Slapstick (disambiguation)
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Slapstick
is comedy involving exaggerated physical violence.
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Slapstick
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...
is comedy involving exaggerated physical violence.
See also:
- Slapstick filmSlapstick filmSlapstick films are a type of comedy film that employ slapstick comedy with five main conventions:#Pain without real consequence.#Editing to turn a situation more unrealistic.#Impossible situations.#Zooms to confuse the audience....
It may also refer to:
- Operation SlapstickOperation SlapstickOperation Slapstick was the code name for a British landing from the sea at the Italian port of Taranto during the Second World War. The operation, one of three landings during the Allied invasion of Italy, was undertaken by the British 1st Airborne Division in September 1943.Planned at short...
a British airborne mission in Italy 1943 - Slapstick (novel): Kurt Vonnegut novel
- Slapstick of Another Kind (film)Slapstick of Another Kind (film)Slapstick of Another Kind is an American comedy film. It was filmed in 1982, and released in March 1984 by both The S. Paul Company/Serendipity Entertainment Releasing Company and International Film Marketing...
: adapted from the book
- Slapstick of Another Kind (film)
- slapstick (instrument): percussion instrument
- Slapstick (comics)Slapstick (comics)Slapstick is a Marvel Comics superhero created in the early nineties. He debuted in Slapstick #1, November , created by Len Kaminski and James Fry...
: Marvel superhero - Slapstick (band)Slapstick (band)Slapstick was a punk-ska fusion band formed in Chicago by a group of friends from the Elgin area. The group took some cues from the seminal ska/punk outfit Operation Ivy and the guttural punk vocals of Crimpshrine, but developed their own unique style. The group was active from 1993 to 1996 on...
: Chicago punk-ska band- Slapstick (album)Slapstick (album)Slapstick is a compilation of every song recorded by Chicago ska-punk band Slapstick. It was released by Asian Man Records in 1997. Tracks 7-20 were originally located on Slapstick's only full length album, Lookit!-Track listing:...
: The band's self-titled discography
- Slapstick (album)
- Slapstick (game)RobotrekRobotrek is a role-playing game released in 1994. It was published by Enix and developed by Quintet and Ancient for the SNES video game console.As its Japanese name implies, Robotrek was intended as a humorous game...
: An SNESSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
RPG developed by EnixEnixThe was a Japanese company that produced video games, anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as and renamed Enix in 1982... - Slapstick (The Wire episode)Slapstick (The Wire episode)"Slapstick" is the ninth episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & George Pelecanos and was directed by Alex Zakrzewski...