Comic Roots was a British television series from the early 1980s, documenting the biographies and influences of a number of popular comedians of the era.
| Comic Roots | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography |
| Starring | Keith Allen Nicholas Ball Roy Barraclough Billy Dainty Les Dawson Nev Goodwyn Irene Handl Roy Hudd Michael Palin Sandy Powell Alexei Sayle Paul Shane Graham Stuart-Harris Kenneth Williams |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 8x30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 August 1982 – 2 September 1983 |
Episodes included features on Les Dawson, and Alexei Sayle. Sayle converted his own documentary into an impromptu pub crawl.
Episodes
Series one (1982)
- Les Dawson's Lancashire (2 August 1982)
- Roy Hudd's Croydon (9 August 1982)
- Irene Handl's London (16 August 1982)
- Paul Shane's Rotherham (16 August 1982)
Series two (1983)
- Michael Palin (12 August 1983)
- Billy Dainty (19 August 1983)
- Alexei Sayle (26 August 1983)
- Kenneth Williams (2 September 1983)