%202/The%20Burkiss%20Way%20-%20S02E08.html#Sawbridgeworth_sketch https://www.buttercookie.de/The%20Burkiss%20Way/Transcripts/...