Comic Strip stars to celebrate series at BFI

Tuesday 9th May 2023, 4:44pm

The BFI is presenting a trio of screenings later this month to mark the 41st anniversary of the iconic alternative comedy TV series, The Comic Strip Presents.

Occurring over the weekend of Friday 19th - Sunday 21st May, series stars including creator Peter Richardson, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle will attend at take part in Q&A sessions.

All three events will be held at the BFI Southbank underneath Waterloo Bridge in Central London.

The Comic Strip Presents: A 41st Anniversary Celebration
Friday 19th May 2023, 18:20
Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Nigel Planer, Gary Beadle and Julie T. Wallace

The Comic Strip Presents: The Strike and GLC: The Carnage Continues... + Q&A
Sunday 21st May 2023, 16:00
Peter Richardson, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders

The Comic Strip Presents: Bad News Tour and Churchill: The Hollywood Years - The Director's Savage Cut + Q&A
Sunday 21st May 2023, 18:30
Peter Richardson and Nigel Planer

Tickets, including multi-event discounts and concessions, are available from the BFI website.

The Comic Strip Presents - The Complete Collection

The ground-shaking impact of the Comic Strip's anarchic humour rattled the televisions of 1980s Britain, and when the smoke cleared they left a gaping crater that lesser comics are still falling into today.

Now, the first 37 episodes of The Comic Strip Presents and one of the film spin-offs, totalling over 26 hours, are collected in this 9 DVD box set, bursting with an array of extras.

This is a re-issue of the earlier 2005 box set, comprising every episode from 1982 to 2000.

First released: Sunday 5th August 2007