Groucho Club
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The Groucho Club is a well-known private arts and media club in Dean Street, Soho, London, England opened in 1985 as "the antidote to the traditional club". In this spirit it 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 hard to obtain and its members are mostly drawn from the media, entertainment, arts and fashion industries. It is known as a haunt of Young British Artists including Damien Hirst, whose behaviour caused him to be banned for periods from the club.
The Groucho has rooms on several floors, including two bars, two restaurants (dining room and brasserie), nineteen bedrooms, a billiards room, and four function rooms available for hire.
In 2001, the club was purchased by a trio of men, Rupert Hambro, Matthew Freud and Joel Cadbury, for £11.8 million.
The new management of the club would see it as having taken a more professional and commercial direction as a result of their involvement, in spite of the fact that the profitability of the operation declined considerably in the years following their acquisition.Template:Fact