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	'''''All Star Comedy Carnival''''' was an annual Christmas-special produced by [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]], containing new mini-episodes of popular British [[sitcom]]s and [[light entertainment]] programmes with some musical interludes.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87bd72c3\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603220044/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87bd72c3\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 June 2021\|title=Mike and Bernie Winters' all-star Christmas Comedy Carnival (1971)\|website=BFI}}</ref> This was broadcast annually on 25 December on ITV, from 1969 to 1973. It was hosted by [[Des O'Connor]] in 1969, [[Max Bygraves]] in 1970, [[Mike Winters (comedian)\|Mike]] and [[Bernie Winters]] in 1971 and [[Jimmy Tarbuck]] in 1972 and 1973, ''All Star Comedy Carnival'' was a direct competitor to the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/all-star-comedy-carnival-1969\|title=All Star Comedy Carnival, 1969 - British Classic Comedy\|date=14 December 2014\|website=britishclassiccomedy.co.uk\|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref> All had short five-minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cf5b3e3\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206222211/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cf5b3e3\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=6 February 2020\|title=All Star Comedy Carnival (1972)\|website=BFI}}</ref>		'''''All Star Comedy Carnival''''' was an annual Christmas-special produced by [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]], containing new mini-episodes of popular British [[sitcom]]s and [[light entertainment]] programmes with some musical interludes.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87bd72c3\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603220044/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87bd72c3\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 June 2021\|title=Mike and Bernie Winters' all-star Christmas Comedy Carnival (1971)\|website=BFI}}</ref> This was broadcast annually on 25 December on ITV, from 1969 to 1973. It was hosted by [[Des O'Connor]] in 1969, [[Max Bygraves]] in 1970, [[Mike Winters (comedian)\|Mike]] and [[Bernie Winters]] in 1971 and [[Jimmy Tarbuck]] in 1972 and 1973, ''All Star Comedy Carnival'' was a direct competitor to the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/all-star-comedy-carnival-1969\|title=All Star Comedy Carnival, 1969 - British Classic Comedy\|date=14 December 2014\|website=britishclassiccomedy.co.uk\|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref> All had short five-minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cf5b3e3\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206222211/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cf5b3e3\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=6 February 2020\|title=All Star Comedy Carnival (1972)\|website=BFI}}</ref>

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{{Short description|British TV comedy series (1969–1973)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Italic title}}
'''''All Star Comedy Carnival''''' was an annual Christmas-special produced by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], containing new mini-episodes of popular British [[sitcom]]s and [[light entertainment]] programmes with some musical interludes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87bd72c3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603220044/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87bd72c3|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2021|title=Mike and Bernie Winters' all-star Christmas Comedy Carnival (1971)|website=BFI}}</ref> This was broadcast annually on 25 December on ITV, from 1969 to 1973. It was hosted by [[Des O'Connor]] in 1969, [[Max Bygraves]] in 1970, [[Mike Winters (comedian)|Mike]] and [[Bernie Winters]] in 1971 and [[Jimmy Tarbuck]] in 1972 and 1973, ''All Star Comedy Carnival'' was a direct competitor to the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/all-star-comedy-carnival-1969|title=All Star Comedy Carnival, 1969 - British Classic Comedy|date=14 December 2014|website=britishclassiccomedy.co.uk|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref> All had short five-minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cf5b3e3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206222211/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8cf5b3e3|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 February 2020|title=All Star Comedy Carnival (1972)|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Sitcoms featured==
1969: Presented by [[Des O'Connor]]
*''[[Doctor in the House (TV series)|Doctor in the House]]''
*''[[Mr Digby Darling]]''
*''Cribbins''
*''[[Please Sir!]]''
*''[[Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]''
*''[[Jokers Wild (TV series)|Jokers Wild]]''
*''[[On the Buses]]''
*''[[Father Dear Father]]''
*''[[Two in Clover]]''
*''[[The Dustbinmen]]''
*''[[Coronation Street]]''
*''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert]]''
*''Mike Yarwood''

1970: Presented by [[Max Bygraves]]. This edition was recorded and transmitted in black-and-white due to the [[Colour Strike|ITV Colour Strike]].
*''Girls About Town''
*''The Worker''
*''The Des O'Connor Show''
*''[[Coronation Street]]''
*''[[The Lovers (1970 TV series)|The Lovers]]''
*''[[Hark at Barker]]''
*''[[Doctor in the House (TV series)|Doctor in the House]]''
*''[[Jokers Wild (TV series)|Jokers Wild]]''
*''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert]]''
*''Albert and Victoria''
*''[[For the Love of Ada]]''
*''Cribbins''
*''[[Father Dear Father]]''

1971: Presented by [[Mike Winters (comedian)|Mike]] and [[Bernie Winters]]
*''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]''
*''[[The Lovers (1970 TV series)|The Lovers]]''
*''[[And Mother Makes Three]]''
*''His and Hers''
*''[[Please Sir!]]''
*''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]''
*''Girls About Town''
*''[[Dear Mother...Love Albert]]''
*''[[Sez Les]]''
*''[[Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole]]''
*''[[Father Dear Father]]''

1972: Presented by [[Jimmy Tarbuck]]
* ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]''
* ''[[On The Buses]]''
* ''Christmas With Wogan''
* ''[[Nearest and Dearest]]''
* ''[[Thirty Minutes Worth]]''
* ''[[Sez Les]]''
* ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]''
* ''[[Father Dear Father]]''

1973: Presented by [[Jimmy Tarbuck]]
* ''[[Man About The House]]''
* ''[[Billy Liar (TV series)|Billy Liar]]''
* ''My Good Woman''
* ''Spring and Autumn''
* ''[[Doctor in Charge]]''

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb title|2384993}}

[[Category:British variety television shows]]
[[Category:1960 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1973 British television series endings]]
[[Category:Christmas television specials]]
[[Category:ITV (TV network) original programming]]
[[Category:1972 in British television]]