DOWNTON ABBEY, THE GOLD and PADDINGTON films star Hugh Bonneville introduces a triple bill of laugh-out-loud silent comedy classics, back in the auditorium where Slapstick began and with each showing on a giant screen with live musical accompaniment.Topping the film bill at the Slapstick’s 20th gala will be the double Oscar-nominated THE GOLD RUSH (1925), … Read more
Your host for the evening is TV host (The Last Leg), activist and stand up comedian Adam Hills. For this rare onstage performance Adam will be joined by and incredible line-up featuring the best UK comedy talent including Jack Dee, Richard Herring, Ria Lina, Alasdair Beckett-King and Tony Hawks. Organised in support of Bristol’s vintage comedy not-for-profit … Read more
Norma Talmadge is best-remembered for silent melodramas but she was a fine comedy actor, too, as proved by this Paris-set romcom. In it, she plays a street waif angling for a singing and dancing job in a theatre and for the heart of its handsome manager (Ronald Colman). Her ruses involve sparky battles with his … Read more
In a rare and unique live appearance Adam Hills MBE, Aussie-born stand-up, host of the award-winning Channel 4 series THE LAST LEG, disability champion and novelist, makes his Slapstick festival debut – sharing the comedy film titles he’d most want to have with him if he was ever marooned on a desert island. Hills is … Read more
Film and comedy enthusiasts have long marvelled at Terry Gilliam’s artistic, inventive imagery, and his ability to craft extraordinary worlds since his early days contributing animated content to the groundbreaking Do Not Adjust Your Set (1968) and the iconic Monty Python series (1969–1974). After co-directing Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Terry created a … Read more
Lucky Dog Theatre Productions return to Slapstick with a follow-up to their internationally loved and award-winning ‘Hats Off To Laurel And Hardy’ with a new show recreating favourite Stan and Ollie movie sequences plus sketches and song and dance routines performed by the duo during their 1940s/50s theatre tours, including on their visit to Bristol … Read more
He is feted as one of the UK’s most versatile actors – justly praised for his performances in dramas, thrillers, biopics, musicals and Shakespeare plays on stage, film and TV. Robert Lindsay’s comedy credentials are equally impressive, thanks to long-running roles in acclaimed series’ such as My Family and Citizen Smith and cameo appearances in … Read more
Your host for the evening is ROBIN INCE. Join us for an unforgettable evening of laughter and stand up at The Hexagon Theatre in Reading! The highly anticipated Big Comedy Bash returns, and this time it’s bigger and better than ever. With your host Robin Ince and featuring an outstanding line-up of top comedians, including the fabulous Josh Widdecombe along with … Read more