Footlights
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Comedian [[Tim Key]] was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, despite not being a student at Cambridge University. He famously bluffed his way into a production of ''Treasure Island'', written by [[Alex Horne]], by posing as a PhD candidate at the university. He performed in two other shows with the Footlights, during which he met [[Stefan Golaszewski]] and [[Tom Basden]].{{cite news |last1=Gibsone |first1=Harriet |title=Tim Key, the superstar standup poet, on fishcakes, Footlights and the fringe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/13/tim-key-poetry-taskmaster-edinburgh-fringe |access-date=29 December 2025 |agency=The Guardian |date=13 August 2015}} |
Comedian [[Tim Key]] was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, despite not being a student at Cambridge University. He famously bluffed his way into a production of ''Treasure Island'', written by [[Alex Horne]], by posing as a PhD candidate at the university. He performed in two other shows with the Footlights, during which he met [[Stefan Golaszewski]] and [[Tom Basden]].{{cite news |last1=Gibsone |first1=Harriet |title=Tim Key, the superstar standup poet, on fishcakes, Footlights and the fringe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/13/tim-key-poetry-taskmaster-edinburgh-fringe |access-date=29 December 2025 |agency=The Guardian |date=13 August 2015}} |
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In 2018, Footlights President Ruby Keane was asked to resign by the rest of the committee following concerns about her “misuse of the role of President” and a “serious incident” during which the Footlights were briefly deregistered as a society. Keane argued that her resignation was instead a response to the committee’s decision not to implement democratic reforms. This prompted a period of presidential vacancy, during which the society was presided over by the committee as a whole.{{cite news |last1=Wei |first1=Siyang |title=Footlights at war as committee accuses ex-president of mismanagement|url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/15244 |access-date=29 December 2025 |agency=Varsity |date=29 March 2018}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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