Jasper Carrott of a management buyout. Carrott is the father of actress Lucy Davis. He is a supporter, and was a director, of Birmingham City. He was awarded an OBE in 2002 "for charitable services". The University of Birmingham awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004, following a similar award from Aston University in 1995. On 2 April 2018, Carrott had a heart bypass operation. Jasper Carrott Jasper Carrott, OBE (born Robert Norman Davis; 14 March 1945) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter, and personality. Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks Green primary school
An Audience with... Bassey, Al Murray and Donny Osmond have all been asked to return once. One show, for Jeremy Beadle, was hosted posthumously. In 2010, a five-part highlights series of the show, "30 Years of An Audience With", was broadcast on ITV. More recent shows have focused more on musicians and singers rather than comedians - the last comedian given "An Audience with..." was Al Murray in 2007. The "An Audience With" title was first used in a television series produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) for the comedian Jasper Carrott, which aired for six episodes in 1978. From 1980, the show