In physical comedy, it’s not the falling down that’s funny. It’s what happens after falling down. What is revealed in the character’s response? Does he get really angry? Does she do a slow burn at whatever caused the situation? Or does he carry on valiantly with the original plan, but in a funnier half assed way, like this guy does…
Here I would post a clip from Robin Hood Daffy, featuring Daffy’s great “Yoiks and Away!” moment where he attempts to swing in for a robbery, only to smack into tree after tree, but of course Warner Brothers won’t allow it.
Update. The Internet has provided! Courtesy of Gifsoup.com
