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Slapstick tends to involve lots of physical comedy, broadly appealing humor, and comic violence, so the idea of a slapstick action movie really isn't too out-there. Sure, lots of action movies don’t ...

Slapstick is one of the most recognisable forms of comedy, and it is one of the first that we are introduced to as humans. While satire, verbal gags and other forms of comedy require some degree of ...

Slapstick is nearly synonymous in many a mind with The Three Stooges or some of the early silent film clowns, and understandably so. Larry, Moe, and Curly, plus those actors who made pokes in the eye ...

Bob Dylan's rigorous concert schedule is the stuff of legend, but what about the down time in between shows? Apparently he's made a habit of binge watching old movies – and that led to an incredible ...

Slapstick comedy is at least as old as Shakespeare and originally employed—you guessed it—a slapstick. The original slapstick was a paddle made from two planks of wood. Applied to the posterior of a ...