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The Six Varieties of Physical Comedy

M. Wil­son Disher wrote “Clowns and Pan­tomimes” which was pub­lished in 1925. He lays out six vari­eties of phys­i­cal com­edy. These are: FALLS, BLOWS, SURPRISE, KNAVERY, MIMICRY, and STUPIDITY FALLS. Eas­ily the first one to come to mind. Grav­ity reminds us … Con­tinue read­ing

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Animated Acting: Make an entrance!

I teach ani­ma­tion at the Acad­emy of Art Uni­ver­sity, and one com­mon mis­take I see stu­dents make is this. The scene opens with a per­son in a relaxed stand­ing posi­tion. Then they start “act­ing” with some arm ges­tures. It’s as … Con­tinue read­ing

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The hoser hosed.

I now answer the burn­ing ques­tion, what is the old­est gag ever put on film:

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