slapstick
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But for millions like me, the robot Olympics burst into our feeds as a glorious cornucopia of slapstick comedy.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
We both love slapstick comedies, but he seemed antsy when I tried to hold his hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
There was the newsreel that told of amazing inventions and adventures in far-off lands; there were the cartoons and the slapstick comedies, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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