Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Slapstick comedy is basically dead. It is a part of film history for now. In this video we go over the birth, evolution and death of slapstick comedy as we know it. From Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and The Three Stooges to a more modern Jim Carrey and Jackie Chan, slapstick comedies survived through their evolution. But now they're mostly gone.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Birth of Slapstick
03:03 - Evolution of Slapstick
06:16 - Death of Slapstick
08:36 - Fin

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Research resources I used for this video:
- newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-demise-of-physical-comedy
- liveabout.com/slapstick-comedy-definition-801516#:~:text=Slapstick%20comedy%20is%20primarily%20a,critics%20call%20%22high%20art.%22
- archive.triblive.com/news/history-of-slapstick-dissects-physical-comedy
- encyclopedia.com/arts/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/slapstick-comedy
- filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Romantic-Comedy-Yugoslavia/Slapstick-Comedy-SOUND-AND-AFTER.html
- nofilmschool.com/2016/07/novelty-art-how-charlie-chaplin-breathed-new-life-cinema
- ranker.com/list/list-of-all-slapstick-movies/ranker-film

#Slapstick #CharlieChaplin #JimCarrey #JackieChan #MovieChannel

Jim Carrey / Jackie Chan / Slapstick Comedy / Buster Keaton / Charlie Chaplin / The Three Stooges / Monty Python