footlights c/d

Was thinking about seeing the new tour and thought I'd see what the critical opinion here was... and couldnt find anything on search other than the odd mention of douglas adam or on the peep show thread

here's the wikipedia entry for those with no idea what i talking about Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, run by the students of Cambridge University and now also the Anglia Ruskin University (formerly Anglia Polytechnic University). It was founded in 1883.
It grew in prominence in the 1960s, as a hotbed of comedy and satire, and continues to produce the regular, and very popular Smokers at the ADC Theatre; informal mixtures of sketches and stand-up.
It also produces regular plays and sketch shows, such as 2004's Daddy's Dead and the Spring Revue Cracking Up, as well as the tour show, Beyond A Joke. The current Footlights President is Tom Sharpe.
The careers of many prominent figures in the world of entertainment began in Footlights, including:
A Douglas Adams -- Clive Anderson -- Alexander Armstrong -- Pete Atkin
B David Baddiel -- Humphrey Barclay -- Sacha Baron Cohen ("Ali G")
Cecil Beaton -- Leslie Bricusse -- Eleanor Bron -- Tim Brooke-Taylor
C Graham Chapman -- John Cleese -- Peter Cook -- Joe Craig
E Jimmy Edwards
F Alan Fleming-Baird -- David Frost -- Stephen Fry
G Graeme Garden -- Mel Giedroyc -- Germaine Greer
H Norman Hartnell -- David Hatch -- Tony Hendra -- Tom Hollander
Claude Hulbert -- Jack Hulbert
I Eric Idle
J Clive James -- Simon Jones
L Hugh Laurie -- Jonathan Lynn
M Rory McGrath -- Ben Miller -- Jonathan Miller -- David Mitchell
Lucy Montgomery -- Neil Mullarkey -- Jimmy Mulville -- Richard Murdoch
O Bill Oddie
P Sue Perkins -- Steve Punt
R Jan Ravens -- Griff Rhys Jones
S Julian Slade -- Tony Slattery -- William Sutcliffe
T Emma Thompson -- Sandi Toksvig
W Robert Webb -- Rachel Weisz

so bunch of snobish comedy clique or comedy training ground for some future greats