Slapstick Festival
slapstick festival annual comedy film festival bristol united kingdom festival created bristol silents screen silent classic visual comedy film mission festival introduce film modern audience bring life new generation viewer silent comedy presented musician performing score live introduction special guest various special event take place throughout festival festival also produce oneoff event throughout year tiswas reunion show st george april reunited bob carolgees john gorman sally james chris tarrant childrens saturday morning television show slapstick festival present award collaboration aardman animation winner selected panel comedy luminary previous recipient festival patron esteemed award dedicated honouring contemporary comedian left indelible mark realm onscreen live comedy exquisite trophy featuring beloved aardman character morph expertly sculpted aardmans model shop capture essence awardee past winner june whitfield barry humphries barry cryer ken dodd dawn french jennifer saunders julie walter robert lindsay created recognise excellence comedian film maker field visual comedy award morph sculpted resemble recipient past winner eric sykes michael palin goody pierre étaix vic reef bob mortimer michael crawford terry gilliam sylvester mccoy metal coin engraved word footstep late great slent comedian award given performer filmmaker created slapstick visual comedy onscreen work worthy mention alongside original performer early silent comedy sylvester mccoy cited work vision dr ken campbell roardshow harry hill cited work harry hill lonely island tiswas presented chris tarrant sally james bob carolgees john gorman remy archer tom gaskin cited work snake oil young one roy hudd steve pemberton reece shearsmith david kerr cited work quiet night matt lucas work pompidou tv series official website