1994: The serious business of dressing like a comedian

Why do so many comics wear suits on stage? Beginning with Vic Reeves and visiting the likes of Alexei Sayle, Lee Evans, Felix Dexter, Greg Proops, and Jack Dee, comedian Tony Hawks sought the answer.

Clip taken from The Clothes Show, originally broadcast on BBC One, 4 September 1994.

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