FRINGE REVIEW: Cambridge Footlights

POSTED: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 9:00 AM

Every year, there's hundreds and hundreds of performances at the Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival, and unless it's one of the big shows, it's sometimes hard to tell what you're going to get. Here at Critical Mass we're sending writers to as many shows as we possibly can for 75 pocket-sized reviews over the course of the fest. Check back in with us at On The Fringe every day for real talk on what these things actually are!

SHOW: Cambridge Footlights

GROUP: Cambridge Footlights

GENRE: Sketch comedy

ATTENDED: Sun., Sept. 16

CLOSES: Tue., Sept. 18

BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: The internationally-famous Cambridge Footlights are bringing their Edinburgh Fringe show across the pond! The Footlights's brand new hour of sketches, surrealism and satire is always a must-have ticket–don't miss your chance to see the "most renowned sketch troupe of them all."

WE THINK: Continuing a long tradition we’re only barely aware of here in the states, these young Brits put on one of the funniest, tightest most inventive sketch comedy shows I’ve ever scene. The absurdist sketches, many of which tugged on the same sci-fi thread, were ably performed by enthusiastic actors who know how to go big without all that theatrical bluster, and knew how to do subtle without worrying that we won’t know when to laugh. So much fun (and there’s only one show left — tonight).

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