Footlights
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Footlights is the famed Cambridge University theatrical and comedy club known for launching the careers of many prominent British humorists and performers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Footlights canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy club
ⓘ
student society ⓘ theatrical club ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
comedy
ⓘ
revue ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1883 ⓘ |
| fullName | Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
performing stage revues
ⓘ
touring shows ⓘ writing comedy sketches ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
BBC
ⓘ
West End theatres ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British radio comedy
ⓘ
British stage comedy ⓘ British television comedy ⓘ |
| hasMembership | students of the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumni |
Armando Iannucci
ⓘ
Emma Thompson ⓘ Eric Idle ⓘ Graham Chapman ⓘ Hugh Laurie ⓘ John Cleese ⓘ Michael Palin ⓘ Mitchell and Webb ⓘ Peter Cook ⓘ Sacha Baron Cohen ⓘ Stephen Fry ⓘ Terry Jones ⓘ |
| hasTour | annual touring revue ⓘ |
| hasTradition | Edinburgh Festival Fringe performances ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridge
|
| notableFor |
annual comedy revues
ⓘ
launching the careers of many British comedians ⓘ |
| organizationalType | student-run society ⓘ |
| performsAt |
ADC Theatre
ⓘ
Cambridge Arts Theatre ⓘ |
| region |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
|
| shortName |
Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridge Footlights
|
| targetAudience |
general public
ⓘ
students ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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