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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 18:31:40 GMT
Currently re-watching, for the bazillionth time, all my Jasper stuff. I just love him. Him and Rik were my main go to comfort zones when I was a kid. Here is some Classic Carrott.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 19:15:33 GMT
Yes Jasper very funny! I used to watch him all the time as a kid! And the story's he told were hilarious! He had this ability to grab your attention and keep hold of it! He was not rated enough!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2021 19:41:11 GMT
I agree. He is so underrated. Every time people are talking about the greatest comedians, etc, poor Jasper never gets a mention and that always upsets me. He is a genius. Award winning too. All those p***-take adverts he made and Wiggy, The Detectives, all the satire from the early 80s and one of my faves of his, Carrott Del Sol. He's just wonderful.
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Post by Cartman on Mar 29, 2021 19:48:13 GMT
Anyone remember his record Funky Moped from 75?
Talking about funny insurance claims, I came across a few in my time of dealing with them. One was for "lethargic rabbits". We insured a pet food manufacturer and a claim came in from a rabbit breeder that had fed his rabbits on our firm's feed, and they no longer wanted to do what rabbits do quite a lot, and they were no longer breeding.
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Post by Steve Austin on Mar 29, 2021 20:19:58 GMT
I used like Jasper (still do I guess). He had a TV show on Saturday nights if memory serves and he had it in for Reliant Robins and Sun readers. I read a couple of his books too, "A Little Zit On The Side" & "Sweet And Sour Labrador" which were stories of his growing up, very amusing. Perhaps you can help me out @thepeoplespoet, there was one sketch I remember from a Christmas Show he did and the song went something like "children roasting on an open fire, jack frost biting off your nose" and I think the chorus was "are you going to be a miserable pain in the bum this Christmas". I've searched for this on YT etc but to no avail. Does this ring any bells with you or anyone? Trust me, it is funnier than I've made it sound
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Post by Del Boy on Mar 29, 2021 22:59:34 GMT
Jasper was a must watch for me. Liked his BBC days. Has anyone seen his stuff come up on the cable channels ?
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Post by Sparky on Mar 30, 2021 7:16:22 GMT
Only in the last month or so, I have been listening to a couple of his Live Albums, and some of his TV shows. I had forgotten just how funny he is. He is a great comedian!
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Post by Vienna on Mar 30, 2021 13:09:27 GMT
I often think of him and this classic sketch when I get on public transport myself... Vi
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2021 13:38:11 GMT
I used like Jasper (still do I guess). He had a TV show on Saturday nights if memory serves and he had it in for Reliant Robins and Sun readers. I read a couple of his books too, "A Little Zit On The Side" & "Sweet And Sour Labrador" which were stories of his growing up, very amusing. Perhaps you can help me out @thepeoplespoet , there was one sketch I remember from a Christmas Show he did and the song went something like "children roasting on an open fire, jack frost biting off your nose" and I think the chorus was "are you going to be a miserable pain in the bum this Christmas". I've searched for this on YT etc but to no avail. Does this ring any bells with you or anyone? Trust me, it is funnier than I've made it sound Off the top of my head, it doesn't but I have just acquired a new episode of a show he did called Carrot's Lib, from the early 80s, it was a comp type ep put on one Xmas, it may be on that and may have bits on that I have not seen before. I have not watched it yet but will eventually. I found it on Youtube, I will see if it is still there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2021 13:39:03 GMT
This is the episode I was talking about.
The last 5 minutes of this episode has this song you were looking for and bloody brilliant it is too!
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