The Groucho Club is a well-known private social club located at Dean Street in Soho, London. It opened in 1985 as "the antidote to the traditional club." In this spirit, the club was named after Groucho Marx because of his famous remark that he would not wish to join any club that would have him as a member.
Membership is difficult to obtain and its members are mostly drawn from the media, entertainment, arts and fashion industries. The club is k...
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The Groucho Club is a well-known private social club located at Dean Street in Soho, London. It opened in 1985 as "the antidote to the traditional club." In this spirit, the club was named after Groucho Marx because of his famous remark that he would not wish to join any club that would have him as a member.
Membership is difficult to obtain and its members are mostly drawn from the media, entertainment, arts and fashion industries. The club is known as a haunt of Young British Artists, including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Lucas and Stella Vine.and post-yba artists like Rachel Howard. Other entertainment stars including, Sienna Miller, Lily Allen, Keith Allen, Alex James, Janet Street-Porter, Melvyn Bragg, Stephen Fry, Robin Millar, Peter Saville, Julie Burchill, Robert Elms, Samantha Janus, Rita Simons and Robert Pattinson are also members.
The Groucho has rooms on several floors, including three bars, two restaurants (dining room and brasserie), 19 bedrooms...
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