
Film / Comedy
Film & Food Fest 2021: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Do the time warp again. Again. Al fresco on the Downs
The cavalcade of mirth that is the 2018 Slapstick Festival kicks off on January 25, with 25 fun-filled events at four different venues over four days, with strands devoted to musical comedy and the centenary of the great Buster Keaton’s first screen appearance.
We’ve already previewed the highlights here. Below you’ll all the events, handily divided up into categories. Follow the links for more information, including venues and times. If you’re not chuckling already, check your pulse…
Film / Comedy
Do the time warp again. Again. Al fresco on the Downs
Film / Comedy
Not Going Out star pays tribute to his comedy heroes
Comedy / Comedy and music
Comic reminisces on his musical past
The Lantern: Saturday, Jan 27 2018 5:30pm
Theatre / Buster Keaton
Devised musical celebrates the life of Buster Keaton
The Lantern: Saturday, Jan 27 2018 3:30pm
Film / Comedy
Aardman's Peter Lord introduces Buster Keaton's first full-length feature
Film / Comedy
Why early audiences and critics didn't get Keaton's The General
Film / Comedy
Bill, Graeme and Tim share their passion for Old Stoneface
Film / Comedy
Film historian David Robinson charts Buster Keaton's early career
Film / Comedy
Kevin Brownlow explores Old Stoneface's troubled five years at MGM
Film / Comedy
Keaton's final silent feature with musical accompaniment from The European Silent Screen Virtuosi
Film / Comedy
Ade Edmondson and Nigel Planer recall the Comic Strip classic
Film / Comedy
Bill Oddie on his brief stint as a genuine pop star
Film / Comedy
One half of the musical comedy duo discusses their career
Comedy / Physical comedy
Multi-award-winning physical comedy double-act
Arnolfini: Thursday, Jan 25 2018 9pm
Film / Comedy
Slapstick virgin Jo Brand shares the stuff that makes her laugh
Film / Comedy
Barry Cryer celebrates his Ronnie mates
Film / Comedy
Lucy Porter introduces the best romcom by forgotten silent comedian Constance Talmadge
Film / Comedy
Lucy Porter introduces a forgotten comedy starring 'Britain's Queen of Happiness'
Film / Comedy
Silent domestic comedy starring Laura La Plante
Film / Comedy
Slapstick 2018 climaxes with classics from the Marx Brothers and Laurel & Hardy
Film / Comedy
A bumper crop of recently rediscovered silent comedies
Film / Comedy
Chris Serle introduces one of the first slapstick duos in film history
Film / Comedy
Kid-friendly silent comedy, including Keaton and Chaplin classics
Comedy / Workshop
Silent comedies, plus pratfalls workshop for ages 8-11
Colston Hall: Saturday, Jan 27 2018 11am
Theatre / Free
Free performances - traditional and modern - in the Colston Hall foyer
: Saturday, Jan 27 2018 2pm & Saturday, Jan 27 2018 3pm