The Funny Side of Christmas The Funny Side of Christmas The Funny Side of Christmas is a Christmas special broadcast by BBC1 on 27 December 1982. Presented by Frank Muir, it comprised one comedy sketch each from 10 contemporaneous English comedy series: "Butterflies", "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin", "Last of the Summer Wine", "The Les Dawson Show", "Only Fools and Horses", "Open All Hours", "Smith and Jones", "Sorry!", "Three of a Kind", and "Yes Minister". The sketches below are listed in the order in which they appear in the programme. It's Christmas Day, and no sooner than Reggie has settled in to relax
Comedy Crackers announcers Alec Bollini and Stanley Gibbons. Recurring sketches included "B & B Pub" with Baldaro and Carron as tavern owners, and "L'Anglaises" which was continued from "Comedy Cafe" with Carron and Stuart reprising their routine as a mixed-language couple. "Comedy Crackers", like "Comedy Cafe", was recorded at Montreal's Windsor Hotel in the Versailles Room. This half-hour series was broadcast Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 4 February to 16 September 1970. Comedy Crackers Comedy Crackers is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1970. This series was a follow-up to 1969's "Comedy Cafe" which was a