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'Robin Williams said: "I'll buy the club!"': how The Comic Strip set the UK comedy scene ablaze by Brian Logan

It started in a strip joint and ended up bringing alternative comedy to our TV screens. Ahead of a new Edinburgh show, Peter Richardson tells us why his riotous creation still makes audiences laugh 40 years on It was the moment comedy broke with sexism " yet it happened in a strip club. It was a fervour of free creative expression " yet it retained a commercial, careerist edge. It was one of the longest-running and m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM on July 21, 2025

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