Slapstick Festival is a celebration of silent and classic screen comedy - from films to TV, to those who starred in and wrote ...

Mel Brooks' Silent Movie (1976) receives great applause and laudation at Bristol Slapstick Festival, confirming its place as ...

Martin Freeman has said comedians such as Laurel and Hardy had a big influence on his breakthrough role in The Office. The ...

So it seems only fitting that Bristol should host the Slapstick Festival from 26 to 28 January – a celebration of one of America’s finest exports: the age of Hollywood silent cinema.

Ben Elton has picked up the award for Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend 2025. The stand-up comedian, writer, actor and ...

Ben Elton will be awarded with a custom-made Morph at this year's Slapstick Festival and Bristol Live has an exclusive first look at the sculpted creation. Stand-up comedian, scriptwriter ...

Here’s Ben Elton as you’ve not seen him before – reimagined as cartoon character Morph. The veteran stand-up and writer was awarded his likeness in Plasticine as he award for being named this year’s ...

The actor, who hosted the gala evening at the Slapstick Festival in Bristol on Friday, said: "Part of my stuff really was just doing bad impressions of Oliver Hardy. "That exasperated look to ...