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Bristol’s Annual Slapstick Festival 2025

February 12 - February 16

Bristol Slapstick Festival 2025
The birthday edition of the festival will be focusing on satire, spoof and parody, with 35 events taking place across the city centre.
A host of celebrities and experts in their field taking part in the festival will include Stephen K. Amos, Samira Ahmed, Nigel Planer, Robert Lindsay, Sir Michael Palin, Lucy Porter, Alasdair Beckett-King, Peter Lord, Rick Wakeman, Adam Hills, Robin Ince, Mike McCartney, Paul McGann and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews.
Ben Elton will be awarded this year’s Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend for his long career in stand-up, writing and stage work.
Festival director Chris Daniels said he was ‘thrilled’ to welcome Ben Elton to the event, saying: “His deft use of ridicule in a wide array of TV classics, such as Saturday Live, The Young Ones, Filthy Rich and Catflap and Blackadder makes him the ideal choice in the year we’re taking an especially close look at satire.”
A double bill of family favourites Wallace & Gromit will be taking place at the Watershed.
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord, will be introducing the event which will include Vengeance Most Foul from 2024 and the internationally loved and Academy Award winning The Wrong Trousers. Stan the Slapstick bear will also be making an appearance.
Nigel Planer will be honoring co-star Rik Mayall at a dedicated event at Bristol Old Vic, as well as delving into his own comedy CV in a separate event.

The Bristol Slapstick Festival runs from 12 – 16 February 2025 from a variety of locations.Brochure: https://slapstick.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Slapstick_Brochure_2025_FINAL_Web.pdf

You can find more information and all the events here: https://slapstick.org.uk

Details

Start:
February 12
End:
February 16
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Website:
https://slapstick.org.uk