Next Saturday, the Kennington Bioscope’s event The Sound of Laughter takes place at London’s Cinema Museum.

It’s an all day celebration of 1930s comedy, everything from Laurel & Hardy, the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields to Clark & McCullough, Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Harry Sweet,  Robert Benchley, Harry Langdon and more! There’s also a spotlight on sound films of the silent comedians, with a complete screening of Buster Keaton’s wonderful French film LE ROI DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES, and the classic British farce comedy ROOKERY NOOK – shown on 35mm.

The programme notes are now available for download at the bottom of this post – 12 pages of info written by Glenn Mitchell, Mark Newell and yours truly. Some bonus reading if you’ve finished reading issue 15 of The Lost Laugh by now!

The full programme for The Sound of Laughter is online here: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/kennington-bioscope-presents-the-sound-of-laughter/

For those tempted to join us, there are still some tickets available, a steal at £21 for an all day pass / Afternoon and evening pass £16 / Evening pass £8. You can also book dinner (£12) at the Cafe Jamyang, next door to the Museum. Tickets and dinner bookable here.