Slapstick Festival
Slapstick Festival is Bristol's internationally renowned celebration of silent and classic onscreen comedy. With over 200,000 attendees and more than 500 events since 2005.
If you can’t attend the festival in person you’ll catch some of the highlights on this channel.
Sponsored by BFI and Aardman Animations.
#Slapstick2024
Our next live edition is 12-16th February 2025.
We can be found online at slapstick.org.uk/
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The Bernie Clifton in Conversation with Robin Ince Event is being premiered on our channel this coming Friday!
In January 2021, during lockdown, Slapstick hosted a special online event featuring showbiz legend and ostrich rider Bernie Clifton. Renowned as the host of Crackerjack and a Vegas performer, Bernie Clifton shared highlights from his distinguished career.
This conversation, originally broadcast live, is now available here in its full, unedited form.
Join comedian, podcaster, and author Robin Ince as he explores the life and experiences of this national treasure.. A unique insight into the career of a true comedy figure.
N.B. The visual extracts license for the broadcast are not included due to copyright issues but you have the rare experience hearing the audio and watching Bernie and Robin’s reaction to them!
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The unstoppable Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are the well-deserved recipients of this prestigious Aardman award at Slapstick Festival at Bristol Old Vic back in 2015.
Their innovative and seminal work, from Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out, Shooting Stars to House of Fools, has placed them as the undisputed champions of visual comedy over the past three decades. Their unique brand of alternative visual comedy employs surrealism, bizarre tangents, hilarious silliness and slapstick asides.
This was a roller-coaster event, hosted by Marcus Brigstocke with clips and chat plus the onstage presentation of the Aardman Slapstick Award for “outstanding contribution" to visual comedy
Here’s the link👇
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We are so excited about our news for what’s coming to the Slapstick Festival in 2024 so we decided to reveal it early!
Our Silent Comedy Gala is back at @BristolBeacon!
We will be screening Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush with *special guest host* - HUGH BONNEVILLE!
General tickets on sale tomorrow at 10!
Festival passes and the rest of our programme will be revealed soon!
Check it out here👇
bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/slapstick-gala-2024-the…
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