Jokers Wild (TV series)

Jokers Wild is a British comedy panel game show that originally aired on ITV from 9 July 1969 to 20 November 1974.

Each week two teams of three comedians each played for points by telling jokes on a certain subject chosen by the host, who would pull the selection from a box on his desk.

At the end of the show the team with the most points won a gag trophy of a jester carrying the Yorkshire Television chevron logo.

Some of the other comedians who appeared on the show, either as guests or as temporary team captains or regular contestants, were Jon Pertwee, John Cleese, Rolf Harris, Ted Rogers, Norman Collier, Chic Murray, Alfred Marks, Lance Percival, Charlie Chester, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Sid James and Jack Douglas.

The system of points scoring was, by and large, not a major factor in the show in any case, but simply a way to suggest competitiveness between the comedians.