Question: where does slipping on a banana peel come from

title: Banana peel
text: Banana peel is also part of the classic physical comedy slapstick visual gag , the `` slipping on a banana peel '' . This gag was already seen as classic in 1920s America . It can be traced to the late 19th century , when banana peel waste was considered a public hazard in a number of American towns . Although banana peel - slipping jokes date to at least 1854 , they became much more popular , beginning in the late - 1860s , when the large - scale importation of bananas made them more readily available . Before banana peel jokes came into vogue , orange peels , and sometimes peach skins , or fruit peels / peelings / or skins , generally , were funny , as well as dangerous . Slipping on a banana peel was at one point a real concern with municipal ordinances governing the disposal of the peel . 

Answer: answer: Banana peel is part of the classic physical comedy slapstick visual gag.  It can be traced to the late 19th century, at least 1854, when banana peel waste was considered a public hazard in a number of American towns.