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The expression “slapstick comedy” today refers to low, rough humor, rather than the kind that uses words to put across a joke. Typical examples of slapstick are a comic fall and a custard pie in the face. The word “slapstick” goes back to the 17th century Italian pantomime theater. Because pantomine uses no words, the clowns had
