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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. |
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| Lots of physical slapstick with this one along with plenty of colorful, wacky characters to go along with Chester. it should be noted that ``The Simpsons Movie'' will be rated PG-13 (``we hope,'' Groening jokes), feature every character in Springfield's vast universe (right down to Itchy & Scratchy and the Bumblebee Man) and attempt to strike a balance between Homer's slapstick stupidity and character-based comedy. Beneath the slapstick and the wish-fulfillment lies a deftly handled tale of childhood fears and a touching portrait of two relationships, a boy and his sad-sack single dad, and a boy and his kindly, supportive friend. |
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