slapstick
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But when a delivery bot drives off a pier, or a humanoid faceplants while botching a dance move, people are seeing more than slapstick humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Goodies got their own series in 1970, and the trio's slapstick comedy and madcap songs entertained millions of viewers for 12 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It was a small, almost slapstick detail, but it captured the surreal nature of the moment.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The action, which is not bloody or at all deadly, has the fizzy charm and slapstick charge of prime Jackie Chan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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