All Star Comedy Carnival (1969)
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 5 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a British TV series that aired annual Christmas specials from 1969 to 1973. Each episode featured short new sketches from popular sitcoms and variety shows, hosted by different comedians each year.
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What happens
All Star Comedy Carnival was an annual Christmas-special produced by ITV, containing new mini-episodes of popular British sitcoms and light entertainment programmes with some musical interludes. 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 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. All had short five-minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Shine a Light
Yes, It's the Cathode-Ray Tube Show!- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.