The Comic Strip

1981 0h 30m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adrian Edmondson
Rik Mayall
Richard Dangerous
Alexei Sayle
Compere
Nigel Planer
Peter Richardson
Arnold Brown
Dawn French
Jennifer Saunders

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Julien Temple
Writers: Rik Mayall, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julien Temple, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0478854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julien Temple directs. Oliver Stapleton behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Julien Temple, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0478854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.