January 2022 to February 2024
Silent Comedy Gala Special
26 November 2022
Thurs 16 Feb, 2023 (20:30)
1924 Buster Keaton At The Double!
Double Bill of The Navigator & Sherlock Jr, with Graeme Garden, Polly Rose & Ensemble ImproCinema, Günter A. Buchwald and percussionist Frank Bockius.
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
26 November 2022
Thurs 16 Feb, 2023 (17:30)
With specially recorded introductions from Sir Michael Palin & John Cleese
Free Online Event: Paths to Paradise
26 November 2022
Thurs 16 Feb, 2023 (15:30)
FREE EVENT Live From New York, With Steve Massa & Ben Model Raymond Griffith in Paths To Paradise
I Kiss Your Hand, Madam (1929)
26 November 2022
Thurs 16 Feb (13:30)
A rare chance to see Marlene Dietrich in one of the last films she made in Germany before she was spotted by actor/director Josef von Sternberg
Charlie’s London: A Success Story
26 November 2022
Thurs 16 Feb, 2023 (11:40)
Join Ayşe Behçet and Karl Stephan as they discuss the book Charlie’s London: From East Lane to the Limelight – a Chaplin Estate-blessed biography in full-colour graphic comic format.
East Of Ipswich (1987)
26 November 2022
Thurs 16 Feb, 2023 (09:30)
A comedy coming-of-age film, scripted by Michael Palin for BBC 2’s Screen Two series and inspired in part by his family holiday to a sleepy seaside resort in 1959, during which he first met his future wife.
This Is Spinal Tap
26 November 2022
Weds 15 Feb 2023 (20:30)
With specially recorded introductions from Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls) and Sir Michael Palin, who chose the film as his favourite film comedy, Rob Reiner’s 11 out of 10 deserving mockumentary is a scathing lampoon of every heavy metal band that’s ever taken itself too seriously
Onscreen Wonder Women
26 November 2022
Weds 15 Feb 2023 (18:00)
Comedian and Slapstick favourite Lucy Porter and Jane Duffus, author of the What The Frock Book of Funny Women, present and discuss their picks from a new collection of rarely-seen silent comedy films in collaboration with Kino Lober.
Fred Karno: The Legend Behind The Laughter
26 November 2022
Weds 15 Feb 2023 (16:15)
Without the wit, grit and creativity of Exeter-born Fred Karno, the Slapstick Festival itself might not exist.
The Cigarette Girl Of Mosselprom (1924)
26 November 2022
Weds 15 Feb 2023 (14:00)
In stark contrast to most films made immediately after the Russian Revolution, this is an endearing rom-com filled with likeable characters and some self-effacing insights into the filmmaking process.
Before January 2022, all of our events were listed collectively on a single page that was categorised by year