Slapstick Festival
@slapstickfest.bsky.social
🎭Bringing the best in silent and visual comedy since '05
🗓️ Slapstick Festival 4th to 8th Feb 2026
https://linktr.ee/slapstickfestival
🗓️ Slapstick Festival 4th to 8th Feb 2026
https://linktr.ee/slapstickfestival
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The full programme for Slapstick Festival 2026 has arrived!
Running from Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026 at Bristol Beacon, Bristol Megascreen, St George's Bristol, and @wshed.bsky.social , this year’s festival celebrates comedy’s power to challenge convention - link in below for the lineup.
Running from Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026 at Bristol Beacon, Bristol Megascreen, St George's Bristol, and @wshed.bsky.social , this year’s festival celebrates comedy’s power to challenge convention - link in below for the lineup.
Have you read our Festival Director Chris Daniels' preview of Slapstick 2026 (Wed 4 - Sun 8 Feb)?
Check out the piece via the link below going through the process behind curating the Holy Fools season, and how this year's programme challenges conformity through comedy.
#charliechaplin #haroldlloyd
Check out the piece via the link below going through the process behind curating the Holy Fools season, and how this year's programme challenges conformity through comedy.
#charliechaplin #haroldlloyd
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Have you read our Festival Director Chris Daniels' preview of Slapstick 2026 (Wed 4 - Sun 8 Feb)?
Check out the piece via the link below going through the process behind curating the Holy Fools season, and how this year's programme challenges conformity through comedy.
#charliechaplin #haroldlloyd
Check out the piece via the link below going through the process behind curating the Holy Fools season, and how this year's programme challenges conformity through comedy.
#charliechaplin #haroldlloyd
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Laurel and Hardy's first 2 feature films are making their Blu-ray debut in Dec in new restorations:
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Laurel and Hardy's first 2 feature films are making their Blu-ray debut in Dec in new restorations:
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
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Always a highlight of the year. I’m booked to see 20 events. Follow @slapstickfest.bsky.social for updates. Full Slapstick programme here. slapstick.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Always a highlight of the year. I’m booked to see 20 events. Follow @slapstickfest.bsky.social for updates. Full Slapstick programme here. slapstick.org.uk
Our #SlapstickSunday (Sun 8 Feb) has a triple bill of #ArmandoIannucci at St George's Bristol!
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social + special guests for The Thick Of It: Politics, Power & Profanity (15:00) and Speaking Truth to Power (17:30) before introducing In The Loop (20:30)
Tickets via link in bio 🎟️
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social + special guests for The Thick Of It: Politics, Power & Profanity (15:00) and Speaking Truth to Power (17:30) before introducing In The Loop (20:30)
Tickets via link in bio 🎟️
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our #SlapstickSunday (Sun 8 Feb) has a triple bill of #ArmandoIannucci at St George's Bristol!
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social + special guests for The Thick Of It: Politics, Power & Profanity (15:00) and Speaking Truth to Power (17:30) before introducing In The Loop (20:30)
Tickets via link in bio 🎟️
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social + special guests for The Thick Of It: Politics, Power & Profanity (15:00) and Speaking Truth to Power (17:30) before introducing In The Loop (20:30)
Tickets via link in bio 🎟️
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Terrific evening on 6 February 2026 as the Slapstick Gala returns. Follow @slapstickfest.bsky.social for updates. Book for gala here: bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/sla...
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Terrific evening on 6 February 2026 as the Slapstick Gala returns. Follow @slapstickfest.bsky.social for updates. Book for gala here: bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/sla...
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Watched this last night as preparation for our The Likely Lads event @slapstickfest.bsky.social 6 February 2026. Chosen very nice clip to show. Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/the-l...
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Watched this last night as preparation for our The Likely Lads event @slapstickfest.bsky.social 6 February 2026. Chosen very nice clip to show. Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/the-l...
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Delighted to be hosting three sessions on Adolphe Menjou @slapstickfest.bsky.social 2026. A remarkable actor, I wrote about him and his role in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory here: festivalofideas.substack.com/p/festival-o.... We’ll see him in very different roles in Slapstick 1/
Festival of Ideas 3: Paths of Glory and the Brutality of Military Incompetence
Andrew Kelly
festivalofideas.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Delighted to be hosting three sessions on Adolphe Menjou @slapstickfest.bsky.social 2026. A remarkable actor, I wrote about him and his role in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory here: festivalofideas.substack.com/p/festival-o.... We’ll see him in very different roles in Slapstick 1/
🥁 Announcing our host for the Silent Comedy Gala... @stephenmangan.bsky.social !
The actor and comedian joins us at Bristol Beacon on Friday 6th February 2026 19:30 for a packed evening of timeless comedy, live music, and vintage charm - tickets in below 👇
#stephenmangan #charliechaplin
The actor and comedian joins us at Bristol Beacon on Friday 6th February 2026 19:30 for a packed evening of timeless comedy, live music, and vintage charm - tickets in below 👇
#stephenmangan #charliechaplin
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🥁 Announcing our host for the Silent Comedy Gala... @stephenmangan.bsky.social !
The actor and comedian joins us at Bristol Beacon on Friday 6th February 2026 19:30 for a packed evening of timeless comedy, live music, and vintage charm - tickets in below 👇
#stephenmangan #charliechaplin
The actor and comedian joins us at Bristol Beacon on Friday 6th February 2026 19:30 for a packed evening of timeless comedy, live music, and vintage charm - tickets in below 👇
#stephenmangan #charliechaplin
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Philosophy from The Likely Lads:
‘In the chocolate box of life the top layer's already gone. And someone's pinched the orange creme from the bottom.’
Join me, 6 February, for a special The Likely Lads event @slapstickfest.bsky.social
‘In the chocolate box of life the top layer's already gone. And someone's pinched the orange creme from the bottom.’
Join me, 6 February, for a special The Likely Lads event @slapstickfest.bsky.social
The Likely Lads (1976) - the chocolate box of life
YouTube video by Paul Thompson
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November 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Philosophy from The Likely Lads:
‘In the chocolate box of life the top layer's already gone. And someone's pinched the orange creme from the bottom.’
Join me, 6 February, for a special The Likely Lads event @slapstickfest.bsky.social
‘In the chocolate box of life the top layer's already gone. And someone's pinched the orange creme from the bottom.’
Join me, 6 February, for a special The Likely Lads event @slapstickfest.bsky.social
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Excited to be introing Shincherō Ueda’s One Cut of The Dead (2017)
@bristolbeacon.bsky.social Lantern Hall Sat 7th Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
As part of the fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social 4-8th Feb 2026 - The theme: ‘Laughter is a form of resistance’
Link below:
slapstick.org.uk/events/slaps...
@bristolbeacon.bsky.social Lantern Hall Sat 7th Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
As part of the fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social 4-8th Feb 2026 - The theme: ‘Laughter is a form of resistance’
Link below:
slapstick.org.uk/events/slaps...
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Excited to be introing Shincherō Ueda’s One Cut of The Dead (2017)
@bristolbeacon.bsky.social Lantern Hall Sat 7th Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
As part of the fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social 4-8th Feb 2026 - The theme: ‘Laughter is a form of resistance’
Link below:
slapstick.org.uk/events/slaps...
@bristolbeacon.bsky.social Lantern Hall Sat 7th Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
As part of the fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social 4-8th Feb 2026 - The theme: ‘Laughter is a form of resistance’
Link below:
slapstick.org.uk/events/slaps...
Our event celebrating 20 years of #NotGoingOut with #LeeMack has almost sold out!
Grab your tickets sharpish so you don't miss out via the link below 👇
Grab your tickets sharpish so you don't miss out via the link below 👇
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our event celebrating 20 years of #NotGoingOut with #LeeMack has almost sold out!
Grab your tickets sharpish so you don't miss out via the link below 👇
Grab your tickets sharpish so you don't miss out via the link below 👇
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Delighted to be hosting this event on Adolphe Menjou and The Front Page @slapstickfest.bsky.social 5 February 2026.
slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Delighted to be hosting this event on Adolphe Menjou and The Front Page @slapstickfest.bsky.social 5 February 2026.
slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
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First event of 2026 - The fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social 4-8th Feb! The theme 'Laughter is a form of resistance'.
Shinchirō Ueda's One Cut of The Dead (2017) @bristolbeacon.bsky.social Sat 7th of Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
Link🔻
www.slapstick.org.uk/events/slapstick-after-dark-one-cut-of-the-dead-2017/
Shinchirō Ueda's One Cut of The Dead (2017) @bristolbeacon.bsky.social Sat 7th of Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
Link🔻
www.slapstick.org.uk/events/slapstick-after-dark-one-cut-of-the-dead-2017/
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
First event of 2026 - The fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social 4-8th Feb! The theme 'Laughter is a form of resistance'.
Shinchirō Ueda's One Cut of The Dead (2017) @bristolbeacon.bsky.social Sat 7th of Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
Link🔻
www.slapstick.org.uk/events/slapstick-after-dark-one-cut-of-the-dead-2017/
Shinchirō Ueda's One Cut of The Dead (2017) @bristolbeacon.bsky.social Sat 7th of Feb 21:00 🧟♀️🧟📽️
Link🔻
www.slapstick.org.uk/events/slapstick-after-dark-one-cut-of-the-dead-2017/
What a wonderful night at The Hexagon celebrating #TerryJones with #MichaelPalin, @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social and #RobertRoss!
Thank you to everyone who joined us - we hope to see you at the festival in Bristol from Wed 4th to Sun 8th February.
📸 David Betteridge Photography
Thank you to everyone who joined us - we hope to see you at the festival in Bristol from Wed 4th to Sun 8th February.
📸 David Betteridge Photography
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What a wonderful night at The Hexagon celebrating #TerryJones with #MichaelPalin, @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social and #RobertRoss!
Thank you to everyone who joined us - we hope to see you at the festival in Bristol from Wed 4th to Sun 8th February.
📸 David Betteridge Photography
Thank you to everyone who joined us - we hope to see you at the festival in Bristol from Wed 4th to Sun 8th February.
📸 David Betteridge Photography
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I’m hosting the opening event of @slapstickfest.bsky.social 2026 with the first in a three-part series of films with Adolphe Menjou, Hollywood’s quintessential ‘gentleman of the screen’: Are Parents People? (1925)
Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m hosting the opening event of @slapstickfest.bsky.social 2026 with the first in a three-part series of films with Adolphe Menjou, Hollywood’s quintessential ‘gentleman of the screen’: Are Parents People? (1925)
Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...
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Off to Reading to see Sir Michael Palin. Cheers, @slapstickfest.bsky.social. ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Off to Reading to see Sir Michael Palin. Cheers, @slapstickfest.bsky.social. ❤️
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Looking forward very much to hosting this @slapstickfest.bsky.social. Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/the-l...
I see @slapstickfest.bsky.social has got something for vintage sitcom fans:
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Looking forward very much to hosting this @slapstickfest.bsky.social. Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/the-l...
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Just got my full pass and looking forward to it! :)
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Just got my full pass and looking forward to it! :)
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The @slapstickfest.bsky.social programme is now live! I will see you there, where I will be talking about classic comedy duos, with @lucyportercomic.bsky.social. Also, flappers and Yasujiro Ozu. Separately. slapstick.org.uk/all-events/
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November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The @slapstickfest.bsky.social programme is now live! I will see you there, where I will be talking about classic comedy duos, with @lucyportercomic.bsky.social. Also, flappers and Yasujiro Ozu. Separately. slapstick.org.uk/all-events/
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I see @slapstickfest.bsky.social has got something for vintage sitcom fans:
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I see @slapstickfest.bsky.social has got something for vintage sitcom fans:
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Fabulous! @slapstickfest.bsky.social is screening But I’m A Cheerleader at the 2026 Festival! 📣🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Fabulous! @slapstickfest.bsky.social is screening But I’m A Cheerleader at the 2026 Festival! 📣🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
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Friends, we have a snake in our midst.
Well, a Python.
Sir Michael Palin.
He's coming to the Hexagon tomorrow for two wonderful events supporting @slapstickfest.bsky.social and celebrating his friend Terry Jones
1/
Well, a Python.
Sir Michael Palin.
He's coming to the Hexagon tomorrow for two wonderful events supporting @slapstickfest.bsky.social and celebrating his friend Terry Jones
1/
a man wearing a hat and striped suit says what a simply super day
Alt: Michael Palin in the Monty Python sketch "Salad Days by Sam Pekinpah", wearing a hat and striped blazer, saying "I say, what a simply super day"
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Friends, we have a snake in our midst.
Well, a Python.
Sir Michael Palin.
He's coming to the Hexagon tomorrow for two wonderful events supporting @slapstickfest.bsky.social and celebrating his friend Terry Jones
1/
Well, a Python.
Sir Michael Palin.
He's coming to the Hexagon tomorrow for two wonderful events supporting @slapstickfest.bsky.social and celebrating his friend Terry Jones
1/
The full programme for Slapstick Festival 2026 has arrived!
Running from Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026 at Bristol Beacon, Bristol Megascreen, St George's Bristol, and @wshed.bsky.social , this year’s festival celebrates comedy’s power to challenge convention - link in below for the lineup.
Running from Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026 at Bristol Beacon, Bristol Megascreen, St George's Bristol, and @wshed.bsky.social , this year’s festival celebrates comedy’s power to challenge convention - link in below for the lineup.
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The full programme for Slapstick Festival 2026 has arrived!
Running from Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026 at Bristol Beacon, Bristol Megascreen, St George's Bristol, and @wshed.bsky.social , this year’s festival celebrates comedy’s power to challenge convention - link in below for the lineup.
Running from Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026 at Bristol Beacon, Bristol Megascreen, St George's Bristol, and @wshed.bsky.social , this year’s festival celebrates comedy’s power to challenge convention - link in below for the lineup.
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HOOK IT TO MY VEINS
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
HOOK IT TO MY VEINS
Announcing our @bristolbeacon.bsky.social events at Slapstick Festival 2026!
Ahead of the full programme launch this Friday 14th November at 10am, here's a preview of the amazing lineup taking place at Bristol Beacon from Friday 6th - Saturday 7th February 2026.
Link in bio for full schedule!
Ahead of the full programme launch this Friday 14th November at 10am, here's a preview of the amazing lineup taking place at Bristol Beacon from Friday 6th - Saturday 7th February 2026.
Link in bio for full schedule!
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Announcing our @bristolbeacon.bsky.social events at Slapstick Festival 2026!
Ahead of the full programme launch this Friday 14th November at 10am, here's a preview of the amazing lineup taking place at Bristol Beacon from Friday 6th - Saturday 7th February 2026.
Link in bio for full schedule!
Ahead of the full programme launch this Friday 14th November at 10am, here's a preview of the amazing lineup taking place at Bristol Beacon from Friday 6th - Saturday 7th February 2026.
Link in bio for full schedule!