Jasper Carrott proving he's on live telly 1979

Not being 1979 anymore of course, this isn't proof at all I suppose. But take it from me, I remember this going out on ITV and changing channels to BBC1 & 2 to check, those were indeed the shows on the other side.

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Comedy

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• Jasper
• Carrott
• comedy
• birmingham
• live
• ITV
• unrecorded
• funky
• moped

[michtyme3]

This was an ITV show

[BHX]

Jasper Carrott - Brilliant.

[lindsayheyhey1991]

oh mr carrott sir you are truly amazing!!!

i'm in stitches!!!

[ChromeDrifter71]

I remember waiting to see this all evening, when I was 8, sitting through the Return of the Saint and my mum had allowed us to stay up later to watch it, because we were fans of Jasper... thanks for posting - we had it on cassette (a livid yellow colour as I recall) and so it brings back loads of memories.

[blueleadguitar]

God, I haven't seen that for years! Absolutely brilliant, thanks so much michtyme3 for uploading it! Cheers!

[Maundervision]

One of the LPs I remember my father playing to me a lot when I was a kid, this show. In fact, the album carries on after the programme finished, with JC informing us of he & his mates' doomed attempts to set light to their farts ('We had to stick 'is bum out the window, in the end...'). Classic.

[00simonwise]

I remember Carrott saying not all ITV regions took the show live - some put him on after the epilogue...!

[drpoxy]

I can remember watching this - It was on after "The return of the saint" (the title of the episode escapes me !). Thanks for posting.

[UKArchiveTV]

9.15pm on Sunday 17 Feb 1979. The film was Perfect Gentlemen with Lauren Bacall. The Shakespeare was Measure for Measure with Tim Piggot-Smith.

[mutinyonthekitkat]

This seems familiar. I think I might have actually watched it at the time when I was a schoolkid.

There were only 3 UK channels in 1979 - BBC1, BBC2 and "ITV", C4 didn't start till 82. The channels used to close down around 1am as well, but that's the way is was and it's only strange looking back at it now. It's funny that even with tens of channels nowadays I still hear "there's nothin on telly" said a lot. I supose there'll never be enough channels.

[tigergibbs]

@eggfromsywell thanks for the info lol,youre right, im a bit young to remember the first two additions which is why said about, come to think of it i do remember channell five starting up though