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 🎟️

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 👇

Delighted to be hosting this event on Adolphe Menjou and The Front Page @slapstickfest.bsky.social 5 February 2026. slapstick.org.uk/events/adolp...

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/

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

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...

Off to Reading to see Sir Michael Palin. Cheers, @slapstickfest.bsky.social. ❤️

Looking forward very much to hosting this @slapstickfest.bsky.social. Book here: slapstick.org.uk/events/the-l...

Just got my full pass and looking forward to it! :)

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/

I see @slapstickfest.bsky.social has got something for vintage sitcom fans:

Fabulous! @slapstickfest.bsky.social is screening But I’m A Cheerleader at the 2026 Festival! 📣🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

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/

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.

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!

We've unearthed this gem from 2012 of #TerryJones promoting Slapstick Festival on BBC - what a lineup! A reminder that we're celebrating the #Python this weekend, Sat 15 Nov, at The Hexagon Reading with #MichaelPalin, @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social, #RobertRoss, #LifeofBrian and more.

Great read 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Slapstick Director Chris Daniels looks ahead to next week's Terry Jones tribute at The Hexagon, Reading (Sat 15th Nov). Doors open at 15:00 for Life of Brian, followed by Robert Ross Book signing at Pentahotel from 18:00, closing w/ Sir Michael Palin and Sanjeev Bhaskar at 19:30 - 🎟️ in bio

On our way 🚌 limited tickets available 🎟️ whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Introducing Michelle Thomas, our new PR Lead! A lifelong fan of #SilentCinema and #SlapstickComedy, we’re excited that Michelle is bringing years of experience to share our celebration of the Golden Age of Cinema. Link in bio to read more and contact details for press enquiries.

ah, this is such sad news www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Douglas Sirk’s beautiful film about class & conformity in 1950s small-town America All That Heaven Allows (1955) marking the pinnacle of Hollywood melodrama kicks off @wshed.bsky.social ‘s ALL THAT MELODRAMA ALLOWS exploring romance, passion & heartbreak. Time to get swept up in a wave of emotion💔

Get swept up in a wave of emotion this winter with All That Melodrama Allows: our season of romance, passion and heartbreak ❤️‍🩹 Find out more and book your tickets here: www.watershed.co.uk/.../all-that... Artwork by: Beth Morris (Bam Create)

The team are excited to be attending #TerryJones: The Renaissance Man at BFI Southbank on Sat 1st November! An excellent precursor to our Terry Jones celebration at The Hexagon, Reading on Sat 15th November, screening Life of Brian and #MichaelPalin w/ #SanjeevBhaskar - link in bio for tickets.

Recorded live at St George’s Bristol on Wed 27 August, we’re uploading the full conversation between #JohnCleese and #AlexLovell on #FawltyTowers at 50 to our YouTube channel at 6pm today (Fri 17 October) - watch via the link below! #andreaslambisphotography #planktonic

Throwback to #SlapstickFest 2012 when #TerryJones discussed #MontyPython Life of Brian with @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social! On Sat 15 Nov, Sanjeev will be joining Sir #MichaelPalin to celebrate Terry Jones at #TheHexagonReading, preceded by a special screening of #LifeOfBrian Tickets below 👇 🎟️

Cinema should be for everyone! We’re supporting @ReclaimTheFrame and their campaign #ReclaimTheFrameForAll to make screenings accessible to everyone. 💥 Every £ donated is matched by @BigGive until 15 Oct! 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

What a wonderful night of Stand-Out Stand Up at The Hexagon, Reading! Thanks to all of the performers and the great audience, helping us to raise funds and keep Slapstick thriving. We're back at The Hexagon on Sat 15 November with Life of Brian + Michael Palin in conversation double bill (link 👇)

Loved it! Thanks @slapstickfest.bsky.social

It was a great show. Our faces were ACHING from laughter by the end.

Our view from the audience feat. #ArthurSmith #StandUpComedy #TheHexagonReading #StandOutStandUp

I am coming to BRISTOL - tickets here www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy...

From the meteoric rise of Loadsamoney to the fury of Kevin the Teenager, Harry Enfield has been arsing about in comedy for 40 years. Next March he comes to The Hexagon, reflecting on his four decades and bringing some of his favourite characters vividly back to life on stage.

Throwback to #SlapstickFest 2017 when #AlexeiSayle revisited #TheYoungOnes alongside #NigelPlaner, #lisemayer, hosted by #MarcusBrigstocke and joined by @robinince.bsky.social ! Alexei will be joining us at The Hexagon for Stand Out Stand Up TOMORROW (Mon 6th Oct) - Link below for 🎟️ 👇

Now that's what you call a comedy line-up!

Not long until our next fundraiser, Stand Out Stand Up, at The Hexagon Reading on Mon 6th Oct with MC Alexei Sayle, Stewart Lee, Arthur Smith, Shazia Mirza, and Alasdair Beckett-King! Link below 👇 #TheHexagonReading #AlexeiSayle #StewartLee #ArthurSmith #ShaziaMirza #AlasdairBeckettKing

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO 🚨 whatsonreading.com/standoutstan...

Join us on Mon 6th October 19:30 at The Hexagon Reading, for Stand Out Stand Up with Alexei Sayle and Friends! Each ticket helps to keep Slapstick Festival surviving and thriving. Get £5 off w Early Bird Tickets if booked before the end of Sun 14th September, link below 👇 @rdgwhatson.bsky.social

Hey #FilmNoir Fans! We have an updated piece of artwork for our second year of #FilmNoirFest! Join us 31/10/2025 - 02/11/2025 in #Weston-super-Mare's Plaza Cinema! Film line-up below. Recommend buying your festival pass early to avoid disappointment: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

Caught up with the Plaza Cinema team in Weston-super-Mare yesterday, in ref to #FilmNoirFest. Very excited to say that we have been upgraded! This year the festival will take place in Cinema 4 (like last year) and (new for 2025) Cinema 1. #FilmNoir Passes available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

📸 Pics from our last visit to The Hexagon, Reading Thanks to the legendary Griff Rhys Jones, Jayde Adams, Stephen K. Amos, Lucy Porter, Debra Stephenson, Nabil Abdulrashid and Andy Hamilton. We’ll be back Mon 6th Oct for Stand Out Stand Up with Alexei Sayle & pals! 📸 David Betteridge Photography

Coming up 26 October: two films about Bristol. The Newcomers, made by John Boorman before he went on to Hollywood fame, helped launched BBC2 in 1964. In Money into Light he returns to Bristol 25 years later. Thanks to @swsilents.bsky.social for partnership and @filmhubsw.bsky.social for support.