Slapstick and Comic Performance: Comedy and Pain by L. Peacock

By L. Peacock

Slapstick comedy has a protracted and energetic background from Greek Theatre to the current day. This booklet explores the ways that comedian soreness and comedian violence are played inside slapstick to make the viewers chuckle. It attracts examples from theatre, tv and picture on either side of the Atlantic.

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