The Establishment Club

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The Establishment Club was a pioneering 1960s London satirical nightclub that became a central hub for the British satire boom and alternative comedy.

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instanceOf comedy venue
nightclub
satirical nightclub
country United Kingdom
culturalInfluence helped shape modern British comedy
provided a platform for experimental satire
dissolved mid-1960s
era 1960s
foundedBy Nicholas Luard
Peter Cook
Willie Rushton
genre alternative comedy
political satire
satire
stand-up comedy
hasCategory Comedy clubs in the United Kingdom
Nightclubs in London
Satirical theatre
hasNotableGuest actors
journalists
members of the British political establishment
writers
hasNotablePerformer Alan Bennett
Barry Humphries
David Frost
Dudley Moore
Eleanor Bron
John Bird
John Fortune
Lenny Bruce
Peter Cook
Willie Rushton
inception 1961
inspiredBy New York cabaret clubs
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedAtAddress 18 Greek Street, Soho, London
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

Soho
notableFor being a central hub for the British satire boom
encouraging anti-establishment comedy
hosting controversial political material
pioneering 1960s London satire
operatedDuringPeriod early 1960s
partOf British satire boom
politicalAlignment anti-establishment
left-leaning
status defunct

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Peter Cook coFounded The Establishment Club