Canned Carrott (1990–1992)

TV ShowEndedBBC OneComedy2 seasons, 12 episodes
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Plot

Canned Carrott was a comedy stand-up and sketch-show by Jasper Carrott. Two of the regular sketches were "Wiggy" and "The Detectives". The first sketch, "Wiggy", followed the adventures of a man with a bad wig. It was a slapstick comedy in which the characters were silent except for the narrator. It was similar in style to Mr. Bean or The Benny Hill Show. The second, and the more popular was "The Detectives", starring the police officers Briggs and Louis, who watched too many TV Police dramas, and unsuccessfully tried to emulate them. Such was the popularity of this sketch that it was transformed into its own television series, The Detectives. Due to their involvement in both Canned Carrott and the contemporary The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis also got their own sketch show, called The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show, which ran for two series.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Canned Carrott S01E01Canned Carrott Season 1 Episode 1October 3, 1990—Jasper discusses airports and vasectomies, a couple of actors desperately try to complete a scene, The Detectives get to grips with rhyming
  2. S01E02Canned Carrott S01E02Canned Carrott Season 1 Episode 2October 10, 1990—Jasper discusses the youth of today and women's magazines, The Detectives are on the hunt for drug dealers, Punt & Dennis get to grips with
  3. S01E03Canned Carrott S01E03Canned Carrott Season 1 Episode 3October 17, 1990—Featured Wiggy The Vet
  4. S01E04Canned Carrott S01E04Canned Carrott Season 1 Episode 4October 24, 1990—Jasper discusses cars and home movies & films, we discover the hidden lives of Subbuteo players, The Detectives prepare for the impending ar
  5. S01E05Canned Carrott S01E05Canned Carrott Season 1 Episode 5October 31, 1990—Jasper discusses barbecues and holidays, we discover the shocking truth about architects, The Detectives catch up on some paperwork, Punt &
  6. S01E06Canned Carrott S01E06Canned Carrott Season 1 Episode 6November 7, 1990—Jasper demonstrates how to make people laugh, reveals the secrets behind British Telecom and discusses the perils of getting older, The Dete

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1991–92Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Canned Carrott Season 2 Episode 1November 21, 1991—
  2. S02E02Canned Carrott Season 2 Episode 2November 28, 1991—
  3. S02E03Canned Carrott Season 2 Episode 3December 5, 1991—
  4. S02E04Canned Carrott Season 2 Episode 4December 12, 1991—
  5. S02E05Canned Carrott Season 2 Episode 5December 19, 1991—
  6. S02E06Canned Carrott Season 2 Episode 6January 2, 1992—

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Cast

Jasper CarrottJasper CarrottHugh DennisHugh DennisSteve PuntSteve PuntRobert PowellRobert Powell

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