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1 Alaska Thunderf*ck and J. Harrison Ghee Will Lead OH, MARY! National Tour Called "the most renowned sketch troupe of them all" by The Independent, Cambridge Footlights embarks on their wildly ...

Fifty or more years ago, the Cambridge Footlights amounted to little more than undergraduates donning straw hats, blazers and white slacks and sashaying up and down stage giving it the old soft shoe ...

The Footlights society has launched a thousand famous faces. We look back at some of the biggest names and speak to a former member about what it was like to be in the comedy troupe Chances are you’ll ...

For decades, the elite society dominated British comedy, from Python to Peep Show to Bake Off. Has it finally embraced diversity? The atmosphere inside the Red Brick Cafe Bar on the night of 11 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited For more than 50 years the Cambridge Footlights has been a conveyor belt of comic genius ...

Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are just a few of the huge stars to were previously part of the Cambridge Footlights. The Cambridge University student comedy troupe is known as a breeding ...

The outbreak of the First World War curtailed the activities of the Cambridge Footlights. By 1915 there were no members at all and Rottenburg put everything in storage waiting until the university, ...

Probably the most illustrious and best known nursery for comedy in the UK, the Cambridge Footlights has a cultural legacy that’s unrivalled. It has produced Beyond The Fringe, Monty Python, The ...

The legendary Cambridge Footlights dramatic society are back at the Fringe with their 2015 show, Love Handles, as part of an international tour. 1. Tell us about your career so far. Are you happy with ...