Tag: Pratfalls
We’ve had an action hero as governor of California, a professional wrestler as governor of Minnesota, and now a reality tv star as a presidential contender. But Canada has us beat, a prime minister who’s a physical comedian! Yes, the newly elected Justin Trudeau (another JT). And I don’t apply that label the way many a politician is characterized as being a bozo, or the way President Ford was so clumsy that spoofing him helped jumpstart Chevy Chase’s career. Trudeau really can do stuff. For example, “accidentally” falling down stairs is (or at least was) his favorite party trick.
Yes, the blog is back! I’ve pretty much been away from it for a year as I worked on a new book (see sidebar), but I’ve got plenty of new stuff to share. Well, this post’s new stuff is actually quite old, but I’m sure new to most of you: a tutorial on pratfalls from silent film great Lupino Lane’s out-of-print book, How to Become a Comedian.
Holidays have become an excuse for me to share a sampling of physical comedy morsels with you. They’re each too small to merit their own blog post, but delicious and nutritious nonetheless. If you like these, make sure you didn’t miss your…
After six months with only a handful of posts, this blog is back, and what better way to restart than with something sublimely silly: Japanese Synchronized Walking!
Having retired from full-time college teaching in May after 26 years, I finally have time to rummage through my archives. Much to throw away, but some goodies I’d forgotten about. Here are a few of my favorite physical comedy cartoons from a few decades ago. Click to enlarge.
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My first book (1976)
My book Clowns has long been out of print, but you can borrow it for two weeks at a time from the Internet Archive. More information is available here.
My second book (2015)
Visual and verbal humor for the cognitively and artistically curious! Available here.
“A book to treasure!”
—Bill Irwin