TV appearances

This page last updated 23 Jan 2012. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.

See also: Upcoming TV appearances.

Listed separately: Concerts recorded for radio or TV.

Please note: The dates given are air dates. Performance dates are also mentioned if known.

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 Top 2000 a gogo (NED2, NL) The show included a 5:39 min segment on the song Sunday Papers including an interview with Joe Jackson, recently filmed in Berlin, and archive live footage of the song.
Wed, 8 June 2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, US) Joe Jackson performed Steppin' Out with The Roots. Running time: 5 min
Sun, 20 June 2010 Joe Jackson – Mein Leben / ma vie (My Life) (ARTE, DE/FR) Film documentary by Jean Boué, filmed in 2008 and 2009 in Portsmouth, Berlin, Cologne and Tuttlingen. Running time: 43 min
Mon, 15 June 2009 France 3 interview (France 3, FR) Joe Jackson was interviewed by Jacques Perrotte at Le Cargo, Caen. Running time: 6 min
Wed, 14 May 2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, US) Joe Jackson (with Graham Maby and Dave Houghton) performed Good Bad Boy and Steppin' Out (which was faded out). After the end of the broadcast they played a third song (The Uptown Train) for the studio audience.
Wed, 9 April 2008 Soundtrack To My Life (ITV, UK) Joe Jackson is interviewed by Cat Deeley and plays solo piano versions of It's Different For Girls, Steppin' Out, Girl (Beatles cover) and Too Tough. Repeated on SkyArts in the UK (in April 2008) and on ABC2 in Australia (on 23 Jan 2009) Running time: ca. 23 min See "Soundtrack To My Life" website
Thu, 28 April 2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, US) Todd Rundgren (vocals, guitar) with Joe Jackson (vocals, piano) and Ethel (strings) performed While My Guitar Gently Weeps on this US talk show. Other guests on this show: John C. Reilly and Zooey Deschanel.
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC, US) William Shatner (vocals) with Joe Jackson (vocals) and Ben Folds (keyboards) performed Common People on this show. Other guests: Ben Affleck and Phil Jackson.
Tue, 4 May 2004 The Sharon Osbourne Show (CBS, US) Joe Jackson performed Awkward Age and was interviewed by Sharon Osbourne.
Thu, 29 April 2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (CBS, US) Joe Jackson performed a solo piano version of It's Different For Girls. Other guests: James Caviezel and Lacey Chabert
Fri, 13 June 2003 Later... with Jools Holland (BBC Two, UK) The Joe Jackson Band performed three songs (filmed on 3 June 2003): Awkward Age Take It Like A Man Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Thu, 22 May 2003 Barend & Van Dorp (RTL4, NL) The Joe Jackson Band performed Awkward Age on this Dutch talk show.
Fri, 11 April 2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, US) The Joe Jackson Band performed Awkward Age on this US talk show. Other guests on this show: Seann William Scott and Luis Guzman.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 The Moth (Trio, US) Joe was among the guests of an episode called "Rock 'n' Roll Saved My Life", also featuring Suzanne Vega, Thomas Dolby, Kimya Dawson of the Moldy Peaches, and novelist Romy Ashby ("The Cutmouth Lady"), and hosted by actor Tony Hendra, who played band manager Ian Faith in the film "This Is Spinal Tap."
Sat, 12 May 2001 Live at the Rehearsal Hall (Bravo! Canada) 60 min live performance (filmed on 17 Dec 2000 in Toronto) with band (Joe on piano, Graham Maby on bass, Allison Cornell on violin and Catherine Bent on cello); show hosted by Lance Chilton. The show will be repeated on 3 July 2001. See also Bravo! Canada's page for the show.
Setlist (interspersed with interview segments) Steppin' Out Stranger Than You Be My Number Two Home Town Real Men Love Got Lost Joe reading from "A Cure for Gravity" It's Different For Girls
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 Tracks (ARTE, FR/DE) Programme incl. segment on Joe Jackson.
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 Granada Tonight (ITV Granada, UK) Joe interviewed by Sohail Rahman and Lucy Meacock on this local news programme from Manchester Duration: 3 min
Fri, 3 July 1998 Tracks (ARTE, FR/DE) Programme incl. segment on Joe Jackson.
Sat, 17 Jan 1998 Arts & Minds (Bravo! Canada) 7 min feature, incl. interview segments (probably taped around 6 Nov 1997) and some live footage plus other clips.
Thu, 27 Nov 1997 Charlie Rose Show (PBS, US) 14 min interview (probably taped around 24 Oct 1997) with some live footage from the 'Sessions' appearance
Sat, 28 Jan 1995 David Gilmour on the Arts (CBC, CA) Interview plus some live footage
Tue, 29 Nov 1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, US) Performing Only The Future Other guests on this show: Mayim Bialik, Holly Robinson
Tue, 4 Oct 1994 Spotlight (MuchMusic, CA)
1991 An arts programme (A&E, US) Performing a live acoustic version of Stranger Than Fiction with Sue Hadjopoulos on congas, Tom Teeley on guitar and Joe on melodica.
July 1991 Fax (MuchMusic, CA) Joe Jackson interviewed by Jana Lynn White Also featuring exerpts from older interviews which originally aired on The NewMusic
Thu, 9 May 1991 The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (NBC, US) Performing Stranger Than Fiction Other guests on that show: Michael Landon, George Foreman
Mon, 29 April 1991 News at Night (MTV Europe) Interview
Sat, 27 April 1991 P.O.P. (Tele 5, DE) Interview
1989 Rapido (BBC2, UK) Both Joe Jackson and Sting talk about why they live in New York Presenter: Antoine de Caunes
Mon, 5 June 1989 That Was Then, This Is Now (BBC2, UK)
1989 Breakfast Time (BBC1, UK) Interview with Joe plus excerpts from "Top of the Pops" appearance (1982) and "Jumpin' Jive" live
Sun, 23 July 1989 New Visions (VH-1, US) Performing solo piano versions of Down To London and Evil Empire, was also interviewed by the show's host Ben Sidran
Wed, 12 July 1989 Arsenio Hall Show (US) Performing Is She Really Going Out With Him? and Down To London live with full band Line-up: Joe Jackson (vocals), Joy Askew (vocals, keyboards), Vinnie Zummo (guitar), Tom Teeley (guitar), Ed Roynesdal (keyboards), Gary Burke (drums) Michael Morreale (trumpet), ???? (trombone), Tony Aiello (tenor sax), Steve Elson (alto and baritone sax) Other guests on that show: Lisa Bonet, Danny Glover
Tue, 27 June 1989 CBS This Morning (CBS, US) Interview
Thu, 8 June 1989 Late Night with David Letterman (NBC, US) Performing Nineteen Forever
Wed, 3 May 1989 Rock Over Europe (various stations via Eurovision) Live from Amsterdam. Performing Nineteen Forever(?), also interview
Sun, 30 April 1989 Spruchreif (ARD, DE)
1987 Night Life with David Brenner Performing Nocturne; also sit-down interview
1987 Wogan (BBC1, UK) Performing Nocturne Running time: 4:30 min
Fri, 10 April 1987 The Tube (Channel 4, UK) Performing Nocturne Presenters: Jools Holland and Paula Yates Running time: ca. 5 min Also appearing on this show: The Cult, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Very Things, Salt 'N Pepa, Lionel Richie
Wed, 27 May 1987 Late Night with David Letterman (NBC, US) Performing an instrumental version of Steppin' Out with the show's regular musicians (so the complete line-up was: Joe Jackson - piano, Paul Shaffer - keyboards, Will Lee - bass, Sid McGinnis - guitar). Afterwards a short interview with David Letterman during which they showed a clip about the recording of 'Will Power'. Other guests on that show: Paul Reiser, Don Rickles
Wed, 25 June 1986 The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (NBC, US) Performing Home Town and Tango Atlantico Other guests on that show: Steve Landesberg, Emile and Eugene Kaufmann
June 1986 The NewMusic (Citytv, CA) Joe Jackson interviewed by Jeanne Beker
1986 Night Life with David Brenner (NBC, US) Performing Wild West and Survival; also sit-down interview
1986 an Italian TV show (RAI, IT) Short interview, followed by Fifty Dollar Love Affair Running time: ca. 6 min
1986 Wogan (BBC1, UK) Performing Home Town Running time: ca. 3 min
April (?) 1986 Top of the Pops (BBC1, UK) Performing (lip synching?) Right And Wrong
Sat, 12 April 1986 Saturday Night Live (NBC, US) Host: Oprah Winfrey Performing Right And Wrong and Soul Kiss
Sat, 30 June 1984 Solid Gold (US) Performing (lip synching) You Can't Get What You Want Hosted by Marilyn McCoo
Fri, 6 April 1984 The Tube (Channel 4, UK) Performing Happy Ending, Be My Number Two and You Can't Get What You Want Presenters: Leslie Ash and Jools Holland Also appearing on this show: The Cure
June 1983 Best Hit USA (Japan) Interviewed by Katsuya Kobayashi (probably filmed in April 1983)
Sat, 22 Jan 1983 The Other Side of the Tracks (Channel 4, UK) Interviewed by Paul Gambaccini on his success in Britain and the US
Jan 1983 Top of the Pops (BBC1, UK) Performing (lip synching) Steppin' Out with his band
Sat, 4 Dec 1982 Solid Gold (US) Performing (lip synching) Steppin' Out Hosted by Marilyn McCoo and Rex Smith Filmed in Los Angeles at KTLA
Sat, 30 Oct 1982 Saturday Night Live (NBC, US) Host: Michael Keaton Performing Another World and Steppin' Out
Oct 1982 The NewMusic (Citytv, CA) Joe Jackson interview
1982 Countdown (Veronica, NL) Performing Real Men, an instrumental written by Burt Bacharach, and Steppin' Out
Sat, 18 April 1981 Razzmatazz (ITV, UK) Produced by Tyne Tees Television
July 1980 The NewMusic (Citytv, CA) Joe Jackson interview
Mon, 24 March 1980 The Kenny Everett Video Show (ITV, UK) Performing (lip synching) Kinda Kute with his band
Sat, 19 Jan 1980 Tiswas (ITV, UK) Produced by ATV Joe Jackson as musical guest on this childrens TV show. According to the episode guide, Is She Really Going Out With Him? and It's Different For Girls were shown. Other guests on this episode were the two Monty Python comedians Graham Chapman and Terry Jones. The 3CD collection "The Tiswas Album", released 30 Nov 2009 by EMI in the UK, includes Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him?".
Thu, 10 Jan 1980 Top of the Pops (BBC1, UK) Performing It's Different For Girls with his band Presenter: David 'Kid' Jensen
Sat, 22 Dec 1979 American Bandstand (ABC, US) Hosted by Dick Clark Performing It's Different For Girls and I'm The Man; also interview Filmed in Los Angeles
Oct 1979 The NewMusic (Citytv, CA) Joe Jackson interviewed by J.D. Roberts and Jeanne Beker
1979 Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC, US, a children's show) Performing Is She Really Going Out With Him? and On Your Radio Recorded on 26 Sept 1979
Thu, 9 Aug 1979 Top of the Pops (BBC1, UK) Performing (lip synching) Is She Really Going Out With Him? with his band Presented by Jimmy Savile
Sun, 8 July 1979 The London Weekend Show (ITV, UK) Produced by LWT The episode entitled "Rock Attitudes" reported on British bands in the USA and featured the Joe Jackson Band alongside the Clash, Dire Straits, the Beatles, the Police and the Sex Pistols. Running time: 26 min
Tue, 20 Feb 1979 The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC2, UK) Performing Sunday Papers and Fools In Love with his band Presented by Anne Nightingale

Some screen shots courtesy of  Russ Josephson.