Slapstick and Comic Performance: Comedy and Pain

Peacock, L.

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349349296

DOI: 10.1057/9781137438973

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 184