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'''Physical comedy''' is a form of comedy focused on manipulation of the body for a humorous effect. It can include [[slapstick]], [[Clown|clowning]], [[Mime artist|mime]], physical stunts, or making funny faces.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Get Funny! Tips on Directing Physical Comedy|url = http://www.videomaker.com/article/c18/15703-get-funny-tips-on-directing-physical-comedy|website = Videomaker.com|accessdate = 2015-11-29}}</ref><br />
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Physical comedy originated as part of the [[Commedia dell'arte]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = History of Physical Comedy - Roundabout Theatre Company Official Blog|url = http://blog.roundabouttheatre.org/2014/07/16/history-of-physical-comedy/|website = blog.roundabouttheatre.org|accessdate = 2015-11-29}}</ref> It is now sometimes incorporated into sitcoms; for example, in the sitcom [[Three's Company]], actor [[John Ritter]] frequently performed '''pratfalls''' (landing on the [[buttocks]]). Cartoons also commonly depict physical comedy, such as in [[Tom and Jerry]] and [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = What is Physical Comedy? (with pictures)|url = http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-physical-comedy.htm|website = wiseGEEK|accessdate = 2015-11-29}}</ref><br />
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Slapstick elements include the trip, the slip, the [[Double-take (comedy)|double take]], the collide, the fall (or faint) and the roar.{{clarify|date=September 2016}}<br />
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==Examples==<br />
[[Charlie Chaplin]] started his film career as a physical comedian; although he developed additional means of comic expression, Chaplin's mature works continued to contain elements of slapstick.<br />
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Other comedians to employ physical comedy as a medium for their characters include [[Buster Keaton]], [[The Three Stooges]], [[Laurel and Hardy]], [[Benny Hill]], [[Lucille Ball]], [[Harpo Marx]], [[Martin Short]], [[Chevy Chase]], [[Don Knotts]], [[Jerry Lewis]], [[Danny Kaye]], [[Johnny Lever]], [[Dick van Dyke]]'s character Rob Petrie on ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', [[Larry Hagman]]'s character Major Anthony Nelson on ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', [[John Ritter]]'s character [[Jack Tripper]] on ''[[Three's Company]]'', [[Michael Richards]]'s character [[Cosmo Kramer]] on ''[[Seinfeld]]'', [[Neil Morrissey]]'s character Tony in ''[[Men Behaving Badly]]'', [[Rowan Atkinson]]'s character [[Mr. Bean]], [[Jaleel White]]'s character [[Steve Urkel]] on ''[[Family Matters]]'', and [[Jacques Tati]] as [[Monsieur Hulot]] in several movies.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Slapstick]]<br />
*[[Comedy]]<br />
*[[Physical theatre]]<br />
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