Slapstick and Comic Performance [electronic resource] : Comedy and Pain /
Peacock, L.author.
Slapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in which comic pain and comic violence are performed within slapstick to make the audience laugh. It draws examples from theatre, television and film on both sides of the Atlantic.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Establishing a Critical Framework; 1 What is Slapstick?; 2 Structures and Techniques of Slapstick; 3 Comedy and Pain; Part II: Types of Pain Analysed; 4 Accidental Pain; 5 Random Pain: Objects and Animals; 6 Intentional Pain; 7 Real Pain; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Slapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in which comic pain and comic violence are performed within slapstick to make the audience laugh. It draws examples from theatre, television and film on both sides of the Atlantic.
Theater—History.
Performing arts.
Motion pictures—History.
Film genres.
Theater.
Motion pictures and television.
Theatre History.
Performing Arts.
Film History.
Genre.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Screen Studies.