▁Vari ety ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁summer ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁P all ad ium , ▁before ▁his ▁television ▁break ▁on ▁O pport unity ▁Kno cks ▁followed ▁by ▁The ▁Com ed ians . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁BBC ▁TV s ▁The ▁Good ▁Old ▁Days . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁regular ▁perform er ▁on ▁The ▁Com ed ians ▁to ▁receive ▁his ▁own ▁solo ▁show ▁on ▁television , ▁as ▁A TV ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁own ▁TV ▁special ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁guest ▁on ▁television ▁variety ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁I TV ▁channels , ▁with ▁his ▁most ▁memor able ▁slot ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁David ▁N ixon ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁that , ▁appearances ▁on ▁television ▁dw ind led ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁appeared ▁twice ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁on wards . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁re - app ear ▁on ▁television ▁after ▁he ▁started ▁performing ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁regular ▁and ▁much ▁sought - after ▁live ▁act , ▁especially ▁in ▁Black pool , ▁and ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁his ▁television ▁career ▁is ▁unclear , ▁particularly ▁as ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Com ed ians ▁( M ike ▁Re id , ▁Charlie ▁Williams , ▁Bernard ▁Mann ing , ▁Frank ▁Car son , ▁Jim ▁Bow en