A 1990 time capsule where Jackie Mason roasts celebs who probably regret showing up.
The great American comedian Jackie Mason entertains a celebrity audience including Bruce Forsyth, Barry Humphries, Henry Cooper and Michael Winner.
Acting
Mason's timing is surgical; celebrity reactions are the real show.
Production
Glitzy '90s BBC set screams 'cigarettes in the green room.'
Director
Alasdair Macmillan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on BBC1 during prime time, a rarity for an American comic with no British TV profile.
Mason's 'audience with' format pioneered in UK variety would later dominate with comedians like Peter Kay—this is the weird American ancestor nobody acknowledges.
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