GIGGLE EPIPHANY

Slapstick comedy began when someone tried to carry soup and chose chaos.

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Slapstick comes from the Italian commedia dell'arte tradition, named after a paddle-like prop called the batacchio or slapstick that made a loud noise. It didn't begin with a soup accident.

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