The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas
Written by
Directed byRobin Nash
(presentation segments)[1]
Presented byFrank Muir[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRobin Nash[1]
Running time80 minutes[1][2]
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release27 December 1982 (1982-12-27)[1]
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The Funny Side of Christmas is a Christmas special broadcast by BBC1 on 27 December 1982.[3][4] Presented by Frank Muir, it comprised one comedy sketch each from 10 contemporaneous BBC 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Perry, Chris; Coward, Simon; Down, Richard, eds. (2014). "The Funny Side of Christmas". The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937–2013. Handsworth Wood: Kaleidoscope Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-900203-60-9. OCLC 986975607. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ Barfe, Louis (2012). The Trials and Triumphs of Les Dawson. London: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-085789-670-4. OCLC 1015863094 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "The Funny Side of Christmas, BBC One London, 27 December 1982". BBC Genome Project. BBC. 27 December 1982. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ Fisher, Paul. "Christmas Special, 1982". Reggie Online. Retrieved 22 January 2018.