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 ...

Chances are you’ll have heard of the Cambridge Footlights: the student comedy society that propelled the likes of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman to stardom. Its reputation ...

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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 ...

A celebration of 125 years of comedy at Cambridge Footlights. 3/3: Former alumni come together to recreate past gems in the club's history, sourced from the extensive archives.

'The most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent) embark on their annual tour once again! The Cambridge Footlights are back with five of Cambridge's best student comedians putting on a brand ...