Channel 4 to revive 'The Comic Strip'

'The Comic Strip' is set to return to TV screens.

Channel 4 to revive 'The Comic Strip'
Wed, 15 Jun, 2011 - 12:08

'The Comic Strip' is set to return to TV screens.

The classic show - which helped launch the careers of the likes of Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith Allen, Alexei Sayle and Adrian Edmondson - has been re-commissioned by Channel 4 for a one-off special, which will see former Prime Minister Tony Blair on the run after committing a murder.

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