In an earlier post I made the argument that physical comedy, far from being dead, is all around us. We just don’t recognize it. Today in part two we look at physical comedy in politics, where it can prove especially embarrassing to those so desperate to control their self-image. The first hilarious example is hot off the wireless, last night’s Republican debate where, with help from ABC, the presidential candidates proved Chaplin’s adage that “good exits and good entrances, that’s all theatre is.”

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