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Slapstick Conversations: Buster Keaton

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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

The Patsy (1928)

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Friday 28th January 2022
1:00pm
the iconic Marion Davies shines in one of the best of her many collaborations with director King Vidor.

W.C. Fields: Sally of the Sawdust

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Friday 28th January 2022
10:00am
With an introduction from presenter Chris Serle and a personal message from Dr Harriet Fields (Fields’ granddaughter)

Slapstick Divas: Hosted by Sally Phillips and Ronni Ancona

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Thursday 27th January 2022
8.30pm
Actor and comedian Sally Phillips is joined by Actor and Impressionist Ronni Ancona as they host this fascinating evening celebrating three silent comedy deities.

David Mitchell’s Top Comedy Moments

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Thursday 27th January 2022
6pm EVENT SOLD OUT

Lloyd: The Kid Brother (1927)

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Thursday 27th January 2022
3:00pm
Introduced by Suzanne Lloyd (Lloyd’s granddaughter) Harold Lloyd stars in one of the greatest ever silent comedies

First Women in Comedy

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Thursday 27th January 2022
1:00pm
Lucy Porter and Sian Norris present a series of short films celebrating pioneering women in film comedy

An Old Gangster Molls (1927)

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Thursday 27th January 2022,
10:00am
This Czechoslovakian silent comedy ‘An Old Gangster Molls’ stars Anny Ondra, who later became one of Hitchcock's leads in ‘Blackmail’

Chaplin: The Circus (1928)

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Wednesday 26th January 2022
5.20pm EVENT SOLD OUT

My Grandmother (1929)

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Wednesday 26th January 2022
3:30pm
introduction from actor and early Russian cinema enthusiast Paul McGann, My Grandmother is an avant-garde gem of early filmmaking

Max Linder: Be My Wife (1921)

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Wednesday 26th January 2022
1:20pm
Max Linder writes, directs and stars in the second of his three American films (Be My Wife

Silent Ozu: Days Of Youth (1929)

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Wednesday 26th January 2022
10:30am
The oldest known surviving film by legendary Japanese director Yasujirô Ozu, introduction by film historian David Robinson.

Ben Model & Steve Massa Live from New York

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Tuesday 25th January 2022
5.30pm
Ben Model and Steve Massa join us live from New York as they live-stream their latest discoveries in silent comedy

Slapstick Conversations: W.C.Fields

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Live Online, Pre-Festival, Event: Wed Jan 19th
8.00pm

Slapstick Live Online

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19th - 30th January

Sorry I Haven’t a Clue Live

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47 Years Without A Clue: Featuring Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer Talk With Rob Brydon

Big Comedy Bash 23rd September 2021

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On Thursday, the 23rd of September, Slapstick’s BIG Comedy Bash (annual Fundraiser) took place at the Hexagon in Reading

SLAPSTICK 2021 IS LIVE!

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We’re excited to announce that tickets for Slapstick 2021, possibly our best festival ever, are now on sale.

Fundraisers Archive

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Laurel & Hardy: Bacon Grabbers (1929) Live At Slapstick Festival With Marcus Brigstocke

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In January 2019 the Slapstick gala moved to The Hippodrome for the first year ever, where it was hosted by satirist and comedian Marcus Brigstocke.

French & Saunders: Live @ Slapstick Festival Comedy Legend Awards with Mel Giedroyc

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All 1,800 tickets sold out within hours and many 100s more fans were turned away when we announced in 2017 that we were re-uniting Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders live on stage for the first time in almost a decade

Laughter In Lockdown #10 – Ken Dodd at the Aardman Slapstick Comedy Awards

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In 2016 Slapstick Festival welcomed Sir Ken Dodd to Bristol where he became the fourth recipient of the Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award.

Laughter In Lockdown #9 – Jo Brand’s Top Comedy Picks

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Laughter In Lockdown #8 – Lee Mack hosts Laurel & Hardy’s Liberty (1929)

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Laughter In Lockdown #7 – Tim Vine’s Top Comedy Picks with Richard Herring

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Laughter In Lockdown #6 – Remembering the comedy genius of Victoria Wood

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Laughter in Lockdown 5 – The Goodies 50th Anniversary LIVE with Robin Ince

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Laughter in Lockdown 4 – Harry Hill’s Top Comedy Picks

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Laughter in Lockdown 3 – I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again… Again!

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Laughter in Lockdown 2 – John Cleese, Rory Bremner and Friends hosted by Tim Vine

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