{"id":97252,"date":"2025-03-28T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=97252"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:29:01","slug":"the-festival-celebrating-the-laugh-out-loud-spirit-of-welsh-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/28\/the-festival-celebrating-the-laugh-out-loud-spirit-of-welsh-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"The festival celebrating the laugh-out-loud spirit of Welsh comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pigeon Laughs is screening comedy short films from around the world in a city that loves a good time<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;WELSH people love to laugh out loud,&#8221; says the organiser of a short comedy film festival returning to Cardiff this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Welsh comedy scene is loud because I think Welsh people love to have a good time 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When comedy can be not just funny, but also touching, I think it adds a layer that can be quite captivating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI compare it to music. There&#8217;s certain styles of music that people will love and naturally gravitate towards and there&#8217;s other styles they\u2019re not interested in, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s line-up includes a parody of All Quiet on the Western Front made using eggs, and a story about Welsh couple who hate each other, being forced to have a baby as part of a government programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are so many things that sometimes get overlooked in comedy because, it can be very difficult. It&#8217;s tricky because it can involve very little or a lot,&#8221; said Mr Fortuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo make really good nuanced comedy, it can take things like editing, filmography &#8211; they all play an important role when it comes to making a good comedy short,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the Made in Wales award, other categories include best performance, props, costume and animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s festival received its highest number of applicants with more than 100 submissions from over 10 countries including Canada, India and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Pigeon Laughs Short Comedy Film Festival 2025 - 2025 Festival Teaser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5H2LpOouBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Pigeon Laughs Short Comedy Film Festival 2025 - 2025 Festival Teaser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5H2LpOouBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Organised by Mr Fortuna\u2019s production company, Pigeon Talk Comedy, the independent festival is being supported for the first time by British Comedy Guide, the most visited website for British comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> A spokesperson for BCG said: \u201cThe UK has many great comedy creators, but there aren\u2019t many places for them to showcase their creations, network and learn new skills. That\u2019s why British Comedy Guide is keenly supporting this festival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018A career in magic wasn&#8217;t what I was after\u2019<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Fortuna, a former professional magician, moved in 2016 to Cardiff where he had his first contact with stand-up and live comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I quickly find out that pursuing a career in magic was necessarily what I was after,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve always leaned into funny things and comedy has been a safe place for me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He found his calling as a comedy producer and set up Pigeon Talk Comedy two years ago to put on a range of comedy events, including monthly stand-up nights and cabarets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is working on hosting a weekend festival with a line-up of comedy performers from across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He chose the name Pigeon Talks because: &#8220;I find pigeons funny and if pigeons could talk, I suppose they would be very funny as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pigeon Laughs Short Comedy Film Festival is holding screenings on Friday, March 28 at University of South Wales Atrium at 6:00pm and Saturday, March 29 2025, at Mad Dog Brewery at 12:00pm, with the awards ceremony taking place after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tickets can be found here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/pigeon-laughs-festival-industry-guest-qa-semi-finalist-screening-tickets-1257115719959?aff=erelexpmlt&amp;_gl=1*lpt96u*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTUzMDM5MTI3LjE3NDMwOTAxODE.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTc0MzA5MDE4MS4xLjAuMTc0MzA5MDE4MS4wLjAuMA..\">Friday <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/pigeon-laughs-festival-finalist-screening-awards-networking-social-tickets-1257136251369?aff=erelpanelorg&amp;_gl=1*14worcb*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYwMjAyODQ2LjE3NDMxMjA2MDQ.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTc0MzEyMDYwNC4xLjAuMTc0MzEyMDYwNC4wLjAuMA..\">Saturday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up-to-date with the latest updates from the Pigeon Laughs Festival on: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pigeonlaughsfestival\/\">Instagram <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@pigeontalkcomedy\/featured\">YouTube <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pigeontalkcomedy\">Facebook <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3wOVYNEkWbMySnWEDodyCQ?si=33c_kvhJSfeuSX7_5aBVYw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=b348918e1e134b2e\">Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pigeon Laughs Short Comedy Film Festival returns to Cardiff for its third year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1216,"featured_media":97251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9030,42,3,439],"tags":[1291,39,1996,5415,339],"coauthors":[8792],"class_list":["post-97252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-music","category-news","category-diary","tag-cardiff-2","tag-comedy","tag-comic","tag-film-festival","tag-wales"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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