With Slapstick 2025 fast approaching Pamela Hutchinson previews the festival
Bristol Slapstick Events
Weds 14 Feb – Sun 18 Feb 2024
Slapstick Festival Returns
Thurs 16 Feb (15:30)
Joining us Live From New York. Steve Massa & Ben Model host one of Raymond Griffith’s finest onscreen comedy performances.
Sunday, 19th February 2023
Seven Events at Bristol Old Vic. Featuring Michael Palin, Stephen Merchant , Stephen Mangan, Rob Brydon, Cheryl Knight, Robin Ince, Chris Grimes and more
Saturday 12th November 2022 (9pm)
The Slapstick Festival are launching a brand new event in partnership with The Room Above Theatre and BFI: Stranger Films.
Discover the crazy world of early comedy with your host Alasdair Beckett King
Monday 7th November 2022 (7.30pm)
Slapstick Festival’s annual comedy fundraiser is back at Reading’s Hexagon theatre. Event features, Alan Davies, Ed Byrne, Stephen K. Amos, jay Lafferty and more
Sat 16th April 2022
8:00pm
Join Bob Carolgees, John Gorman, Sally James and Chris Tarrant as they re-unite on stage to discuss their much-loved show Tiswas.
Tuesday 12th April, 8:00pm
Hosted by Al Murray, with Angela Barnes, Rory Bremner, Shazia Mirza
Sat 2nd April 2022, 6.00pm
Sat 2nd April 2022, 2.15pm
Sat 2nd April 2022, 11.15am
Sat 2nd April 2022, 11:15 – 20:20
Sun 27th March 2022
3:30pm
Barry Cryer: A Tribute
Hello everyone, As you will no doubt have heard, yesterday we learnt the news that we had lost singular comedy genius and very dear festival friend, Barry Cryer.
Saturday 29th January 2022
2:20pm
Robin Ince, comedian and host of infinite monkey cage, will be celebrating the work of those super chaps EVENT SOLD OUT
Sun 27th March 2022
3:30pm
Join for Jokes, stories and much more as Barry discusses his incredible unmatched life in comedy
Sun 27th March 2022
8:30pm
Lee Mack teams up with Slapstick Festival as part our Slapstick Sunday’s series of events at the Redgrave Theatre
Sun 27th March 2022
6:30pm
Tim Vine adores Kenny Everett and wants to tell the world why
Sun 27th March 2022
3:30pm
Barry Cryer: A Tribute
Sun 27th March 2022
12:30pm
Sunday 30 January 2022
5.30pm
Settle down for a laughter-filled evening of off-the-wall humour with comedian, writer and broadcaster ARTHUR SMITH
Sunday 30 January 2022
2.30pm
Armando Iannucci has been a major force in satirical TV/film comedy for more than three decades EVENT SOLD OUT
With Jon Culshaw
Sun 30th January 2022
12.00pm
Join comedian and writer Richard Herring and guest – award-winning comedian, actor and impressionist Jon Culshaw.
Sunday 30th January 2022
9:30am
Peter Lord (co-founder of Aardman Animations) has had a passion for early animation, both stop motion and classical drawing.
Sat 29th January 2022
12:30pm
Pioneer of comedy Podcasting, legendary stand-up and writer Richard Herring joins Infinite Monkey Cage co-host Robin Ince
Saturday 29th January 2022
9.20am
We are honoured to be hosting a screening of the brand new documentary
Hosted by Stephen Mangan: Friday 28th January 2022
8pm EVENT SOLD OUT
Friday 28th January 2022
3.30pm
James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges, W.C.Fields and Spencer Tracy, gives us the richest, most comprehensive life story
Friday 28th January 2022
1:00pm
the iconic Marion Davies shines in one of the best of her many collaborations with director King Vidor.
Friday 28th January 2022
10:00am
With an introduction from presenter Chris Serle and a personal message from Dr Harriet Fields (Fields’ granddaughter)