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Strip, stripping, or stripped may refer to:

• Landing strip, runway where airplanes land
• Landing strip (hair), a type of pubic hairstyle
• Möbius strip, a surface with one side and one boundary component
• Power strip, strip of power sockets
• Test strip (disambiguation), various medical/biological testing material
• Strip (Unix), Unix command
• Strip bond, financial instrument
• Strip mall, small, neighborhood shopping area
• Strip mining, a practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock (the overburden)
• Strip search, removal of a person's clothing to check for contraband
• Strip steak, type of beef steak
• Striptease, act of removing one's clothes slowly to music
• Triangle strip, method for rendering computer graphics
• Stripping (chemistry), removal of one or more components from a liquid stream to a vapor stream
• Stripping (printing), preparation & assembly of printing negatives in pre-press
• Stripping (fiber), the act of removing the protective polymer coating around optical fiber in preparation for fusion splicing
• Hand stripping, a technique for grooming the coats of dogs
• Paint stripper, a solvent that removes paint
• Wire stripping, removing the insulation from the core of an electrical wire.
• Football strip, the shirts, shorts, and socks worn while playing association football.

Entertainment[link]

Comedy[link]

• Stripped (tour) (2009), a stand-up comedy tour by English entertainer Eddie Izzard

Comics[link]

• Comic strip, a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative
• Sunday strip, a newspaper comic-strip format
• Strip, a short-lived fortnightly comics anthology published by Marvel UK in 1990

Music[link]

• Strip (Chris Brown song), a 2011 song by Chris Brown
• "Stripped" (song), a 1986 song by Depeche Mode; covered by Rammstein
• Strip (Adam Ant album), 1983
• Strip (The Chameleons album)
• Stripped (Christina Aguilera album), 2002
  • "Stripped Intro" and "Stripped Pt. 2", the title tracks of the album
  • Justified/Stripped Tour (2003), a co-headlining concert tour by Aguilera and Justin Timberlake
  • Stripped World Tour (2003), a world tour for the album
  • Stripped Live in the U.K. (2004), a 2004 concert DVD from the United Kingdom performances of the tour for the album
• Stripped (The Rolling Stones album), 1995
• Stripped (Pretty Maids album)

Television[link]

• Stripping (television), a practice of running a television series at the same time daily

Places[link]

• Agacher Strip War, 100-mile long strip of land in northeastern Burkina Faso
• Aouzou Strip, strip of land in northern Chad
• Caprivi Strip, narrow protrusion of Namibia
• Cherokee Outlet or Cherokee Strip, strip of land south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border
• Cherokee Strip (Kansas), disputed strip of land in southern Kansas
• Cotai Strip, name of Las Vegas Sands' casino resort project in Macau
• Frontier Strip, region of U.S. states from North Dakota south to Texas
• Gaza Strip, narrow strip of land along the Mediterranean, in the Middle East
• Las Vegas Strip, section of Las Vegas Boulevard South
• Mayor Magrath Drive or The Strip, roadway in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
• Sabine Free State or Neutral Strip, strip of land between America's Louisiana Purchase and Spanish Texas
• Strip District, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Sunset Strip, 1.5 mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, US
• Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Tarfaya Strip, strip of land located at the southernmost tip of Morocco
• Toledo strip, the cause of the Toledo War

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

See also[link]

• The Strip (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Strip"
• All pages with titles containing "Strip"
• Stripe (disambiguation)
• Piece (disambiguation)
• Slice (disambiguation)
• Section (disambiguation)
• Segment (disambiguation)

Kevin "K-Mac" McCall
Kevin McCall 2010 Photo Shoot
Background information
Birth name	Kevin McCall
Also known as	K-Mac
Born	(1985-07-25) July 25, 1985 (age 26)
Origin	Watts, California
Genres	Hip hop, R&B, Pop
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Years active	2007-present
Labels	CBE, Universal Music Group
Associated acts	Chris Brown, Big Sean, Tyga
Website	http://www.kevinmccalljr.

Kevin Lamar McCall, Jr., (born July 25, 1985), better known as Kevin McCall or K-Mac, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and rapper signed to Universal Music Group and CBE (Chris Brown Entertainment). He wrote on "Last Train to Paris", and was nominated with Chris Brown for Deuces on the 2011 Grammys. He is as of African American and Chinese descent.^[1]

He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Kevin Lamar McCall Jr. was born on July 25, 1985 in, LA Watts, California. He is the 2nd oldest out of 3 sisters and 1 brother. Kevin affectionately known to friends and family as “K-MAC” was introduced to music at a very young age by his family who noticed Kevin’s desire, talent and interest for music early on. Like many artist Kevin’s love of music stemmed from his time singing in the church choir.

In 2007 Kevin graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Social Science and a Minor in Music and Ethnic Studies. Although Kevin taught himself piano, studying music in school allowed him to completely develop his skills as a songwriter and producer and artist.

Once back in Los Angeles, Kevin began networking and creating a buzz with his music as he saturated the web via Youtube, Myspace and Facebook. In his short time as a new songwriter and producer in the industry Kevin, has been fortunate to collaborate with both established and up and coming artist such as: Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Tank, Trey Songz, Pleasure P, Keisha Cole, Kelly Rowland and Rich Girl just to name a few. As a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc, Kevin has created a name for himself on the college circuit from performances of his original songs and also songs he has written for his fraternity.

In 2009 Kevin jumped head first into the music industry by producing 10 tracks off Chris Browns First Mixtape “In my Zone”. The mixtape included hits such as Big Booty Judy (Remix) by Kevin McCall feat Chris Brown and Ludacris, Twitter, Too Freaky and Work wit it just to name a few.

In May 2010 Kevin was asked to produce tracks for another mixtape entitled Fan of Fan collaboration between Chris Brown and Tyga (Young Money). While many fans believe this mixtape could have easily been an album Kevin is ecstatic with the success of the mixtape which includes a break out hit Deuces by Chris Brown feat Tyga and Kevin McCall. Deuces has steadily been climbing the billboard hot 100 and R and B Hip Hop charts.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• A.D.H.D. (2012)

Mixtapes[link]

• Un-invited Guest (Hosted by DJ Ill Will feat. DJ Drama) (2011)
• The EargaZm (Hosted by DJ Ill Will) (2011)

Singles[link]

As featured artist[link]

Production and writing credits[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

• Grammy Awards
  • 2011, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Deuces" (nominated)^[9]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

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The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as an example of alternative comedy. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane and others.

Early history[link]

Two double acts, Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall under the name "20th Century Coyote" and Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson ("The Outer Limits"), started performing at the newly opened Comedy Store in London in mid 1980, alongside compere Alexei Sayle who had been resident there since the Comedy Store opened in 1979. Concurrently Richardson searched for a venue to mount a play he had produced with Michael White. He planned to run The Comic Strip late at night after the play's performances. He sourced the Raymond Revue Bar in Soho, but realising it was unsuitable for a theatrical production and running out of enthusiasm for the play he decided to continue with the idea of a cabaret night. He persuaded the double acts and Sayle to move from the Comedy Store along with Arnold Brown, an older standup comic who did not fit so obviously into the alternative comedy scene. Sayle again resumed his compere duties and decided running order, with Richardson having behind the scenes control. Richardson put out an advert for female performers which was answered by French and Saunders.^[1]

Richardson prompted members to sign a contract to signify their attachment to the group. The Comic Strip opened in October 1980 and ran until 1981, when the troupe went on a national tour and then a tour of Australia. While the performers gained more exposure, actors such as Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams turned up to watch.

Richardson approached producer Mike Bolland, the newly appointed Channel Four youth and entertainment commissioning editor to propose a series of Comic Strip films for the channel. Bolland agreed to his proposal, his first commission for the station and Jeremy Isaacs quickly approved the budget.^[2] Richardson negotiated a deal with the channel for six self-contained half-hour films, using the group as actors rather than standup performers. Almost simultaneously, the BBC signed Edmondson, Mayall, Planer and Sayle to star in The Young Ones, a sitcom in the same anarchic style as the Comic Strip. Richardson was initially to have been involved (in the role of Mike, ultimately played by Christopher Ryan), but was not due to differences between him and the show's producer, Paul Jackson.

Television[link]

[edit] The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents... debuted on 2 November 1982, the opening night of Channel 4. Each episode was prefixed by an animated lead-in consisting of the words "The Comic Strip Presents" accompanied by a soundtrack consisting of a drum machine and a Farfisa organ, together with a bomb labelled "Have a nice day", falling towards a map. In the early episodes the map was of a section of north Dorset and southern Wiltshire, centred on the town of Shaftesbury.

The first episode was "Five Go Mad in Dorset", a parody of The Famous Five. It was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, who wrote most of the early episodes. "Five Go Mad..." drew anger from some viewers for the way it mercilessly satirised a children's classic, although the Enid Blyton estate had given permission for the broadcast. A meeting was called to discuss the group's future with Channel 4, after complaints from viewers.

The final episode of the first series was to have been a spoof chat show called "Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon" (referred to as "An Evening with Eddie Monsoon" by some sources). It was never produced, as it was considered too vulgar even for the "alternative" Channel 4, not to mention possibly libellous. The script – which, uniquely for the Comic Strip, was written as a collaboration by the entire cast – was later published, along with the rest of the series, in book form.

A second series of seven episodes followed in 1983-84, including "Five Go Mad On Mescalin", a sequel to the first episode, and the newly-written "Eddie Monsoon – A Life?", a spoof documentary on the life and times of the title character, an obscene, drunken television host (played by Adrian Edmondson). Michael White, the theatre impresario and Rocky Horror Show producer who had been brought in by Richardson as executive producer on the series, appeared in this episode as Monsoon's producer, who had been responsible for axing Eddie's television comeback show – called Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon. The reasons given for the cancellation (e.g. "the things you said about Burt Reynolds") are presumably the same problems that led to the real "Back to Normal..." being dropped by Channel 4. (The name Eddie Monsoon – a corruption of "Edmondson" – was later used by Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson's wife, for her character in Absolutely Fabulous.)

Two one-off episodes were aired on Channel 4 over Christmas 1985, reflecting the tight schedules of the group. 'Consuela' was a French and Saunders-led pastiche of the Alfred Hitchcock film 'Rebecca', with French's eponymous crazed housekeeper taking centre stage. The second episode, 'Private Enterprise', was the tale of a music business rip off, where Peter Richardson steals a studio recording session tape and passes the results off as his own work.

The group made two feature films - The Supergrass (1985) and Eat the Rich (1987) - as well as three one-off Comic Strip Presents... episodes which were the next to be screened on Channel 4. The first of these, "The Bullshitters", was a parody of television spy and detective shows such as The Professionals. It was not broadcast under the Comic Strip name, partly because of the original group only Richardson appears (he is the only performer to appear in every single episode), and partly because co-star and co-writer Keith Allen did not want to be so closely associated with the group.

The third series was broadcast in 1988, and some episodes had longer running times, mostly around 50 minutes. Five of the six episodes (all except "Funseekers") were given a limited theatrical release. They included "The Strike", which won the Golden Rose of Montreux; "More Bad News", a sequel to "Bad News Tour" showing the band reforming after five years to play at Castle Donington; and "Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door", written by Mayall and Edmondson in the violent style of their sitcoms Filthy Rich and Catflap and Bottom, which featured Peter Cook as a psychotic contract killer (the eponymous Mr. Jolly) and Nicholas Parsons. Peter Richardson and Pete Richens only contributed one episode to the third series, allowing cast members such as Planer and Sayle to get their ideas on screen.

By now the show had proved a hit, and several notable stars appeared in later productions, including Leslie Phillips, Miranda Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Capaldi, Kate Bush, Richard Vernon, Ruby Wax, Graham Crowden, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Elvis Costello, and Benjamin Zephaniah (as a Rastafarian police van driver) and several musical acts, particularly from the Bad News series which was also aided by Queen guitarist Brian May, such as Def Leppard and Marillion.

BBC and after[link]

In 1990, the series transferred to BBC2. By now, all the regulars (with the exception of Peter Richardson) had become more famous for their own shows, and more recurring performers such as Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Steve O'Donnell, Mark Caven, Sara Stockbridge and Doon Mackichan were brought in. Rik Mayall was contracted to ITV's The New Statesman, and was only able to appear in two of the BBC productions ("GLC", and the Comic Relief special "Red Nose of Courage"). Richardson and Richens took over the bulk of the writing again, and Richardson also took over as director, having previously directed the two feature films, as well as The Strike. The six-part 1990 series was followed by three individual specials in 1992, and a final six episodes in 1993.

Return to Channel 4[link]

In 1998 the original team reunited and returned to Channel 4 for a one-off special, Four Men In A Car. This was followed in 2000 by a sequel, Four Men In A Plane. After another long hiatus, another 60-minute one-off, "Sex Actually", was made in 2005. It starred Sheridan Smith (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) and Tamer Hassan (Layer Cake) alongside several of the regular cast members. Four Men in a Car was notable for being the first broadcast on either television or radio, to involve Rik Mayall since his quad bike accident. Permission was thus given by Mayall's family to show the special.

Peter Richardson, who has built his career as a writer-director with the TV series Stella Street and films such as Churchill: The Hollywood Years, has not ruled out the possibility of a whole new series of The Comic Strip Presents... featuring younger cast members.^[3]

In June 2011, a casting call went out for a new hour-long episode, starring most of the original team.^[4] This was followed by an announcement that the Comic Strip was to produce a one-off special entitled The Hunt for Tony Blair, starring Stephen Mangan as Blair and Robbie Coltrane as Inspector Hutton. The one-off show included Jennifer Saunders as Margaret Thatcher as well as Harry Enfield, Rik Mayall and a host of others.^[5]

The next Comic Strip will be a sequel to "Five Go Mad In Dorset". "Five Go To Rehab", featuring the entire original cast (Ade Edmonson, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson) is set to film in the first weeks of July 2012, in and around Totnes. Richardson is writing and directing the film. The film showcases the characters thirty years on trying to recapture their youth. The film will be part of Channel 4's 30th anniversary schedule in November 2012.^[6]

Video and DVD releases[link]

In 1986 Virgin Video released various episodes of the programme dating between 1982-4, which have now become rare. The 1988 series was released on video the same year by Palace Video, each episode having its own video. The only existing episode of the BBC series on video is "GLC", which Polygram Video released with "The Strike" in 1994. When the Virgin and Palace Video videos went out of print in 1990, the rights were transferred to Polygram Video. After three years all the Channel 4 episodes of The Comic Strip were released on video.

Eat the Rich (1987) has not been released on DVD in the UK. Eat the Rich is available as a Region 1 (American) DVD and a Region 2 (German) DVD.

A nine-disc Region 2 DVD set, The Comic Strip Presents: The Complete Collection was released in July 2005 (and re-released in August 2007). This included all the Channel 4 and BBC episodes (finally canonising The Bullshitters as a Comic Strip episode) plus The Supergrass across eight discs, but not Eat the Rich (due to rights issues), and was released too early to include ...Sex Actually. The ninth disc includes a retrospective documentary from 2005, Julien Temple's 1981 film The Comic Strip (which retroactively lays a strong claim to being the actual first 'episode'), and the two Comic Strip episodes of the 1998 documentary series First On Four. Across the new and archive documentaries are featured interviews with every single key Comic Strip member.

The DVD set contains new, slightly shorter, re-edited versions of 'South Atlantic Raiders' (both parts) and 'Four Men In A Car', in addition to featuring the 90-minute re-edit of 'The Supergrass' (the original VHS release having been almost 20 minutes longer). The DVD re-editing was a deliberate creative decision, with the work undertaken by Peter Richardson himself alongside editor Geoff Hogg, though the decision was a controversial one with fans of the series.

As of May 1, 2012, the entire "Comic Strip Presents" series is available on Netflix's streaming service in the U.S. The show is split into eight seasons.

List of Comic Strip episodes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Peter Richardson TV
• BBC Comedy Guide - The Comic Strip Presents...
• British Film Institute Screen Online
• An unofficial Comic Strip Presents Website
• The Comic Strip at the Internet Movie Database
• Article on the Comic Strip club with photos