Jongleurs
 Jongleurs
is a chain of seventeen comedy clubs in the United
Kingdom, established in 1983. Jongleurs is now owned by
Regent Inns plc, the owners of Walkabout. It often
twinned with Bar Risa to offer a twin
style late leisure destination.
Ownership
Young drama teacher Maria Kempinska
and partner John Davy established the first Jongleurs
club in 1983 at an old rollerskating rink in Battersea,
South London. They sold the Jongleurs chain of eight
clubs to Regent Inns in 2000 in a deal that valued the
company at £30 million. Kemplinska received £8.5 million
and stayed on running the creative side of the clubs; as
part of the deal, she retained rights to the name
Jongleurs, but agreed not to open up in competition for
at least five years.
Television programmes
There have been several television
programmes which have featured Jongleurs comedy clubs,
including "Cabaret at the Jongleurs" on the BBC and
"Live at Jongleurs" on ITV.
Artists
Comedians to have featured on
Jongleurs TV shows include:
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Jo Brand
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Rory Bremner
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Julian Clary
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Phil Cool
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Steve Coogan
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Jack Dee
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Lee Evans
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Peter Kay
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Ruby Wax
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