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How the banana peel became a staple of slapstick comedy
Slipping on a banana peel that was left on the ground is a joke that the entertainment industry has used for ages. The gag was inspired by real life events.
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 ...
There were a few moments in the Three Stooges showing I attended during which the generally festive audience became unnerved. The one I remember most prominently: when Moe held Curly* down and spent ...
Slapstick comedy has always required the suggestion of pain. The Three Stooges poked each others’ eyes out; Lucille Ball drank enough Vitameatavegamin to get her sloppy drunk, and audiences ate up ...
Slapstick is making something of a comeback, with two film seasons already this year celebrating silent comedy and a BBC series about the genre scheduled for the Spring. So why is no one making new ...
Cameron Olsen has a boundless passion for the art of cinema, and loves nothing more than to closely examine the great works thereof. He has a bachelor’s degree in film from the University of Utah, and ...
Back when I was in middle school, the world was hit with something called slap bracelets. They are stripes of sheet metal bent into a slightly parabolic shape, which, once manipulated, would roll onto ...
When Chris isn’t working on a new article or exploring the best nature spots nearby, he's gotten into making TikTok edits. While he works on other personal projects, he has turned his attention to ...
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