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Punch and Judy, famous English puppet play, very popular with children and given widely by strolling puppet players, especially during the Christmas season. It came to England in the 17th cent. by way of France from Italy and developed out of the commedia dell'arte commedia dell'arte , popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to the 18th cent. Characters of the Commedia Dell'Arte

..... Click the link for more information. character, Pulcinella. To this traditional figure of the Italian comedy were added aspects of the medieval English fool fool or court jester, a person who entertains with buffoonery and an often caustic wit. In all countries from ancient times and extending into the 18th cent., mental and physical deformity provided amusement.
..... Click the link for more information. . Punch, a hunchback, with a hooked nose and chin and a pot belly, was the cruel and boastful husband of a nagging wife, Judy, whom he often beat and in many versions killed. The language of the play is coarse and often satirical. The text was first written down and printed by J. P. Collier in 1827.

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See G. Baker's Playing With Punch (1944); P. Fraser, Punch and Judy (1970).

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I would have thought the council would have asked the Punch and Judy show, to cut the loud speaker down for the half an hour the parade was at the Cenotaph.

Not way to do it; yourLETTERS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

As usual, the giant screen will enable racegoers to see all of the action on the track and there's a selection of attractions for young racegoers in the Course Enclosure, including a bouncy castle, a roundabout, Punch and Judy Show and face-painting.

Glamour, style and action on the track by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

A Punch and Judy show and jazz band will provide entertainment.

Fun day in the square by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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