Slapstick comedy has entertained audiences for over a century. Built on absurd chaos, voluntary accidents, and physical gags, the genre traces its roots to vaudeville and silent films, where pioneers like Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and the Keystone crews perfected the pratfall before sound arrived. Vaudeville veterans like the Marx Brothers and the Three Stooges then carried that madcap tradition into the talkies. As the decades passed, new masters evolved the style to keep audiences in stitches, breaking rules, pushing boundaries, and staying relevant. But one thing remained constant – the idea of offering small doses of silliness.

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