List of slapstick comedy topics
This is a list of slapstick comedy topics. Slapstick is a type of broad physical comedy involving exaggerated, boisterous actions (e.g. a pie in the face), farce, violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.[1][2][3]
Slapstick comedians
- Fred Karno
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
- Buster Keaton
- Mack Sennett
- Laurel and Hardy: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
- Abbott and Costello: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
- The Marx Brothers
- The Three Stooges members: Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Curly Howard, Joe DeRita, Joe Besser
- Peter Falk The In Laws
- Mel Brooks Silent Movie
- Woody Allen Scenes from a Mall
- Joe Roberts
- Neville Kennard
- Jaleel White
- Peter Sellers
- Robin Williams
- Will Ferrell
- Harry Langdon
- Wayne Knight
- Harold Lloyd
- Benny Hill
- David Margulies
- Rik Mayall
- Ian McNeice
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Rowan Atkinson
- Léonce Perret
- Charles Prince
- Louis de Funès
- Jerry Lewis
- Will Hay
- Abrahams and Zucker
- Sarah Duhamel
- Shim Hyung-rae
- Vivek
- Ritz Brothers
- Ton of Fun
- Norman Wisdom
Slapstick films
Slapstick films are a type of comedy film that employ slapstick comedy. For a list of slapstick films, see Slapstick films.
Techniques
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See also
- Comedy film
- List of people who have been pied
- List of practical joke topics
- Physical comedy
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Referenced
- ^ "slapstick – definition of slapstick by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia". Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Slapstick Comedy – film, cinema". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Slapstick comedy definition of Slapstick comedy in the Free Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
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