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Jasper Carrott: Birmingham City
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On 9th September 2003, Jasper Carrott announced his new live show, week commencing Sunday 4th January 2004, at the NIA, Birmingham. The show consists of the public’s favourite sketches, voted for by the audience, creating a slightly different show every night of the run.
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Jasper Carrott still lives near Birmingham, in Darley Green close to Knowle and Dorridge. Jasper was a keen runner and supported his local Knowle Fun Run through sponsorship and publicity, including 2001 where he paid out several thousand pounds based on the £10 per person who beat him to the finish line.
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In 1982, Jasper conceived and co-wrote the live series "Carrott's Lib", which won a BAFTA Award the following year. In 1985 he starred in the stage play 'The Nerd' and, in 1988, the film 'Jane and the Lost City'.
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Throughout 1998 Jasper embarked on what was to be one of the longest and most successful UK tours undertaken by any comedy artist. The tour embraced over 150 sell-out shows in the major theatres of the country including a sell-out fourteen night run in the 2000-seater Birmingham Hippodrome and a two week season at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London’s West End. With the shows receiving ecstatic reviews, the year culminated with the filming of a brand new six part BBC television series with Jasper once again excelling in the role of pure stand-up comedian, his first television series in this format for nearly ten years.
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By the end of the 1970s, Jasper had developed a number of anecdotal sketches which he still performs in similar form some thirty years on, often these purported to be auto-biographical. Many of these sketches celebrate Birmingham accent and culture, including his support of his beloved Birmingham City. and Carrott in Notts which were recordings of live performances. Notable hits were Bastity Chelt a complete song in Spoonerism, The Football Match describing a visit to Old Trafford, The Nutter on the Bus including the well known cry of "Has anybody seen my camel?"), The Mole ("There's only one way to kill a mole - blow its bloody head off!") and Zits - an explanation of an American slang word for spots which brought the word into use in England.
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Lord Mayor Randal Brew said: "I am pleased to be able to present Jasper with the honour of being inducted onto the Birmingham Walk of Stars, Broad Street. He has made people laugh in this country for many years and fully deserves this honour from his home city."
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