Legacy Medal
Legacy:
The Legacy Medal is a special award bestowed upon artists who continue to work to keep the spirit of slapstick alive. It is given to performers who have created work in the wake and spirit of the late great silent comics, such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Laurel & Hardy.
2026: Mulindua Freddie
Cited works include: The Free Man
Mulindua Freddie, a passionate contemporary champion of silent screen comedy working today in Uganda.
Freddie has dedicated his creative life to celebrating and extending the tradition of the great silent comics. A devoted admirer of Charlie Chaplin and the pioneers of physical storytelling, he has built an extraordinary body of work through his YouTube channel, crafting original silent comedies that reinterpret classic slapstick for a modern global audience.
2025: John Cleese
Cited works include: Monty Python Fish called Wanda and Fawlty Towers
2025: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
Cited works include: Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
2024: Sylvester McCoy
Cited works include: Dr Who, Tiswas, The Ken Campbell Roadshow, Vision On, theatre productions appearing as both Stan Laurel and Buster Keaton.
2023: Harry Hill
In recognition creating significant new work in the medium of silent and visual comedy.
Cited Work includes: Harry Hill’s Lonely Island (2021-22) and The Harry Hill Movie (2013).
2022: Tiswas Team
In recognition creating significant new work in the medium of silent and visual comedy.
Cited Work: Tiswas (5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982)
2021: Remy Archer & Tom Gaskin
In recognition creating significant new work in the medium of silent and visual comedy.
Cited Work: Snake Oil (2020): Remy and Tom Gaskin create a Keatonesque celebration of visual comedy and a passionate homage to the great stoRemy and Tom Gaskin create a Keatonesque celebration of visual comedy as a passionate homage to the great stone face.
2018: The Young Ones
Presented to Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and Lise Mayer in recognition of ‘The Young Ones’ outstanding contribution to visual / slapstick comedy.
Cited work: The Young Ones (1982-1984)
2017: Roy Hudd
Cited Work: The Maladjusted Busker (1966)
Roy Hudd (Performer)
John Law (Writer)
2016: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith & David Kerr
In recognition of keeping the silent comedy format alive.
Cited works include: Inside No. 9 ‘A Quite Night In’ (2014)
2015: Matt Lucas
For outstanding dedication to visual comedy.
Cited works include: Little Britain, Shooting Stars, Pompidou