Third Frames: Cambridge Footlights

The legendary Cambridge Footlights invaded the weekly Sketch Comedy Lounge at the Rivoli in Toronto on Tuesday night, with their latest show Pretty Little Panic. Their solid hour of energetic, fast-transitioning sketches, is on a mini North American tour after a summer full of dates through England and the Edinborough Fringe Festival.

Frankly, it’s easy to have medium expectations of a group known primarily – at least on this side of the pond – for its list of distinguished alumni. But it doesn’t take long to accept that yes, we likely are watching the next Hugh Laurie or Sacha Baron Cohen. Incredibly solid performers with an equally solid show.

Up next for the boys:

Friday, September 16 – Carnegie Mellon University McConomy Auditorium, Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, September 18 – Philly Improv Theater Adrienne Theatre Main Stage, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, September 20 – ImprovBoston, Boston, MA
Friday September 23 – UCB Theatre, New York, NY

Sharilyn Johnson

Sharilyn Johnson is a writer and communications professional. She's been an entertainment reporter since 1995, and began focusing on comedy in 1998. Before relocating to Toronto in 2008, she served as the comedy reporter for Winnipeg's alt weekly, Uptown Magazine, for five years and hosted the weekly radio program Laugh Tracks on CJUM for three seasons. Her comedy coverage has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and on CBC Radio's national comedy show LOL.

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