All Star Comedy Carnival

All Star Comedy Carnival

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1969-12-25

An annual Christmas special produced by ITV, containing new mini-episodes of popular British sitcoms and light entertainment programmes, with some musical interludes. It was hosted by Des O'Connor in 1969, Max Bygraves in 1970, Mike and Bernie Winters in 1971 and Jimmy Tarbuck in 1972 and 1973. Created as a direct competitor to the BBC's Christmas Night with the Stars, all had short five minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series.

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An annual Christmas special produced by ITV, containing new mini-episodes of popular British sitcoms and light entertainment programmes, with some musical interludes. It was hosted by Des O'Connor in 1969, Max Bygraves in 1970, Mike and Bernie Winters in 1971 and Jimmy Tarbuck in 1972 and 1973. Created as a direct competitor to the BBC's Christmas Night with the Stars, all had short five minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series.

First Aired

1969-12-25

Last Aired

1973-12-25

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Director

Status

Ended

Genres

Comedy

Family

Language

English

Network

ITV1

Production

Casts

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    Des O'Connor

    Des O'Connor
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    Max Bygraves

    Max Bygraves
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    Bernie Winters

    Bernie Winters
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    Jimmy Tarbuck

    Jimmy Tarbuck