S9E1 - The Chippendales (Part 1)
Published: April 29, 2026
Duration: 43:20
Episode 1:
Joining me today to discuss the unbelievable story of The Chippendales is comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell…
Los Angeles in the late 1970’s…
A city of reinvention, excess… and opportunity.
In the wake of the sexual revolution, nightlife was shifting and the scene was ready for something different…
Enter the Chippendales.
What began as a small club scene soon became a global cultural phenomenon. Males dancers turning fantasy into a booming business across the United States in the 1980s.
But behind the spectacle...