Slapstick and Comic Performance: Comedy and Pain

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.

Author: L. Peacock
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/01/2014
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781349349296

About the Author

Louise Peacock is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull, UK, where she teaches a range of courses related to comedy in popular performance. She is the author of Serious Play: Modern Clown Performance.