Comedy Carpet
| Comedy Carpet | |
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Above: The artwork pictured from the Blackpool Tower building. Below: The artwork as seen when standing on it. | |
Location within Blackpool Comedy Carpet (England) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Artwork |
| Location | Blackpool Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 |
| Coordinates | 53°48′57″N 3°03′23″W / 53.815884°N 3.056500°W |
| Completed | 10 October 2011 |
| Cost | £2,600,000 (equivalent to about £3,680,000 in 2023) |
| Owner | Blackpool Council |
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| Technical details | |
| Material | Granite (red and black letters), Concrete (blue letters and background) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Gordon Young Why Not Associates (typography) |
The Comedy Carpet is a public art installation located in the British resort town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It is on the west side of Blackpool Promenade, adjacent to Blackpool Tower, in an area known as Tower Festival Headland.
Consisting of a concrete and granite surface, it features names and quotes of famous comic writers and comedians - the majority of whom who performed in Blackpool - and is designed to resemble a music hall showbill. It was commissioned by Blackpool Council and was designed by Gordon Young, with the typography by Why Not Associates.
It is one of the largest pieces of public art to have been commissioned in the United Kingdom.