List of former Footlights members
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:40:49 AM Wikipedia source
This is a list of former Footlights sketch comedy troupe members who have achieved notability after graduating from the University of Cambridge. The careers of many prominent figures in the world of entertainment began in Footlights, while prominent figures in other industries also took part in the troupe. They include:
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Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Name
Douglas Adams
Birth
1952
Career
Comedy writer, known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Clive Anderson
Clive Anderson
Name
Clive Anderson
Birth
1952
Career
Comedian, television presenter, barrister
David Armand
David Armand
Name
David Armand
Birth
1977
Career
Comedian, actor, member of The Hollow Men
Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong
Name
Alexander Armstrong
Birth
1970
Career
Comedian, television presenter, singer, half of Armstrong and Miller
Ben Ashenden
Ben Ashenden
Name
Ben Ashenden
Birth
1989
Career
Actor, writer, comedian
Anne Atkins
Anne Atkins
Name
Anne Atkins
Birth
1955
Career
Novelist, broadcaster
Pete Atkin
Pete Atkin
Name
Pete Atkin
Birth
1945
Career
Singer-songwriter, radio producer, known for This Sceptred Isle
Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade
Name
Richard Ayoade
Birth
1977
Career
Comedian, actor, director, co-creator of Garth Marenghi
James Bachman
James Bachman
Name
James Bachman
Birth
1972
Career
Comedian, actor, writer
David Baddiel
David Baddiel
Name
David Baddiel
Birth
1964
Career
Comedian, novelist, television presenter, half of Newman and Baddiel
Morwenna Banks
Morwenna Banks
Name
Morwenna Banks
Birth
1961
Career
Comedian, actress
Humphrey Barclay
Humphrey Barclay
Name
Humphrey Barclay
Birth
1941
Career
Comedy executive, producer of I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
Brian Barder
Brian Barder
Name
Brian Barder
Birth
1934
Career
Diplomat, popular blogger
Tom Basden
Tom Basden
Name
Tom Basden
Birth
1981
Career
Comedy writer and performer, singer-songwriter, member of Cowards
Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst
Name
Robert Bathurst
Birth
1957
Career
Actor
Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton
Name
Cecil Beaton
Birth
1904
Career
Photographer, interior designer, stage and costume designer
Tom Bell
Tom Bell
Name
Tom Bell
Birth
1981
Career
Actor, comedian, writer
Max Bennett
Max Bennett
Name
Max Bennett
Birth
1984
Career
Actor
Peter Bennett-Jones
Peter Bennett-Jones
Name
Peter Bennett-Jones
Birth
1956
Career
Television producer and agent, co-founder of Tiger Aspect and Comic Relief
Martin Bergman
Martin Bergman
Name
Martin Bergman
Birth
1957
Career
Producer, writer, director
John Bird
John Bird
Name
John Bird
Birth
1936
Career
Comedian, actor, satirist, member of Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Simon Bird
Simon Bird
Name
Simon Bird
Birth
1984
Career
Comedian, actor, known for The Inbetweeners
Timothy Birdsall
Timothy Birdsall
Name
Timothy Birdsall
Birth
1936
Career
Cartoonist
Jasmine Birtles
Jasmine Birtles
Name
Jasmine Birtles
Career
Journalist, author, presenter
Mark Bittlestone
Mark Bittlestone
Name
Mark Bittlestone
Birth
1993
Career
Comedian
Christopher Booker
Christopher Booker
Name
Christopher Booker
Birth
1937
Career
Journalist, author, founding editor of Private Eye
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Name
Peter Bradshaw
Birth
1962
Career
Writer, film critic
Katie Breathwick
Katie Breathwick
Name
Katie Breathwick
Birth
1971
Career
Radio journalist, broadcaster
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse
Name
Leslie Bricusse
Birth
1931
Career
Lyricist, composer, playwright, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
Name
Eleanor Bron
Birth
1938
Career
Actress, writer
Oscar Browning
Oscar Browning
Name
Oscar Browning
Birth
1837
Career
Educationalist, historian
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Name
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Birth
1940
Career
Comedy writer and performer, member of The Goodies
Gus Brown
Gus Brown
Name
Gus Brown
Birth
1974
Career
Comedian, actor, half of Laurence and Gus
Spencer Brown
Spencer Brown
Name
Spencer Brown
Birth
1978
Career
Comedian
Robert Buckman
Robert Buckman
Name
Robert Buckman
Birth
1948
Career
Comedian, writer, television presenter, columnist, physician
Tony Buffery
Tony Buffery
Name
Tony Buffery
Birth
1939
Career
Psychologist, actor, comedian, writer, known for Twice a Fortnight
John Cameron
John Cameron
Name
John Cameron
Birth
1944
Career
Composer, arranger, conductor, musician
Jon Canter
Jon Canter
Name
Jon Canter
Birth
1953
Career
Comedy scriptwriter, principal writer for Lenny Henry
Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman
Name
Graham Chapman
Birth
1941
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, member of Monty Python
Charles III
Charles III
Name
Charles III
Birth
1948
Career
King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms
Ken Cheng
Ken Cheng
Name
Ken Cheng
Birth
1988
Career
Poker player, comedian
John Cleese
John Cleese
Name
John Cleese
Birth
1939
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, member of Monty Python
Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman
Name
Olivia Colman
Birth
1974
Career
Actress, comedian
Peter Cook
Peter Cook
Name
Peter Cook
Birth
1937
Career
Comedy writer and performer, proprietor of Private Eye, member of Beyond the Fringe
Joe Craig
Joe Craig
Name
Joe Craig
Birth
1980
Career
Novelist, musician, known for the Jimmy Coates series
John Crommelin-Brown
John Crommelin-Brown
Name
John Crommelin-Brown
Birth
1888
Career
Schoolmaster, poet, cricketer
Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson
Name
Andrew Davidson
Birth
1928
Career
Politician
Christie Davies
Christie Davies
Name
Christie Davies
Birth
1941
Career
Sociologist, author
Russell Davies
Russell Davies
Name
Russell Davies
Birth
1946
Career
Journalist, broadcaster, presenter of Brain of Britain
Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis
Name
Hugh Dennis
Birth
1962
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, satirist, voice-over artist, half of Punt and Dennis
Kate Duchêne
Kate Duchêne
Name
Kate Duchêne
Birth
1959
Career
Actor
Kenneth Duffield
Kenneth Duffield
Name
Kenneth Duffield
Birth
1885
Career
Composer, writer
Sarah Dunant
Sarah Dunant
Name
Sarah Dunant
Birth
1950
Career
Novelist, journalist, broadcaster, critic
Penny Dwyer
Penny Dwyer
Name
Penny Dwyer
Birth
1953
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, metallurgist
Jimmy Edwards
Jimmy Edwards
Name
Jimmy Edwards
Birth
1920
Career
Comedy actor, writer, star of Take It from Here and Whack-O!
Milo Edwards
Milo Edwards
Name
Milo Edwards
Birth
1993
Career
Comedian, podcaster, writer
Chris England
Chris England
Name
Chris England
Birth
1961
Career
Writer, actor
Mark Evans
Mark Evans
Name
Mark Evans
Birth
1970
Career
Comedian, actor, writer
Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes
Name
Julian Fellowes
Birth
1949
Career
Screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, known for Gosford Park and Downton Abbey
Paul Fincham
Paul Fincham
Name
Paul Fincham
Birth
1959
Career
Composer
Peter Fincham
Peter Fincham
Name
Peter Fincham
Birth
1956
Career
Television producer and executive, Director of Television at ITV
John Finnemore
John Finnemore
Name
John Finnemore
Birth
1977
Career
Comedy writer and performer
David Firman
David Firman
Name
David Firman
Career
Conductor, composer, arranger
Tim Firth
Tim Firth
Name
Tim Firth
Birth
1964
Career
Dramatist, screenwriter, songwriter
John Fiske
John Fiske
Name
John Fiske
Birth
1939
Career
Media scholar, cultural theorist
Jason Forbes
Jason Forbes
Name
Jason Forbes
Birth
1990
Career
Actor, comedian
John Fortune
John Fortune
Name
John Fortune
Birth
1939
Career
Comedian, actor, satirist, member of Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn
Name
Michael Frayn
Birth
1933
Career
Playwright, novelist, known for Noises Off and Copenhagen
Robin French
Robin French
Name
Robin French
Birth
1978
Career
Playwright, scriptwriter, songwriter
David Frost
David Frost
Name
David Frost
Birth
1939
Career
Television presenter, interviewer, satirist, star of The Frost Report
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Name
Stephen Fry
Birth
1957
Career
Comedian, writer, actor, novelist, half of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves in Jeeves and Wooster and presenter of QI
Graeme Garden
Graeme Garden
Name
Graeme Garden
Birth
1943
Career
Comedy writer and performer, illustrator, member of The Goodies
Bamber Gascoigne
Bamber Gascoigne
Name
Bamber Gascoigne
Birth
1935
Career
Television presenter, author, known for hosting University Challenge
Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc
Name
Mel Giedroyc
Birth
1968
Career
Actress, writer, television presenter, half of Mel and Sue
Stefan Golaszewski
Stefan Golaszewski
Name
Stefan Golaszewski
Birth
1980
Career
Comedian, writer, director, member of Cowards
Murray Gold
Murray Gold
Name
Murray Gold
Birth
1969
Career
Composer for stage, film and television, known for Doctor Who
Alastair Ross Goobey
Alastair Ross Goobey
Name
Alastair Ross Goobey
Birth
1945
Career
Investment and pension fund manager
David Gooderson
David Gooderson
Name
David Gooderson
Birth
1941
Career
Actor, writer
Lizbeth Goodman
Lizbeth Goodman
Name
Lizbeth Goodman
Birth
1964
Career
Chair of Creative Technology Innovation/Full Professor/Director SMARTlab/author, broadcaster-television & virtual reality
Patrick Gowers
Patrick Gowers
Name
Patrick Gowers
Birth
1936
Career
Composer
Sam Grabiner
Sam Grabiner
Name
Sam Grabiner
Birth
1994
Career
Writer, playwright
Adrian Gray
Adrian Gray
Name
Adrian Gray
Birth
1993
Career
Comedian, writer, creator of the Forgotten History series on Youtube
Matt Green
Matt Green
Name
Matt Green
Birth
1979
Career
Comedian, writer, actor
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Name
Germaine Greer
Birth
1939
Career
Writer, broadcaster, academic
John Grillo
John Grillo
Name
John Grillo
Birth
1942
Career
Actor, playwright
Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Name
Lawrence Grossmith
Birth
1877
Career
Actor
Peter Haddon
Peter Haddon
Name
Peter Haddon
Birth
1898
Career
Actor
Nick Hancock
Nick Hancock
Name
Nick Hancock
Birth
1962
Career
Comedian, actor, television presenter, known for Room 101
Norman Hartnell
Norman Hartnell
Name
Norman Hartnell
Birth
1901
Career
Fashion designer
David Hatch
David Hatch
Name
David Hatch
Birth
1939
Career
Broadcasting manager, producer of Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes
Name
Natalie Haynes
Birth
1974
Career
Comedian, writer
Archie Henderson
Archie Henderson
Name
Archie Henderson
Birth
1994
Career
Comedian, musician known as Jazz Emu
Tony Hendra
Tony Hendra
Name
Tony Hendra
Birth
1941
Career
Satirist, writer, creator of Spitting Image
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Name
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Birth
1957
Career
Comedy writer and performer, half of Kit and The Widow
Nigel Hess
Nigel Hess
Name
Nigel Hess
Birth
1953
Career
Composer
Donald Hewlett
Donald Hewlett
Name
Donald Hewlett
Birth
1920
Career
Actor
Amy Hoggart
Amy Hoggart
Name
Amy Hoggart
Birth
1986
Career
Comedian, actor
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Name
Tom Hollander
Birth
1967
Career
Actor, co-creator and star of Rev.
Matthew Holness
Matthew Holness
Name
Matthew Holness
Birth
1975
Career
Comedian, co-creator of Garth Marenghi
Alex Horne
Alex Horne
Name
Alex Horne
Birth
1978
Career
Comedian, creator and co-host of Taskmaster
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Horne
Name
Kenneth Horne
Birth
1907
Career
Comedian, businessman, star of Round the Horne
John Hosier
John Hosier
Name
John Hosier
Birth
1928
Career
Music educator
Claude Hulbert
Claude Hulbert
Name
Claude Hulbert
Birth
1900
Career
Comic actor
Jack Hulbert
Jack Hulbert
Name
Jack Hulbert
Birth
1892
Career
Actor
Neil Hudson
Neil Hudson
Name
Neil Hudson
Birth
1969
Career
Politician, academic, vet
Tristram Hunt
Tristram Hunt
Name
Tristram Hunt
Birth
1974
Career
Politician, historian, broadcaster, newspaper columnist
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner
Name
Nicholas Hytner
Birth
1956
Career
Film and theatre producer, Director of the National Theatre
Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Name
Eric Idle
Birth
1943
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, songwriter, member of Monty Python
Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
Name
Robert Jackson
Birth
1945
Career
Educator, researcher
Clive James
Clive James
Name
Clive James
Birth
1939
Career
Writer, poet, critic
Jonathan James-Moore
Jonathan James-Moore
Name
Jonathan James-Moore
Birth
1946
Career
Comedy producer, theatre manager
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
Name
Peter Jeffrey
Birth
1929
Career
Actor
Rufus Jones
Rufus Jones
Name
Rufus Jones
Birth
1976
Career
Comedy writer and performer, member of Dutch Elm Conservatoire
Simon Jones
Simon Jones
Name
Simon Jones
Birth
1950
Career
Actor
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph
Name
Stephen Joseph
Birth
1921
Career
Stage director
Tom Kempinski
Tom Kempinski
Name
Tom Kempinski
Birth
1938
Career
Playwright, actor
Jo Kendall
Jo Kendall
Name
Jo Kendall
Birth
1938
Career
Actress
Tim Key
Tim Key
Name
Tim Key
Birth
1976
Career
Comedian, actor, poet, member of Cowards
Paul King
Paul King
Name
Paul King
Birth
1978
Career
Comedy director, known for The Mighty Boosh
Matt Kirshen
Matt Kirshen
Name
Matt Kirshen
Birth
1980
Career
Comedian
Ian Lang
Ian Lang
Name
Ian Lang
Birth
1940
Career
Politician, business executive
George Langworthy
George Langworthy
Name
George Langworthy
Career
Film director, producer and writer
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
Name
Hugh Latimer
Birth
1913
Career
Actor, toymaker
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
Name
Hugh Laurie
Birth
1959
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, musician, half of Fry and Laurie, Wooster in Jeeves and Wooster and star of House
John Lloyd
John Lloyd
Name
John Lloyd
Birth
1951
Career
Comedy producer and writer, creator of Have I Got News for You and QI
Nicholas Luard
Nicholas Luard
Name
Nicholas Luard
Birth
1937
Career
Satirist, travel writer, owner of Private Eye, co-founder of The Establishment
Jonathan Lynn
Jonathan Lynn
Name
Jonathan Lynn
Birth
1943
Career
Comedy writer, actor, director, creator of Yes Minister
Dar Lyon
Dar Lyon
Name
Dar Lyon
Birth
1898
Career
First-class cricketer, politician, barrister, judge
Graeme MacDonald
Graeme MacDonald
Name
Graeme MacDonald
Birth
1930
Career
Television producer and executive
Alex Mackeith
Alex Mackeith
Name
Alex Mackeith
Birth
1991
Career
Comedian, writer, playwright and musical comedian
Ania Magliano
Ania Magliano
Name
Ania Magliano
Birth
1998
Career
Comedian, writer
John Maples
John Maples
Name
John Maples
Birth
1943
Career
Politician
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Name
Miriam Margolyes
Birth
1941
Career
Actress
William Mars-Jones
William Mars-Jones
Name
William Mars-Jones
Birth
1915
Career
Barrister, High Court judge
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Name
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Birth
1945
Career
Cricket broadcaster and writer
Daniel Massey
Daniel Massey
Name
Daniel Massey
Birth
1933
Career
Actor, singer
Dan Mazer
Dan Mazer
Name
Dan Mazer
Birth
1971
Career
Comedian, producer, screenwriter, known for work with Sacha Baron Cohen
Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney
Name
Simon McBurney
Birth
1957
Career
Actor, writer, director, founder of Complicité
Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud
Name
Kevin McCloud
Birth
1958
Career
Writer, designer, television presenter
Rory McEwen
Rory McEwen
Name
Rory McEwen
Birth
1932
Career
Artist
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern
Name
Geoffrey McGivern
Birth
1952
Career
Comedy actor
Rory McGrath
Rory McGrath
Name
Rory McGrath
Birth
1956
Career
Comedian, co-founder of Hat Trick Productions
Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Name
Ben Miller
Birth
1966
Career
Comedian, director, actor, half of Armstrong and Miller
Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Name
Jonathan Miller
Birth
1934
Career
Theatre and opera director, humorist, sculptor, member of Beyond the Fringe
David Mitchell
David Mitchell
Name
David Mitchell
Birth
1974
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, half of Mitchell and Webb
Harry Michell
Harry Michell
Name
Harry Michell
Birth
1991
Career
Writer, director
Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed
Name
Nick Mohammed
Birth
1980
Career
Comedian, actor, writer
Lucy Montgomery
Lucy Montgomery
Name
Lucy Montgomery
Birth
1975
Career
Comedian, actress, writer
Julian More
Julian More
Name
Julian More
Birth
1928
Career
Writer
Neil Mullarkey
Neil Mullarkey
Name
Neil Mullarkey
Birth
1961
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, founding member of The Comedy Store Players
Jimmy Mulville
Jimmy Mulville
Name
Jimmy Mulville
Birth
1955
Career
Comedian, writer, television presenter, co-founder of Hat Trick Productions
Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery
Name
Simon Munnery
Birth
1967
Career
Comedian
Richard Murdoch
Richard Murdoch
Name
Richard Murdoch
Birth
1907
Career
Comic actor
Maeve Murphy
Maeve Murphy
Name
Maeve Murphy
Career
Director, screenwriter
Jon Naismith
Jon Naismith
Name
Jon Naismith
Birth
1965
Career
Comedy producer, creator of The Unbelievable Truth, producer of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Henry Naylor
Henry Naylor
Name
Henry Naylor
Birth
1968
Career
Comedy writer and performer, half of Parsons and Naylor
David Nobbs
David Nobbs
Name
David Nobbs
Birth
1935
Career
Comedy writer, creator of the Reggie Perrin series
James Northcote
James Northcote
Name
James Northcote
Birth
1987
Career
Actor, producer
Pierre Novellie
Pierre Novellie
Name
Pierre Novellie
Birth
1991
Career
Comedian, actor, writer
Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn
Name
Trevor Nunn
Birth
1940
Career
Theatre and film producer, Director of the National Theatre
Des O'Connor
Des O'Connor
Name
Des O'Connor
Birth
1972
Career
Cabaret performer, musician, lyricist
Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie
Name
Bill Oddie
Birth
1941
Career
Comedian, actor, musician, naturalist, television presenter, member of The Goodies
Michael O'Donnell
Michael O'Donnell
Name
Michael O'Donnell
Birth
1928
Career
Journalist, author, broadcaster, physician
John Oliver
John Oliver
Name
John Oliver
Birth
1977
Career
Comedian, host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, former correspondent of The Daily Show
William Osborne
William Osborne
Name
William Osborne
Birth
1960
Career
Barrister, screenwriter, author
Richard Osman
Richard Osman
Name
Richard Osman
Birth
1970
Career
Producer, Creative Director of Endemol UK, co-presenter of Pointless, writer
John Pardoe
John Pardoe
Name
John Pardoe
Birth
1934
Career
Politician, businessman
Andy Parsons
Andy Parsons
Name
Andy Parsons
Birth
1967
Career
Comedian, comedy writer, half of Parsons and Naylor
Harold Perkin
Harold Perkin
Name
Harold Perkin
Birth
1926
Career
Social historian, Emeritus Professor of History, Northwestern University, Illinois
Sue Perkins
Sue Perkins
Name
Sue Perkins
Birth
1969
Career
Comedian, actress, writer, television presenter, half of Mel and Sue
Simon Phipps
Simon Phipps
Name
Simon Phipps
Birth
1921
Career
Bishop
Juliette Pochin
Juliette Pochin
Name
Juliette Pochin
Birth
1971
Career
Singer, composer, producer
Herbert Charles Pollitt
Herbert Charles Pollitt
Name
Herbert Charles Pollitt
Birth
1871
Career
Patron of the arts, female impersonator
Steve Punt
Steve Punt
Name
Steve Punt
Birth
1962
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, half of Punt and Dennis
Jan Ravens
Jan Ravens
Name
Jan Ravens
Birth
1958
Career
Actress, impressionist
Leo Reich
Leo Reich
Name
Leo Reich
Birth
1998
Career
Comedian
Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones
Name
Griff Rhys Jones
Birth
1953
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, co-founder of Talkback, half of Alas Smith and Jones
Blake Ritson
Blake Ritson
Name
Blake Ritson
Birth
1980
Career
Actor, director, writer
John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke Roberts
Name
John-Luke Roberts
Birth
1985
Career
Comedy writer and performer, known for Spats
Ellen Robertson
Ellen Robertson
Name
Ellen Robertson
Birth
1992
Career
Actress, comedian, member of Britney comedy-duo
Rosa Robson
Rosa Robson
Name
Rosa Robson
Birth
1992
Career
Actress, comedian
Antony Root
Antony Root
Name
Antony Root
Career
Television executive, producer
Josie Rourke
Josie Rourke
Name
Josie Rourke
Birth
1976
Career
Film and theatre director
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
Name
Salman Rushdie
Birth
1947
Career
Booker Prize-winning novelist
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlan
Name
Joanna Scanlan
Birth
1961
Career
Actor, writer
Tanya Seghatchian
Tanya Seghatchian
Name
Tanya Seghatchian
Birth
1968
Career
Film producer, former Head of the Development Fund at the UK Film Council and British Film Institute
Peter Shaffer
Peter Shaffer
Name
Peter Shaffer
Birth
1926
Career
Playwright, known for Equus and Amadeus
Ahir Shah
Ahir Shah
Name
Ahir Shah
Birth
1990
Career
Comedian
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
Name
Will Sharpe
Birth
1986
Career
Actor, director, writer, known for The White Lotus
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles Shaughnessy
Name
Charles Shaughnessy
Birth
1955
Career
Actor
Paul Shearer
Paul Shearer
Name
Paul Shearer
Career
Actor, writer
Martin Short
Martin Short
Name
Martin Short
Birth
1943
Career
Author and documentary producer
Emma Sidi
Emma Sidi
Name
Emma Sidi
Birth
1991
Career
Comedian, actress, writer
Lucie Shorthouse
Lucie Shorthouse
Name
Lucie Shorthouse
Career
Actor
John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel
Name
John Shrapnel
Birth
1942
Career
Actor
Richard Sisson
Richard Sisson
Name
Richard Sisson
Birth
1957
Career
Pianist, composer, half of Kit and The Widow
Adrian Slade
Adrian Slade
Name
Adrian Slade
Birth
1936
Career
Politician
Julian Slade
Julian Slade
Name
Julian Slade
Birth
1930
Career
Musical theatre composer, known for Salad Days
Tony Slattery
Tony Slattery
Name
Tony Slattery
Birth
1959
Career
Comedian, actor
Ali Smith
Ali Smith
Name
Ali Smith
Birth
1962
Career
Novelist, short story writer, journalist, known for Hotel World
Michael Marshall Smith
Michael Marshall Smith
Name
Michael Marshall Smith
Birth
1965
Career
Novelist, screenwriter, short story writer
Gregory Snegoff
Gregory Snegoff
Name
Gregory Snegoff
Birth
1955
Career
Voice-over artist, writer, director
Sarah Solemani
Sarah Solemani
Name
Sarah Solemani
Birth
1982
Career
Writer, actress
Dan Stevens
Dan Stevens
Name
Dan Stevens
Birth
1982
Career
Actor
Richard Stilgoe
Richard Stilgoe
Name
Richard Stilgoe
Birth
1943
Career
Songwriter, lyricist, musician
Frog Stone
Frog Stone
Name
Frog Stone
Career
Writer, actor
John Stroud
John Stroud
Name
John Stroud
Birth
1955
Career
Television director and producer
Adrian Sturges
Adrian Sturges
Name
Adrian Sturges
Birth
1976
Career
Film producer
William Sutcliffe
William Sutcliffe
Name
William Sutcliffe
Birth
1971
Career
Novelist
Jonny Sweet
Jonny Sweet
Name
Jonny Sweet
Birth
1985
Career
Comedian, writer
Edward Taylor
Edward Taylor
Name
Edward Taylor
Birth
1931
Career
Comedy writer, radio producer, creator of The Men from the Ministry
Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas
Name
Joe Thomas
Birth
1983
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, known for The Inbetweeners
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Name
Emma Thompson
Birth
1959
Career
Comedian, actress, screenwriter
Robert Thorogood
Robert Thorogood
Name
Robert Thorogood
Birth
1972
Career
Screenwriter, novelist
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig
Name
Sandi Toksvig
Birth
1958
Career
Comedian, writer, former presenter of The News Quiz, presenter of QI
Peter Tranchell
Peter Tranchell
Name
Peter Tranchell
Birth
1922
Career
composer, Precentor of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and Lecturer in Music, University of Cambridge
David Tyler
David Tyler
Name
David Tyler
Birth
1961
Career
TV and radio producer (aka David Meek)
Tom Vernon
Tom Vernon
Name
Tom Vernon
Birth
1939
Career
Broadcaster, writer
Richard Vranch
Richard Vranch
Name
Richard Vranch
Birth
1959
Career
Comedian, actor, musician, founding member of The Comedy Store Players
Nicola Walker
Nicola Walker
Name
Nicola Walker
Birth
1970
Career
Actress, known for Spooks and Unforgotten
Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace
Name
Ian Wallace
Birth
1919
Career
Opera singer, actor, broadcaster
Mark Warman
Mark Warman
Name
Mark Warman
Birth
1961
Career
Conductor, musical director, composer
Alan Warren
Alan Warren
Name
Alan Warren
Birth
1932
Career
Priest, author
Mark Watson
Mark Watson
Name
Mark Watson
Birth
1980
Career
Comedian, novelist, radio presenter
Phil Wang
Phil Wang
Name
Phil Wang
Birth
1990
Career
Comedian
Robert Webb
Robert Webb
Name
Robert Webb
Birth
1972
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, half of Mitchell and Webb
Ed Weeks
Ed Weeks
Name
Ed Weeks
Birth
1980
Career
Comedian, actor, writer
Bob Wellings
Bob Wellings
Name
Bob Wellings
Birth
1934
Career
Television presenter
Liam Williams
Liam Williams
Name
Liam Williams
Birth
1988
Career
Comedian, actor, writer, director
Christopher Winchester
Christopher Winchester
Name
Christopher Winchester
Birth
1972
Career
Actor, writer, musical comedian
Mark Wing-Davey
Mark Wing-Davey
Name
Mark Wing-Davey
Birth
1948
Career
Actor, director
Sophie Winkleman
Sophie Winkleman
Name
Sophie Winkleman
Birth
1980
Career
Actress
David Wolstencroft
David Wolstencroft
Name
David Wolstencroft
Birth
1969
Career
Scriptwriter, creator of Spooks
Lloyd Woolf
Lloyd Woolf
Name
Lloyd Woolf
Birth
1981
Career
Actor, writer
Richard Wordsworth
Richard Wordsworth
Name
Richard Wordsworth
Birth
1915
Career
Character actor
Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston
Name
Maury Yeston
Birth
1945
Career
Broadway and Film Composer/lyricist, musicologist, known for Nine, Titanic, Grand Hotel
Martin Young
Martin Young
Name
Martin Young
Birth
1947
Career
Television reporter, interviewer, co-creator of Rough Justice
| Name | Birth | Career |
| Douglas Adams | 1952 | Comedy writer, known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| Clive Anderson | 1952 | Comedian, television presenter, barrister |
| David Armand | 1977 | Comedian, actor, member of The Hollow Men |
| Alexander Armstrong | 1970 | Comedian, television presenter, singer, half of Armstrong and Miller |
| Ben Ashenden | 1989 | Actor, writer, comedian |
| Anne Atkins | 1955 | Novelist, broadcaster |
| Pete Atkin | 1945 | Singer-songwriter, radio producer, known for This Sceptred Isle |
| Richard Ayoade | 1977 | Comedian, actor, director, co-creator of Garth Marenghi |
| James Bachman | 1972 | Comedian, actor, writer |
| David Baddiel | 1964 | Comedian, novelist, television presenter, half of Newman and Baddiel |
| Morwenna Banks | 1961 | Comedian, actress |
| Humphrey Barclay | 1941 | Comedy executive, producer of I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again |
| Brian Barder | 1934 | Diplomat, popular blogger |
| Tom Basden | 1981 | Comedy writer and performer, singer-songwriter, member of Cowards |
| Robert Bathurst | 1957 | Actor |
| Cecil Beaton | 1904 | Photographer, interior designer, stage and costume designer |
| Tom Bell | 1981 | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Max Bennett | 1984 | Actor |
| Peter Bennett-Jones | 1956 | Television producer and agent, co-founder of Tiger Aspect and Comic Relief |
| Martin Bergman | 1957 | Producer, writer, director |
| John Bird | 1936 | Comedian, actor, satirist, member of Bremner, Bird and Fortune |
| Simon Bird | 1984 | Comedian, actor, known for The Inbetweeners |
| Timothy Birdsall | 1936 | Cartoonist |
| Jasmine Birtles | Journalist, author, presenter | |
| Mark Bittlestone | 1993 | Comedian |
| Christopher Booker | 1937 | Journalist, author, founding editor of Private Eye |
| Peter Bradshaw | 1962 | Writer, film critic |
| Katie Breathwick | 1971 | Radio journalist, broadcaster |
| Leslie Bricusse | 1931 | Lyricist, composer, playwright, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Eleanor Bron | 1938 | Actress, writer |
| Oscar Browning | 1837 | Educationalist, historian |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | 1940 | Comedy writer and performer, member of The Goodies |
| Gus Brown | 1974 | Comedian, actor, half of Laurence and Gus |
| Spencer Brown | 1978 | Comedian |
| Robert Buckman | 1948 | Comedian, writer, television presenter, columnist, physician |
| Tony Buffery | 1939 | Psychologist, actor, comedian, writer, known for Twice a Fortnight |
| John Cameron | 1944 | Composer, arranger, conductor, musician |
| Jon Canter | 1953 | Comedy scriptwriter, principal writer for Lenny Henry |
| Graham Chapman | 1941 | Comedian, actor, writer, member of Monty Python |
| Charles III | 1948 | King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms |
| Ken Cheng | 1988 | Poker player, comedian |
| John Cleese | 1939 | Comedian, actor, writer, member of Monty Python |
| Olivia Colman | 1974 | Actress, comedian |
| Peter Cook | 1937 | Comedy writer and performer, proprietor of Private Eye, member of Beyond the Fringe |
| Joe Craig | 1980 | Novelist, musician, known for the Jimmy Coates series |
| John Crommelin-Brown | 1888 | Schoolmaster, poet, cricketer |
| Andrew Davidson | 1928 | Politician |
| Christie Davies | 1941 | Sociologist, author |
| Russell Davies | 1946 | Journalist, broadcaster, presenter of Brain of Britain |
References
- Cambridge Footlightshttps://web.archive.org/web/20141021003105/http://footlights.org/alumni
- "Prince Charles Could Become Actor King"https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19680917&id=K8ROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YUkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5986,3602511
- theartsdesk.comhttps://theartsdesk.com/comedy/jazz-emu-soho-theatre-review-delightfully-daft-musical-spoof
- "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : Salman Rushdie"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mfqc