Famous alumni of Footlights include: Douglas Adams, Clive Anderson, David Baddiel, Sasha Baron Cohen, John Bird, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Michael Frayn, David Frost, Stephen Fry, Germaine Greer, Matt Holness, Alex Horne, Nicholas Hytner, Eric Idle, Clive James, Tim Key, Hugh Laurie, John Lloyd, Miriam Margoyles, Simon McBurney, Rory McGrath, Ben Miller, Jonathan Miller, David Mitchell, Neil Mullarkey, Trevor Nunn, Bill Oddie, Sue Perkins, Jan Ravens, Griff Rhys Jones, Peter Shaffer, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Mark Watson, Robert Webb.  Here's the whole list with some pictures thrown in.

 

The Cambridge Footlights Alumni Association looks after relations between the current Footlights and past members, and information about what former Footlights are doing now can be found on their website. If you've graduated and would like to keep in touch with others and what's going on in the club, you can join via their website. 

Have a look through the list of previous Footlights committees and summer show cast, writers and crew, where known, throughout the history of the club.