January 2022 to February 2024
Laurel & Hardy – Year One (1927)
21 November 2023
Friday 16th Feb. (09:30 Watershed)
Author/Comedian Robin Ince hosts Patrick Vasey, Andy Hollingsworth and Matt Holt, an enthusiastic panel of Stan & Ollie admirers, as they revel in the global effort which has gone into finding and restoring the films made by Stan and Ollie in 1927
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to The Goodies
21 November 2023
Thursday 15th Feb. (20:30 Lantern Hall at Bristol Beacon)
Broadcaster Samira Ahmed quizzes Graeme Garden on whether it is time to re-appraise the hit 1970s/80s TV series The Goodies
Laurel & Hardy: Last Dance of The Cuckoos
21 November 2023
Thursday 15th Feb. (18:00 Lantern Hall at Bristol Beacon)
Join Marcus Brigstocke, Andy Hollingworth & Matt Holt for the South West premiere of their new Laurel and Hardy doc
Live from New York – Halloween in February Spooktacular
21 November 2023
Thursday 15th Feb. (16:00 Watershed)
Halloween is past, but Ben Model and Steve Massa bring it back with a live performance of three surreal and scary shorts. A Fraternity Mixup (1926), Local Showers (1916), The Haunted House (1921)
Leading Women: Up In Mabel’s Room (1926)
21 November 2023
Thursday 15th Feb (13:45 Watershed)
Actor/comedian Lucy Porter introduces this silent romantic farce in which Marie Prevost marries Harrison Ford (Hollywood’s first of that name) only to divorce him after she discovers he’s secretly bought some daring female underwear
Keaton Speaks! 12A
21 November 2023
Thursday 15th Feb (11.30 Watershed)
Silent comedy superstar Buster Keaton continued working long after sound was added to pictures. Here Keaton researcher Polly Rose focuses on three films exemplifying the best of Keaton’s speaking roles
What Happened to Jones (1926)
20 November 2023
Thursday 15th Feb. (09.30 Watershed)
This delightful comedy showcases the unique comedy style of silent star Reginald Denny, known for his portrayals of the all-American man.
Alasdair Beckett-King’s, Even Stranger Films
20 November 2023
Wednesday 14th Feb. (21:30 Bristol Beacon: Lantern Hall)
Prepare to be both hilariously entertained and spooked to your core with the return of Slapstick Festival’s “Stranger Films” event, hosted by award-winning comedian/filmmaker and writer Alasdair Beckett-King
The Cat & The Canary (1927)
20 November 2023
Wednesday 14th Feb. (19:00 Bristol Beacon: Lantern Hall)
Kicking off Slapstick’s Comedy Horror strand, get ready for a spine-tingling night of laughter and suspense with the pioneering silent comedy-horror The Cat & The Canary
Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow
20 November 2023
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
Before January 2022, all of our events were listed collectively on a single page that was categorised by year