slapstick

     

Slapstick is a type of comey involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense, such as a character being hit in the face with a heavy frying pan or running into a brick wall. These hyperbolic depictions are often found in children's cartoons and light film comedies aimed at younger audiences. Though the term is often used pejoratively, the performance of slapstick comedy requires exquisite timing and skillful execution.

Trivia about slapstick

  • The form of physical comedy associated with Charlie Chaplin, The Keystone Kops & The Three Stooges
  • This form of physical comedy associated with the Stooges once referred to a physical object to smack actors

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