SLAPSTICK AND COMIC PERFORMANCE

Slapstick comedy has been entertaining audiences for centuries. Within slapstick, comic pain and comic violence are performed to pro voke laughter. This book explores just how and why the performance of pain and violence can make us laugh. It examines the centralit y of the double act, the importance of morality and the techniques used by slapstick performers.In this engaging new book, Louise Pe acock provides a detailed consideration of the ways in which slapstick is structured and performed, exploring a range of examples dr awn from...[Read more]