Physical comedy

Physical comedy is comedic performance relying mostly on the use of the body to convey humor.

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Whether a pratfall (i.e. landing on the buttocks), a silly face or by walking into walls, physical comedy (even used to entertain small children) is very rarely subtle, but a clownesk exploitation of the most primordial medium: the biological basics even pre-date language, which introduces cerebral elements such as cultural tradition, erudition and word puns.

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The Shneedles, Fool Moon, Slava's Snow Show, and LaLaLuna are all examples of modern day physical comedy productions.

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See also: slapstick

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Related websites

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http://www.shneedles.com

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http://www.lalaluna.com

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