Great British Smut at the BFI!

The British Film Institute has announced a blockbuster "Comedy Genius" season for the Autumn of 2018, billed as the UK's greatest ever celebration of film and television comedy. From October to December the comedy geniuses of the big and small screen will be making us laugh at the BFI Southbank and cinemas across the UK, online on the BFI Player and with a wide range of UK partner cinemas.

And yes there's a Carry On link. On 10 November the BFI will celebrate "Great British Smut", a day of saucy and risqué humour. The day will include a screening of the classic 1964 comedy Carry On Cleo starring Sid James, Amanda Barrie and Kenneth Williams, to mark 60 years of the Carry On franchise.

The day will also include "The Joy of Smut", a clip-based event celebrating the Kings and Queens of British smut including the likes of Benny Hill, Beryl Reid and Frankie Howerd. There will also be a panel discussion entitled "Should We Still Be At It?" which will address the place this kind of so-called smutty comedy has in the modern world.

I'm not sure how I feel about Carry Ons being labelled as smut but I do like the sound of the day itself. And seeing Carry On Cleo back up on the big screen where it belongs can only be a good thing! 

Find out more on the BFI website here: https://www.bfi.org.uk

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