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    Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such as saws and ladders.

  2. Slapstick films are comedy films using slapstick humor, a physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, practical jokes, and mistakes are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone.

  3. This clip is from. The Story of Slapstick. Featured in... Best Slapstick Moments. A collection of clips charting the history of slapstick comedy. The Story of Slapstick presents the world's...

  4. slapstick | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us / ˈslæpˌstɪk / Add to word list. a type of acting intended to be amusing because of the timing of fast physical actions, typically of someone falling or being hit by something or someone. (Definition of slapstick from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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  6. Slapstick film, a vibrant sub-genre of comedy, thrives on the physical humor, visual gags, and absurd situations that distinguish it from other comedic forms.

  7. Wikipedia. Wiktionary. Shop. Featured: Rhombicuboctahedron by Leonardo da Vinci. Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated extreme 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.

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