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Has old fashionned slapstick died?

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Tiswasfan82 Sun 12-Apr-26 16:48:51

Can anyone help - do you recall the tv shows such as Tiswas or Noels HouseParty where a pie in the face or a seat in the gunge tank caused a chuckle on a Saturday night? Has the humor in everything these days gone?

Fallingstar Sun 12-Apr-26 20:22:57

Magenta8 that would probably be You’ve Been Framed. I never tuned in until Harry Hill did the commentary and then I found it quite funny. But was no fan of the practical joke programmes like Beadle’s About or one with Dom Jolly. Noel Edmond’s did them too on the radio and on the telly. I think humour is not funny when it seeks to make someone the butt of a joke.

Basgetti Sun 12-Apr-26 20:22:57

crazyH

Magenta - I think those videos were sent in by the people themselves and they were also paid, I believe. So, they basically asked to be ‘humiliated’

Their children didn’t.

sodapop Sun 12-Apr-26 20:35:45

I'm not a fan of slapstick either, apart from pantomime I never found it funny. Couldn't stand Norman Wisdom.

Musicgirl Sun 12-Apr-26 20:43:53

ViceVersa

merlotgran

I’ve never found slapstick funny. It’s OK in pantomime as an art form but other than that it leaves me cold.

You and me both. Never tickled my funny bone!

I have never found it funny, either. I remember being at my grandparents’ house around 35 years ago and Mr. Bean was being shown for the first time. My mother and I were the only two people in the room not laughing - to us it was too silly to laugh at.

Gran22boys Sun 12-Apr-26 20:44:39

merlotgran

I’ve never found slapstick funny. It’s OK in pantomime as an art form but other than that it leaves me cold.

Same here. I just want to cringe.

JenniferEccles Sun 12-Apr-26 22:38:06

I for one am glad it’s died. I never found it funny, even as a child.
I don’t remember the children’s tv programmes mentioned, and when I was older the likes of Norman Wisdom left me cold.

Bellanonna Sun 12-Apr-26 23:12:37

Petra, I’ve seen thst video before but it still makes me laugh.

I can’t stand slapstick.

BlueBelle Mon 13-Apr-26 05:15:11

sodapop

I'm not a fan of slapstick either, apart from pantomime I never found it funny. Couldn't stand Norman Wisdom.

I couldn’t stand Norman wisdom either sodapop never found him remotely funny
I ve seen people curl up with laughter at watching him but I was always left po faced

LOUISA1523 Mon 13-Apr-26 07:19:48

crazyH

No Petra - haven’t watched Motherland

Shes hilarious in'Mandy'

Luckygirl3 Mon 13-Apr-26 07:40:06

National Theatre's One Man Two Guvners with James Corden is full of slapstick, physical and verbal. To be recommended. Can be rented from NT At Home.
I used to live Brian Rix.

Gingster Mon 13-Apr-26 07:49:00

Slapstick, ! No thanks.
Love Motherland and Amandaland.

Not keen on Pantos either. Irritating and longwinded.!
‘Oh yes they are’ 🥱😴

Jackiest Mon 13-Apr-26 08:47:58

Hope so as I never liked slapstick.

mae13 Mon 13-Apr-26 10:15:48

BlueBelle

sodapop

I'm not a fan of slapstick either, apart from pantomime I never found it funny. Couldn't stand Norman Wisdom.

I couldn’t stand Norman wisdom either sodapop never found him remotely funny
I ve seen people curl up with laughter at watching him but I was always left po faced

I believe Norman Wisdom films were amazingly popular in Albania. And the 'Carry On' series of films.

Hmmmmmm.......

Gardenersdelight2 Mon 13-Apr-26 10:26:13

Watch Justin's house on cbeebies definitely slapstick

Sago Mon 13-Apr-26 10:45:01

I hope so.

AuntieE Mon 13-Apr-26 15:33:16

I have never found slapstick, blue jokes, mother-in-law jokes and so on funny, so if slapstick is on the decline or dead, I am not worried in the least.

Bazza Mon 13-Apr-26 16:09:32

No, I’m not a slapstick fan either, being left cold by Laurel and Hardy, but I do remember being amused by Norman Wisdom, and in later life Some Mother’s which I guess was slapstick.

Suzieque66 Mon 13-Apr-26 17:37:48

I absolutely hate Pantomime ... Its just rubbish performed by people who think its funny to not know the lines of their play ... kids screaming and people throwing popcorn everywhere ! Never again ...

Bazza Mon 13-Apr-26 18:39:09

I share your loathing of pantomime suzie, I was taken once as a child and decided then it was definitely not for me!

Oreo Mon 13-Apr-26 23:28:26

I like a certain amount, I think Laurel and Hardy were great and a few Charlie Chaplin films were genius.

SpinDriftCoastal Tue 14-Apr-26 08:35:58

Oh, dear, guilty as charged! I love slapstick, pantomime, music hall, mother in law jokes, The Good Old Days. They remind me of the very happy days of my childhood when the adults around me roared with laughter and left their serious side at home.

TheWeirdoAgain60 Tue 14-Apr-26 08:38:03

I well remember those and the humour, I died laughing!

The phantom flange flinger! Mr Blobby!

TheWeirdoAgain60 Tue 14-Apr-26 08:40:28

I love slapstick. The Three Stooges were great!

I never liked panto or Norman Wisdom.

SueEH Wed 15-Apr-26 14:29:23

Philomena Punk is Philomena Cunk.. who is actually Diane Morgan. And yes, she’s brilliant in Motherland.
Slapstick does nothing for me.

Visgir1 Wed 15-Apr-26 14:45:40

As a small child it's funny but by the time your about 8... Nope not funny.
Never saw the point of Clowns either, falling over their shoes, foam in the face and such like.
Humour from a bygone era.