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Footlights

The Cambridge Footlights, commonly referred to simply as Footlights, is a student sketch comedy troupe located in Cambridge, England. Footlights was founded in 1883, and is one of Britain's oldest student sketch comedy troupes. The comedy society is run by the students of the University of Cambridge.

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Location
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Formation
1883; 143 years ago (1883)
Purpose
Amateur theatrical club
Type
Theatre group

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Footlights

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Edges119
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Footlights

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related to history · 26
Footlights → ADC, America, Barnwell, Beyond, Britain, Broadway, Cambridge, Cambridge Union, Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic, Club, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, For, Fringe, Having, June, London's West End, May Week, New Zealand, The
related to Activities · 18
Footlights → ADC, ADC Theatre, Cambridge, Cambridge Footlights Revue, During, Edinburgh, Footlights Harry Porter Prize, For, June, London, October, Pantomime, Show, Smokers, Spring Revue, The, The Footlights International Tour, United States
related to Notable incidents · 9
Footlights → Alex Horne, Cambridge Footlights, Cambridge University, Comedian Tim Key, He, PhD, Stefan Golaszewski, Tom Basden, Treasure Island
related to Membership · 8
Footlights → Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Lent, Michaelmas, Postgraduate, Potential, Students, University
related to Former members · 7
Footlights → Ania Magliano, Cambridge, Emma Sidi, George Fouracres, Saturday Night Live UK, This, University
related to External links · 4
Footlights → Alumni AssociationThe Cambridge Footlights, International Tour, Official, Review
related to Presidents · 4
Footlights → Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club, Notable, The, University
Formation · 1
Footlights → 1883; 143 years ago (1883)
Location · 1
Footlights → University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Purpose · 1
Footlights → Amateur theatrical club

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cambridge university comedy members club revue theatre student membership also england students adc 1883 shows edinburgh fringe show first mitchell

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FootlightsFormation1883; 143 years ago (1883)1.00infobox
FootlightsLocationUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, England1.00infobox
FootlightsPurposeAmateur theatrical club1.00infobox
FootlightsTypeTheatre group1.00infobox
FootlightsWebsitecambridgefootlights.org1.00infobox
Not Onlyinstance ofcreating and starring in shows0.80text
Monty Pythoninstance offorming comedy groups0.80text
The Goodiesinstance offorming comedy groups0.80text
and generally fuelling the satire boominstance offorming comedy groups0.80text
Footlightsrelated to ActivitiesDuring0.60section
Footlightsrelated to ActivitiesSmokers0.60section
Footlightsrelated to ActivitiesADC Theatre0.60section

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