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nouna boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokestype of:
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nounacoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someonetype of:
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"slapstick style of humor"adjectivecharacterized by horseplay and physical action
Definition that contains slapstick
- hardy United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- laurel United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
- sennett United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960)
- stan laurel United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
- low comedy a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
- arthur stanley jefferson laurel United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
- mack sennett United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960)
- custard pie a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies
- oliver hardy United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- laurel and hardy United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together