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Carrott's Lib

  • TV Series
  • 1982–1983
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Sketch ComedyComedy

Standup comedy, sketches and songs on topical matters from Jasper Carrott and a regular rota of supporting actors and comedians.Standup comedy, sketches and songs on topical matters from Jasper Carrott and a regular rota of supporting actors and comedians.Standup comedy, sketches and songs on topical matters from Jasper Carrott and a regular rota of supporting actors and comedians.

  • Stars
    • Jasper Carrott
    • Nick Wilton
    • Chris Barrie
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    42
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    • Stars
      • Jasper Carrott
      • Nick Wilton
      • Chris Barrie
    • 2User reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    9Prismark10

    Gummer is a bummer

    'Why oh why have they given this unfunny comedian another show? ITV have tried to flog this guy on to the British public for years with no success, now the BBC are giving him airtime'

    That was my reaction in 1982 when I heard Carrott's Lib was going out live on BBC1 on Saturday nights. To me Jasper Carrott was another pub comedian whose questionable talents escaped me. He had a cult reputation but that was it.

    Boy was I wrong. This was one of the funniest shows on the box. Edgy, satirical, topical, controversial. The program had pre recorded sketches, but Carrott provided the links and a wry commentary on the week's events.

    Somewhere between the late 1970s and early 1980s Carrott had moved towards alternative comedy and just ran with it. He also gave an early break to rising star Chris Barrie.

    Of course like a lot of topical comedy shows, it now looks dated but it was a show of its time and a landmark one.

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      The Nuclear Dangers sketch which Chris Barrie plays a member of a nuclear family foreshadows Chris Barrie starring as Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf (1988), which his character in that series, born in a dysfunctional family, dies from a Cadmium 2 leak and is brought back as a hologram.
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1982 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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