Warning! Comedians are on loose in return of Jokers Wild

It comes with a ‘woke warning’ longer than one of Ronnie Corbett’s shaggy dog stories because Jokers Wild is packed with gags which, today, would not get past the secretary of a working man's club.

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Sexism, racism, homophobia and religious bigotry are rife in the panel game which sees comedians battle it out for the most laughs as the host, the late, great, irreplaceable Barry Cryer, keeps score and endeavours to keep order.

Some of the gags make even this hardened Wheeltappers and Shunters Club fan cringe or shout at the TV: “You can’t say that!” and whisper: “You can’t even think it.”

That said, viewers can skip it. Jokers Wild is on nostalgia fest known as Rewind and is a slice of social history - I would no more want it banned than I would see Love Island - to me it’s offensive and morally corrupt - taken off air.

Each week two teams of three comedians - including the captains - play for points by telling jokes on a subject, selected by the turn of a card. Examples include birds, medicine, politics, the circus, young love and fashion. Cryer then gives the joke marks out of 10.