An abandoned Edinburgh lap dancing bar is set to re-open as the capital's newest comedy club after the council approved a request to serve alcohol at the premises earlier than was previously allowed.
Dubbed 'one of Edinburgh's premier gentlemen's clubs' before it shut its doors, The Liquorice Club in Tollcross has lain empty for almost a decade but will finally take on a new life after the building was bought-up.
In place of the former strip club will be Hootenannys comedy club, which will be run by one of the founders of Monkey Barrel, a popular stand-up venue off the royal mile.
