Peter Richardson honoured by city's comedy festival

Comic Strip founder Peter Richardson is to be honoured with the a comedy achievement award by the Bath Comedy Festival.

He will follow in the footsteps of ex-Python Terry Jones in receiving the Bath Plug Award.

The engraved golden bath plug will be presented by festival boss Nick Steel at an event at the city's Little Theatre Cinema on April 3, which  will also feature the big-screen debuts of the 30 Years Of The Comic Strip documentary  and the latest film in the series, Redtop, about the News International phone hacking scandal. (Pictured)

Richardson said: 'It's always a great treat to come up to Bath, and all the more so to get to see Redtop on the big screen in such a beautiful cinema.'

Comedy historian Jem Roberts, who will be conducting an interview with Richardson at the event, added: 'Redtop is inspired by Boogie Nights, so it will be a real treat to see it in a proper cinema. 

'Also, the idea of seeing Bad News or Mr Jolly Lives Next Door on the big screen was one of the chief reasons for inventing The Bath Plug Award in the first place, so we're all extremely pleased that Peter is making the trip up to Bath to allow us a wallow in over 30 years of comedy brilliance.'

The Comic Strip Presents: Live In Bath begins at the Little Theatre Cinema, Bath at 4.30pm on Sunday  April 3.

Published: 9 Mar 2016