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FATHER GOOSE—Gene Fowler—Covici-Friede ($3). Michael Sinnott was a good boilermaker but he wanted to sing in opera. So he left East Berlin, Conn., changed his name to Mack Sennett, went to Manhattan ...

SHARON - In 1913, a silent film actress named Mabel Normand hurled a cream-topped custard pie into the face of an unsuspecting costar. That innocuous little prank, caught on film in Mack Sennett’s "A ...

Slapstick is one of the most recognisable forms of comedy, and it is one of the first that we are introduced to as humans. While satire, verbal gags and other forms of comedy require some degree of ...

Dick and Dom have revealed that they can no longer throw custard pies during their live shows, and it's a dark day for slapstick comedy. Dropping the bombshell on Sunday Brunch yesterday (April 9), ...

Ken Dodd has been named a Slapstick Comedy Legend He picked up the Aardman Slapstick Award at Bristol's silent comedy festival The award is a model of Morph holding one of Dodd's trademark feather ...