Take a look back at the history of film comedy, from Buster Keaton to Tommy Cooper in this triple bill of films from the archive. We start with the master of sight comedy, Buster Keaton in the 1922 film `Cops’ with Keaton at the height of his comedic powers. Then we move on to the 1947 flick, `School for Postmen’ (L¿École des facteurs, Jacques Tati (1947) © Les Films de Mon Oncle – Specta Films C.E.P.E.C.) showing the skill and humour of life in a rural post office. These two films are both under 20 minutes long, perfectly formed for laughs.

Finally, we will be showing `The Plank’ starring Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes. This film is clowning at its finest, with the pair attempting to get a plank of wood across town, but the plank has other ideas.