Picturehouse Cinemas

Comic Strip Presents - The Strike + Bad News + Q&A

Enjoy two classic episodes of Comic Strip, screened in full, followed by a Q&A with the stars. The Strike In this award winning Comic Strip film truth takes a back seat as the team spoof a Hollywood treatment of the 1980s Miner’s strike with Al Pacino ( Peter Richardson ) as the union leader Arthur Scargill who wins the day with a rear jerking performance. Also starring Alexei Sayle ,Rik Mayall, Jennifer Saunders ,Dawn French and Robbie Coltrane . BAD NEWS A spoof documentary about a hapless rock band BAD NEWS. who acrimoniously break up at their first gig , but then unexpectedly get signed by a record company and play at the Monsters of Rock festival along with Motörhead and Ozzy Osborne Starring I Rik Mayall Nigel Planer, Ade Edmondson and Peter Richardson Q&A Guests: April 6, Harbour Lights: Hosted by Robin Ince with the Comic Strip founder Peter Richardson, and special guest Nigel Planer April 7, Fulham Road: Hosted by Robin Ince with the Comic Strip founder Peter Richardson, and special guest Nigel Planer May 12, Hackney: Hosted by Robin Ince with the Comic Strip founder Peter Richardson, and special guest Alexei Sayle June 15, Brighton: Hosted by Robin Ince with the Comic Strip founder Peter Richardson, and special guest Nigel Planer

120 Minutes
Comedy