The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution
Author:   Robert Sellers (Independent author, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350412187


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Format:   Hardback
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The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution


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Author:   Robert Sellers (Independent author, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781350412187


ISBN 10:   135041218
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Chapter 1: Beyond the Fringe Chapter 2: The Early Years Chapter 3: Cabbages and Kings Chapter 4: The Last Laugh Chapter 5: I Thought I Saw It Move Chapter 6: A Clump of Plinths Chapter 7: Stuff What Dreams Are Made Of Chapter 8: Supernatural Gas Chapter 9: Norman Ruins Chapter 10: A Kick in The Stalls Chapter 11: The Cellar Tapes Chapter 12: Hawaiian Cheese Party Chapter 13: Another Fine Mess Chapter 14: Back and Beyond Chapter 15: Barracuda Jazz Option Chapter 16: Emotional Baggage Chapter 17: Far Too Happy Chapter 18: Devils Notes Bibliography Index

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Drawing on a wealth of interviews with so many Footlights members who went on to become stars, this book presents a detailed and highly engaging history of this venerable Cambridge institution that has done so much to shape British comedy. * Oliver Double, author of Alternative Comedy and Getting the Joke, and Reader in Comic and Popular Performance, University of Kent, UK *


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Robert Sellers is the author of over 25 books on subjects such as cinema, theatre, television, music and popular culture. These includes Raising Laughter: How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70s (2021), as well as authorized biographies of Oliver Reed, Kenny Everett and Ernie Wise, along with histories of Ealing Studios, Radio 1 and James Bond.

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