
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.
Air Date: 1990-10-03
Jasper discusses airports and vasectomies, a couple of actors desperately try to complete a scene, The Detectives get...
Air Date: 1990-10-10
Jasper discusses the youth of today and women's magazines, The Detectives are on the hunt for drug dealers, Punt & De...
Air Date: 1990-10-17
Featured Wiggy The Vet
Air Date: 1990-10-24
Jasper discusses cars and home movies & films, we discover the hidden lives of Subbuteo players, The Detectives prepa...
Air Date: 1990-10-31
Jasper discusses barbecues and holidays, we discover the shocking truth about architects, The Detectives catch up on ...
Air Date: 1990-11-07
Jasper demonstrates how to make people laugh, reveals the secrets behind British Telecom and discusses the perils of ...