📸 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.

Coming up 22 November. I’m hosting this terrific double bill for @swsilents.bsky.social: Battle of the Somme (with live music) and Paths of Glory. Book here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

There's lots of laughing and love for @slapstickfest.bsky.social coming to the Hexagon in the next couple of months. Starting on 6 October with Stand Out Stand Up, featuring an all-star line-up of comics including Stewart Lee and @misterabk.bsky.social, compered by Alexei Sayle buff.ly/rwzXnUd 1/

Happy 50th birthday to #FawltyTowers 🥳 A clip from our St George's Bristol event celebrating the sitcom, with #JohnCleese in conversation responding to @alexlovell.bsky.social on what makes Basil such a great character. Video captured by #AndreasLambisPhotography. #planktonic

FAWLTY TOWERS (1975-79) This classic Sitcom premiered on BBC2 50yrs ago today.

Fawlty Towers review: ‘John Cleese is like an octopus with its elastic wound to bursting’ – archive, 1975

Celebrating 100 years of the Majestic Theatre with Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" with music by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. And wearing my @slapstickfest.bsky.social merchandise, of course!

Fantastic lineup, I couldn't resist! Tickets bought.

I’m not saying I’ve booked a ticket to both events, but I’m also not not saying that.

Our Terry Jones celebration at The Hexagon, Reading, on Sat 15 Nov has gotten even BIGGER! At 15:30, we will have a rare big-screen presentation of Terry’s best-loved and most acclaimed film, Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) introduced by Sir Michael Palin - tickets below 👇

Tickets are now on sale for 'Celebrating Terry Jones' with Michael Palin in conversation with @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social! Join us on Sat 15 November 19:30 at The Hexagon Reading for a very special evening honouring the extraordinary life and work of #MontyPython legend #TerryJones.

Monty Python fans – here's a special event coming to Hexagon this November: Sir Michael Palin will celebrate comic collaborator Terry Jones, in a chat with chat Sanjeev Bhaskar. Tickets from @rdgwhatson.bsky.social cheeselogs.co.uk/2025/09/05/m... #montypython #rdguk @slapstickfest.bsky.social

The Doors, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, vocalist Jim Morrison

A huge ovation as host @alexlovell.bsky.social introduces John Cleese to St George's Bristol! Big thank yous to John, Alex, St George's Bristol, everyone involved behind-the-scenes, and our lovely audience helping us celebrate one of the UKs Greatest Sitcoms, #FawltyTowers, turning 50.

Sound check for @alexlovell.bsky.social and John Cleese at St Georges Bristol #FawltyTowersAt50

Ahead of #FawltyTowersAt50, Graeme Garden and John Cleese meeting for dinner.

A Grand Tour around Aardman for @alexlovell.bsky.social by Peter Lord and Amazing Morph ahead of the #FawltyTowers at 50 w/ John Cleese at St George's Bristol!

🚨 1 DAY TO GO TIL FAWLTY TOWERS AT 50 🚨 Join John Cleese in conversation with ITV West Country Presenter Alex Lovell at St George's Bristol tomorrow to celebrate the sitcom voted the Greatest of All Time turning 50 - link below for tickets 🎟️

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has launched its very first Cinema of the Year award, voted for by cinemagoers – and we need your help to get us shortlisted! Vote for us now! www.bifa.film/coty-vote/?c...

We’re as excited as our brilliant host, presenter @alexlovell.bsky.social, for John Cleese Live at St George's Bristol for Fawlty Towers at 50 on Wed 27 Aug! Expect hilarious clips and a rare opportunity to ask John questions, link below for tickets 👇

“Cinemas & festivals have always been spaces where you can start difficult conversations. What I love about what filmmakers can do for these difficult conversations is show us something so much more complex than what a news piece can do.” Tricia Tuttle in @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy

We're not just a listings site, you know. We're here to support all things arts, culture and heritage #inrdg - including a dedicated resource hub. whatsonreading.com/cultural-com...

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

Join Graeme Garden on Wed 27 Aug at St George’s Bristol for a very rare sighting of John Cleese Live in the wild, celebrating Fawlty Towers at 50 in conversation with ITV West Country Presenter @alexlovell.bsky.social! Add a big tick in your Spotter’s Notebook with a ticket via the link below 👇.

🎤 Comedy legends unite! Alexei Sayle hosts Stand Out Stand Up at #rdguk's The Hexagon on Mon 6 Oct for @slapstickfest.bsky.social ⭐ Line-up: Stewart Lee | Shazia Mirza | Alasdair Beckett-King | Arthur Smith 🎟️ Early-bird discount: £5 off until Sun 14 Sept! Tickets via @rdgwhatson.bsky.social

Just announced! Stand Out Stand Up for @slapstickfest.bsky.social comes to The Hexagon on 6 Oct. Hosted by Alexei Sayle – the godfather of alternative comedy – with an all-star line-up of Stewart Lee, Shazia Mirza, Alasdair Beckett-King, and Arthur Smith, plus more to be announced buff.ly/lJulAsA

The excitement is building for Slapstick Festival director Chris Daniels as we’re just over a week away (Wed 27 Aug) from @JohnCleese Live, celebrating Fawlty Towers at 50 with @itvwestcountry Presenter @alexlovelltv at @stgeorgesbris! Tickets via the link below 👇

Coming up 27 August. A special @slapstickfest.bsky.social event and fundraiser: John Cleese on Fawlty Towers at 50. Book here: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/faw...

The Spanish town I was having dinner in last night has its own #FilmFestival; a comedy film festival. Paging @cineredis.bsky.social and @slapstickfest.bsky.social!

Our Fawlty Towers at 50 fundraising event with John Cleese and Alex Lovell at St George's Bristol is only TWO weeks away! Don’t miss out on hilarious behind-the-scenes stories, classic clips, and a rare opportunity for audience questions - Wed 27 Aug 19:30 (link below 👇 for tickets).

It's still possible to make beauty in this world. Do all the things that you can.

The Smallest Café in the World is a love letter to the silent movie stars of the 1920s. Inspired by this year's Silent Comedy Gala, director, writer, and lead actor Lochlann Pickering created this short film as an end-of-year Uni Project. Link below to watch on our YouTube channel.

MEGA SILENTS return to Bristol. Check out these fantastic big-big-screen double-bills from @swsilents.bsky.social In September, the UK Premiere of 4K restoration of forgotten silent film His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914) and the classic The Wizard of Oz (1939) ti.to/film-noir-uk...

Happy 95th Birthday to Slapstick patron and THE Charlie Chaplin expert David Robinson 🎈 Pictured here with festival director Chris Daniels in 2018, we'll be looking back at his past event Chaplin's The Kid: The Inside Story for inspiration to next year's Silent Comedy Gala (6th Feb 2026, link 👇)

Happy 95th Birthday to our dear friend writer, film historian and official biographer of Charles Chaplin, David Robinson. We seem to remember this was taken at David’s 80th Birthday when we celebrated with him and the @slapstickfest.bsky.social team! #CharlieChaplin

Excited to have the brilliant @alexlovell.bsky.social hosting our fundraiser Fawlty Towers at 50 w/ John Cleese Live at St George’s Bristol on Wed 27 Aug! Link in bio for 🎟️ to join the ITV West Country presenter sitting down with the legendary star of the once voted UK's Greatest Sitcom Ever.

Grateful for this review by @christinalefou.bsky.social & to all our co-curators & partners 🙏 Look out for “jewel in the crown” The Fall of Otrar Sun 17 Aug @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social 💘 +“minor-key, jazzy 1964 docu-fiction” Belarmino now available to book 👇

A wild night at @cubecinema.com hosted by our fave Lady RayDhD next month! Tickets below 👇

Cinemas! Festivals! Community cinemas… You can now book some of the amazing new restorations & rediscoveries presented at @wshed.bsky.social ‘s Cinema Rediscovered at reasonable rates + there is support available towards local marketing/events. Get in touch: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...

We had the pleasure of showing a pair of newly-restored Anglo/German silents starring Anna May Wong: Song (1928) & Pavement Butterfly (1929) presented by @pamhutch.bsky.social Here’s a chance to catch them again at #BFISouthbank in London + a whole selection of other titles & talks…

We're here to spread the joy of Joke, a short film on Barry Cryer from his son Bob Cryer. It will premiere at #SlapstickFest 2026 (4th to 8th Feb), launching the Golden Baz Comedy Award. However they still need to raise £33k by Friday so, if you can afford to, back the Kickstarter via link in bio.

Thanks @bristol247.bsky.social for the write-up! www.bristol247.com/culture/film...

Here’s Stephen Frears, writer Hanif Kureishi, actor Gordon Warnecke and curator Mark Cosgrove at last night’s 40th anniversary showing of My Beautiful Laundrette @cineredis.bsky.social.

Join us on Wed 27 Aug 19:30 at St George’s Bristol as John Cleese discusses his classic sitcom creation Fawlty Towers at 50 to raise funds for Slapstick Festival! The legendary comedian sits in conversation with ITV West Country presenter Alex Lovell - link below for tickets 🎟️ 👇.

One week until our screening of Time Bandits at 20th Century Flicks as part of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 23 - Sun 27 July)! Tickets are limited so get yours now via the link below 👇 Book 4+ screenings across the festival and receive a 20% discount! #timebandits #terrygilliam #cineredis25

Remembering dear friend and patron of Slapstick Festival Tim Brooke-Taylor on what would've been his 85th Birthday. Reflect on his legendary work with The Goodies and Sorry, I Haven't A Clue via our YouTube Channel in conversation w/ Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden below 👇

What a night at the Big Comedy Bash 2025! Thanks to #JaydeAdams #LucyPorter #DebraStephenson #StephenKAmos #GriffRhysJones #AndyHamilton #NabilAbdulrashid and a lovely audience. We hope everyone had a great time and to see you all at our next event to be announced later this month!

Andy and Griff have arrived for the #BigComedyBash25 at The Hexagon in @rdgwhatson.bsky.social! #andyhamilton #griffrhysjones

We're in love with our new #CineRedis25 programme 😍 Pick one up at @wshed.bsky.social @bristolaquarium.bsky.social @cubecinema.com @20thcflicks.bsky.social! Plan out a schedule and curate the festival YOUR way with 20% off when you book 4+ Screenings.