I just got home. Ditto Andrew. Lovely to see everyone.
A bit bushed now.

Just got home.  Wonderful to see everyone.  Terrific event and really brilliant to see the guys having fun and on form.  Great clips (great quality too!) ... and some very welcome contextualisation from Chris S.  Many thanks to Chris Daniels and the Slapstick team for such a lovely afternoon.

All the best

Andrew

This information comes from http://www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event3411 :

"Slapstick Festival are offering a limited number of passes to people who wish to attend every event at the festival over the four day event.  For full festival listings, visit www.slapstick.org.uk 

A festival pass to allows admission to every event throughout the festival including the Slapstick Gala is £130.00. A festival pass excluding the Slapstick Gala is £113.00. Passes do not include tickets to the Bristol Old Vic Steptoe & Son show (24th Jan) which needs to be booked independently.

The Slapstick Festival Pass is only available from the Colston Hall."

Note that, according to the Slapstick Festival Facebook page, if you want to purchase a pass excluding the Gala you may need to call the Colston Hall Box Office at 0117 922 3686.

Among the events included in the Festival Pass are the Goodies-related ones mentioned in my email from November 28th (below).

Damn that event looks great. Envy!!

All booked up for Lost Goodies!

There are lots of great events scheduled for Slapstick 2013 (to be held in Bristol, England in late January); the full schedule can be found on their website http://www.slapstick.org.uk/ .  Following are details about several events of particular interest to Goodies/ISIHAC fans.  NOTE THAT THE ISIHAC event (#3 below) is almost sold out!


1. Lost Goodies
      With Tim Brooke-Taylor. Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
      SAT 26 Jan 1430hrs Arnolfini £8.00/£6.50 Box office +44 (0)117 9172300 / 01 or book online
http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/films/details/1518

From 1970 to 1982, British television audiences roared regularly with delighted laughter at the zany and visually-inventive comedy shows and specials created by the madcap trio known as The Goodies. Slapstick is reuniting all three Goodies for a look-back at rarely-seen gems from their multiple award- winning output. Chris Serle is in the chair giving you a chance to put questions.


2. Bill Oddie’s Laurel & Hardy Classics
      SUN 27 Jan 1000hrs Watershed £8.00/£6.50
      Box office 0117 927 5100 or book online at
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=watershed&organ_val=27849&schedule=list

Bill Oddie, national treasure, Goodie and wildlife guru returns to Bristol’s Slapstick festival to introduce audiences old and young to another of his passions: Laurel & Hardy. Bill chooses his favourite talkies in this early morning programme set to get you buzzing with nostalgia and delight. What better way to start your Sunday? Approx running time 70mins.


3. I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue – The Best of 40 Years
      SUN 27 Jan 1130hrs Bristol Old Vic Box office 0117 9877877 or book online at http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/slapsticksunday.html

Just what are the rules of Mornington Crescent? And who is the lovely Samantha? Join Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Colin Sell at the piano - the team from the self-styled antidote to panel games - as they mark the publication of their new book celebrating 40 years of being given silly things to do, and delighting their legions of fans across the world. Co-presented with Bristol’s Festival of Ideas.


4. Slapstick Festival presents Silent Comedy Gala hosted by Dara O Briain
      Featuring Harold Lloyd in his classic comedy KID BROTHER (1927)
      FRI 25 Jan 1930hrs Colston Hall £20.00/£17.00/£8.50 Under 12s Box Office 0117 922 3686 or book online
http://www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event3318

This year's Silent Comedy Gala (Friday, 25 January) will include "music and entertainment from comedy legend Barry Cryer and his partner in comedy crime Ronnie Golden", along with classic comedy film masterpieces from Harold Lloyd (Kid Brother), Buster Keaton (The Goat) and Georges Melies (A Trip to
the Moon).

Below is a mailout from the Bristol Slapstick Festival announcing some events to be held on 17 January.  This includes a special "Best of 40 Years" show from "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue".  Also, please see the note at the end about "Bill Oddie and his Top Comedy Moments", a charity performance to be held in Nailsea on 23 November.

--lisa

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From: Slapstick Festival [mailto:slapstickfest=gmail.com@m17.madmimi.com] On Behalf Of Slapstick Festival
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:38 AM
Subject: Slapstick Sunday - Bristol Old Vic

Slapstick Sunday - Bristol Old Vic
The programme for Slapstick 2013 is coming together beautifully now and I’m delighted to tell you that it will be unveiled in full on our website on Monday 26 November.

But you don’t need to wait until then to start buying tickets!

Today’s news is that booking has just opened for four unique events taking place in the Bristol Old Vic’s gloriously-restored theatre on Sunday 27 January – all detailed below, along with info on a special offer for everyone who wants to catch two or more of the events (or solve their Christmas gift-buying challenge in style).

In addition, seats for our ever-popular opening gala at Colston Hall on Friday 25 January are already on sale but be warned - they are being snapped up very quickly.

This isn’t surprising as the truly brilliant Dara O’Briain will be our host and its other attractions include live music, a UK premiere and a celebration of the genius of Harold Lloyd featuring a screening of Kid Brother (1927). To make sure you don’t miss out, please visit Colston Hall's website here.

As well the gala Colston Hall are also hosting a new addition to the festival, Instant Wit. This will serve as an amuse bouche to the gala as it's also on Friday evening at 6pm. Details for this (and tickets) can be found here.

We really hope that you’ll be tempted and will want to share the news by forwarding this message, liking / sharing our Slapstick Festival posts on Facebook and / or following @SlapstickFest on Twitter.

Meanwhile, please read on....... 
I’m Sorry I haven’t a Clue – The Best of 40 Years  11.30am Just what are the rules of Mornington Crescent? And who is the lovely Samantha? Join Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Colin Sell at the piano - the team from the self-styled antidote to panel games - as they mark the publication of a new book celebrating 40 years of being given silly things to do, and delighting their legions of fans across the world.
More Info / Tickets HERE. This event is co-presented with Bristol’s Festival of Ideas. 
Marcus Brigstocke's Top Comedy Moments  2.15pm Writer, comedian and satirist Marcus Brigstocke comes to Bristol Old Vic to share his favourite visual comedy clips at the event now established as one of Slapstick’s guaranteed highlights.
As well as explaining his screening choices, Marcus will also talk about the wider comedy influences which have helped to make him one of today’s sharpest and most popular comedy talents.
More Info / Tickets HERE. 
June Whitfield: Comedy Legend  5.30pm  Author, broadcaster, journalist and screenwriter Matthew Sweet steers a conversation with actor, icon and national treasure June Whitfield, picking out the most memorable stories from a career that has spanned six decades and that featured many of comedy’s most famous names.
Their chat will be illustrated with excerpts from June’s radio, film and tv classics including Tony Hancock’s The Blood Donor, Terry & June and Absolutely Fabulous.
June Whitfield will also become the worthy first recipient of Slapstick’s brand new Comedy Legend Award, given jointly by the festival and Aardman Animations.
More Info / Tickets HERE. 
Funny Ladies with Lucy Porter  8pm  To round-off the Slapstick 2013 programme, a deserved salute to some of our earliest screen comediennes hosted by the deliciously funny contemporary stand-up comic, actor and writer Lucy Porter – a favourite on shows such as Mock The Week and The Unbelievable Truth.
The laugh-out loud double bill features Show People (1927) starring Marion Davies and the gloriously funny A Pair Of Tights (1929) with Anita Garvin & Marion Byron plus live musical accompaniment from The European Silent Screen Virtuosi.
Approximate running time: 120mins
More Info / Tickets HERE. 
SLAPSTICK SUNDAY SAVER Tickets are £8-12 per show but we're running a special offer of £2 off each ticket when you buy tickets for 2 or more different shows.
Box office 0117 9877877 or book online here.
The Bristol Old Vic’s cafe-bar will be serving food and drinks all day.
Show running times are all approx 70-80mins except where stated & there will be no intervals.
BILL ODDIE and his TOP COMEDY MOMENTS  Friday 23rd November. 7.30pm. Nailsea. Not part of the festival this but we also want to take the opportunity to tell you about a charity event featuring Slapstick Festival patron BILL ODDIE & long time festival supporter the presenter and broadcaster CHRIS SERLE.
Both Chris & Bill will be coming to Nailsea next week to take part in a fundraising event to make money for a great cause, Nailsea charity Wellspring Counselling (a Nailsea and district charity providing low-cost professional counselling to the local community).
Witty, candid and unconventional, Bill will be delighting everyone present with his top onscreen musical comedy moments from the last century. You can expect Laurel & Hardy and The Marx Brothers, but apart from that he is not giving anything away - and we don’t blame him! A fascinating insight into the comic influences of this well-loved comic performer.
The fun takes place on Friday 23rd November at 7.30pm at Nailsea School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea BS48 2HW
Price of tickets: £12 (includes canapés) Call : 01275 810879
More info about the event can be seen online here.pdf) or download a pdf about it here. 
As usual if you want to keep up with the latest news & developments surrounding Slapstick 2013 our social media homes are the best place to turn to. We are on Facebook as well as Twitter. More in depth details about the festival will also appear on the Wordpress blog run by our parent organisation Bristol Silents and which you can find here. And talking about Bristol Silents, don't forget we still run monthly screenings of silent films, details of which can be found on our calendar here.
Thanks for reading this far. We will hopefully look forward to seeing some of you in January!
Chris
Chris Daniels
Director
Slapstick Festival   
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