May 2013
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We're Going Back to the Fringe! Book your tickets... →
Back for a second year, The Birmingham Footnotes Comedy Society present their mix of high energy, almost absurd and delightfully daft sketches. ‘Charming, funny and self-aware in the best possible way’ **** (EdFringeReview.com). ‘They may seem like a bunch of nutters, but the Footnotes are wonderfully adept at making people laugh as much and as hard as possible’ (Redbrick Newspaper).
February 2013
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WatchComing frighteningly soon…
February 22nd & 23rd at 7:30 in the Amos Room reserve tickets here
January 2013
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At The Pictures Original Movie Soundtrack
In case you were wondering what all the songs we played in between sketches were, we’ve compiled them in a convenient list so you can relive all the classic moments of this term’s sketch show!
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Led Zeppelin - The Immigrant Song
The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
Huey Lewis and the News - Boys Don’t Cry
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Reputation
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when your radio show gets renewed for another term
that’s right, the new cult classic Footnotes Radio Show is back for another term of silly songs, singalongs*, and frilly thongs**!
Wednesdays at 6pm on Burn FM!
* we’re not actually going to have more singalongs ** I might wear a thong during a show, you’ll have to listen in to find out. I’m more of a briefs wearer though - AM
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December 2012
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The Birmingham Footnotes Christmas Playlist!
From our homes to yours, we present our favourite Christmas comedy (and some not at all comedy-related, or very mildly Christmas-related) songs.
The Shooting Stars Christmas Intro (it’s from a Christmas special, it counts)
Paloma Faith & Josh Weller - It’s Christmas and I Hate You
Krispy Kreme - Christmas
Frisky & Mannish - Baby It’s Cold Outside
Reuben - Christmas...
November 2012
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August 2012
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July 2012
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June 2012
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A late audio review from Alex Whitely at BurnFM...
March 2012
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February 2012
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Birmingham Footnotes present Raw Animal Magnetism...
Written by Alex Blanchard
There is perhaps nothing more pathetic than that sickly, lachrymose laughter that intersperses those mid-day replays of ‘Animals do the funniest things’. It’s as odious as it is patronising, and, as it turns out, wholly misguided – animals don’t do the funniest things. Luckily, the Birmingham Footnotes have found a cure to this abomination in the format ‘People dressed...
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January 2012
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Preview: Birmingham Footnotes presents And Now on...
Let’s face it, we as a generation are easily distracted. With the internet, social media, over 1000 channels of digital tv, it’s easy enough to- my teeth feel weird. Should I get them checked up? Maybe it’s normal swelling. Like an ibuprofen could fix it. Or maybe if I- God it gets dark early this time of year. I’ve barely gotten up and it’s pitch black.
Have you ever watched BBC1 after...
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Don’t Be a Dickhead 2: Electric BOOgaloo at...
Following the success of its first showcase at the beginning of term, the Birmingham Footnotes Comedy Society returned this week with a second instalment of comedy entertainment, Don’t be a Dickhead 2: Electric BOOgaloo. Compered by the enthusiastic and engaging Matt Saull and Jack Toop, a variety of fresh, innovative and outrageous comedians were welcomed to the stage. As the name suggests...
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The Footnotes present: A Comedy Tour of...
Saturday’s promise of an alternative view on life in Birmingham was music to the ears of anybody sick of being dragged to the same old Broad Street clubs.
As with any other major city, Birmingham has so much more to offer than is usually visible to the unguided eye and Saturday’s tour sought to highlight the very best of this city’s underbelly. Many would be forgiven in thinking that the...
November 2011
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Redbrick Review: "Footnotes Sketch Off at The...
What could be more fun than watching some great sketches from your university’s comedy society? Watching them compete with other hilarious pieces in a feisty “sketch off” of course! Thursday night saw Birmingham’s ‘Footnotes’ society take on a London-based duo, ‘The Awkward Silence’ in a battle of wits. The evening showcased a lot of young talent, with some cleverly-written, well-performed pieces...
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September 2011
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August 2011
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Comedy Society at The Beorma Bar
The high levels of talent assembled in Birmingham University’s Beorma Bar for the Comedy Society’s new material night makes it easy to imagine that the group is nurturing future industry professionals.
Although in part clumsy and unpolished, the night was full of warmth and energy; one may have anticipated nerves when watching a group of amateurs attempting to amuse their judging peers,...
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Comedy Society Presents…The University of West...
The University of West Midlands was a charming example of excellent observational comedy combined with a dark and slightly twisted edge that had us chuckling away for the best part of the evening. This well written piece had a few patchy moments but was undoubtedly one of the best shows the Comedy Society has put on this year mocking anything and everything about university life.
A show...
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