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slapstickComedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action. It took its name from a paddlelike device, probably introduced by 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupes, that produced a resounding whack when one comic actor used it to strike another. Slapstick comedy became popular in 19th-century music halls and vaudeville theatres and was carried into the 20th century by silent-movie comedians such as Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops and later by Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, and the Three Stooges. slapstick 1. a. comedy characterized by horseplay and physical action b. (as modifier): slapstick humour 2. a flexible pair of paddles bound together at one end, formerly used in pantomime to strike a blow to a person with a loud clapping sound but without injury How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For me the show has an enjoyable combination of slapstick humor and factual information. Older children like slapstick humor such as running into curtains or playing around with medical tools; It is not enough to have moments of slapstick humor as a substitution for real depth, conflict and behavior, places where real humor comes from. |
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