Slapstick Festival

Slapstick Festival 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s festival. From exclusive screenings and insightful panels to live performances and special tributes, it’s been a fantastic celebration of comedy in all its forms.

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We look forward to welcoming you back soon!

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Announcing Slapstick Festival’s Newest Patrons!

It’s a real pleasure to welcome Rick Wakeman and Sanjeev Bhaskar as patrons of Slapstick Festival!

Running Wild WCF with Mary Brian daughter

W.C. FIELDS – Global Stage to Silent and Talking Films and Radio

We cannot separate W.C. Fields silent films from the totality of his career. Achieving great success on the stage in nearly every continent

Martin Freeman to host birthday gala

We are thrilled to have Martin Freeman, star of The Office, Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy and many other critically acclaimed roles joining us for the evening.

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2025 Featured Events

Slapstick 2025 is now over and we are currently preparing for Slapstick 2026 and a small number of events that proceed it in the second half of 2025. These events kick off with our fundraiser the ‘Big Comedy Bash’ in July!

If you are interested in reading more about our last Slapstick Festival, which ran from Wednesday 12th February to Sunday 16th February 2025 click the button below. This festival included stand up legend Ben Elton, Martin Freeman, Samira Ahmed, Lucy Porter, Alasdair Beckett-King, Adam Hills, Rick Wakeman, Harry Enfield and more!

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