Slapstick!: the illustrated story of knockabout comedy

by Tony Staveacre

Traces the history of slapstick, or visual comedy, from its beginnings in primitive rituals to the present-day forms on television and in films and includes biographies of many talented comics in the genre

Genres: Humor, History

189 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Trav S.D.]

Fairly dreadful book. Contains some decent information, but is incoherently organized, and full of annoying irrelevencies. Why on earth does a book called "Slapstick" need to contain information about verbal comedians Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl? Completely lacks focus

[Izzie Flynn]

LOVED this book.