To combat the racist effects of problematic Asian representations in Hollywood comedies, audiences can seek out slapstick comedies created by Asian and Asian American filmmakers.

Slapstick tends to involve lots of physical comedy, broadly appealing humor, and comic violence, so the idea of a slapstick action movie really isn't too out-there. Sure, lots of action movies don ...

Slapstick comedy is a purposefully exaggerated form of performance that can portray a cartoonish reality. Here are some examples and performance tips.

As a movie premise, it’s about as simple as they come. What transforms it into something quite wonderful to see is that Apatow, unlike those teams that fashion comedies for the young and ...

These categories of comedy reflect the diversity and range of the art form of making people laugh.

At its best, from the mid-1950s through the early 1980s, Blake Edwards' career represented an unexpected extension of the spirit of classical Hollywood comedy in the Ernst Lubitsch-Billy Wilder vein.

A University of Minnesota professor wrote the book on female actors in slapstick comedies during the early days of film. See a dozen of her favorites Thursday at the Trylon.

The quest for the best comedy movies of all time is a lengthy one. Every year, dozens of comedies are released, each embracing a nuance of the hilarious. There are stoner comedies, family comedies ...