Wednesday 14th Feb. (16:15 Watershed)
National treasure Barry Cryer rarely missed a Slapstick festival and was as beloved by our audiences as he was by showbiz colleagues and the British public
Events: Archive
Wednesday 14th Feb. (14:00 Watershed)
Beatrice Lillie was already a stage superstar and billed as ‘the funniest woman in the world’ when she made her Hollywood debut in this film
Thursday 19th October 2023 (7.30pm)
Slapstick Festival’s annual comedy fundraiser is back at Reading’s Hexagon theatre. Hosted by Rob Brydon with Adam Kay, Alasdair Beckett-King, Jay Lafferty, Alistair McGowan, Arthur Smith, Dee Allum. + more
Wednesday 10th May 2023 (7.30pm)
Slapstick Festival’s annual comedy fundraiser is back at Reading’s Hexagon theatre. Event features, Marcus Brigstocke, Jo Brand, Milton Jones, Ria Lina, Archie Maddocks and Dr Phil Hammond
Saturday 1 April 2023 (20:00)
Exactly 100 years to the day of its first release, Bristol Slapstick proudly presents one of the greatest films ever made! The event will have live music and a special guest!
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
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
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
Live Online, Pre-Festival, Event: Wed Jan 19th
8.00pm
47 Years Without A Clue: Featuring Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer Talk With Rob Brydon
On Thursday, the 23rd of September, Slapstick’s BIG Comedy Bash (annual Fundraiser) took place at the Hexagon in Reading
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.
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
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 Laughter In Lockdown #9 – Jo Brand’s Top Comedy Picks In 2018 Jo Brand made her debut at Slapstick Festival where she delighted and entertained a sold-out audience with a selection of her top comedy picks. Jo had been someone we’d wanted to bring to … Read more
Laughter In Lockdown #8 – Lee Mack hosts Laurel & Hardy’s Liberty (1929) Laughter In Lockdown #8 – Lee Mack hosts Laurel & Hardy’s Liberty (1929) Back in January 2018 stand up comedian and writer Lee Mack joined us at Colston Hall to present his “Laurel and Hardy Classics” – a unique evening of hilarious … Read more
Laughter In Lockdown #7 – Tim Vine’s Top Comedy Picks with Richard Herring Laughter In Lockdown #7 – Tim Vine’s Top Comedy Picks with Richard Herring Just over a year ago, in January 2019, stand up legend and master of the one-liner Tim Vine joined fellow comedian Richard Herring on stage at Bristol Old Vic … Read more
Laughter In Lockdown #6 – Remembering the comedy genius of Victoria Wood Laughter In Lockdown #6 – Remembering the comedy genius of Victoria Wood On 20 April 2016, the world lost the extraordinarily talented and exceptionally funny comedian, actress, singer, composer, screenwriter, producer and director Victoria Wood. As a regular guest at the festival (which … Read more
Laughter in Lockdown 5 – The Goodies 50th Anniversary LIVE with Robin Ince Laughter in Lockdown 5 – The Goodies 50th Anniversary LIVE with Robin Ince Back in January, The Goodies gathered together on a Slapstick stage for what ultimately proved to be the last time as a trio, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their … Read more
Laughter in Lockdown 4 – Harry Hill’s Top Comedy Picks Laughter in Lockdown 4 – Harry Hill’s Top Comedy Picks We’re up to week four of our laughter in lockdown series and this week we’re travelling back to 2014 for award-winning comedian Harry Hill’s Top Comedy Picks. An annual sell-out event, the format of this … Read more
Laughter in Lockdown 3 – I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again… Again! Laughter in Lockdown 3 – I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again… Again! Our third exclusive Laughter in Lockdown stream is the closing event of Slapstick 2020 – ‘I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again… Again!’ A show with added poignancy as it featured the … Read more