Word: slapstick
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...been indulged by his colleagues in an election year. So much so, in fact, that the factions that traditionally provide the ideological dynamite for Labor's creative self-destruction have taken a pause: it's the Mark Latham show. As a political act that veers from somber to slapstick, earthy to edgy, the new leader could fill all the channels on a satellite television network with his mix of messages. So, on the eve of an election where victory is not beyond its grasp, the key to understanding what a Labor government would do - and how it would change Australia...
...bath. Smith also puts together clever set pieces, such as the Great Cow Race, where Phoney introduces a "mystery cow" - actually Smiley in a costume - convincing the locals to go for this sucker bet over the favorite: Gran'ma Ben(!). The final race turns into a raucously funny slapstick worthy of a classic Chuck Jones cartoon. "Bone" keeps the comic in comix, without being juvenile, in a smart but universally funny way that has become all too rare in the form...
...pleasure of TV on DVD is getting to revisit another era--sometimes two eras at once. The Jetsons Season 1 (Warner Home Video; $64.92) is as much about New Frontier 1962 as about the distant future. Its ditzy slapstick is like the peanut-butter-and-jelly mix Goober Grape--if you didn't love it as a kid, you're not going to acquire the taste as an adult--and the pop-culture gags (like rock star Jet Screamer and his hit Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah) have not aged well. But the animation is still a classic...
...maddening Pericles—that appear to aspire to confound audiences. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the most popular comedies to perform, as many productions of the play present themselves as a teenage romp through fairyland, with some clever resolutions and free slapstick at the end—to the delight of audiences. But it is not a simple play and at its best it throws the audience, like the lovers, into extreme confusion...
After LOTR, Astin took a slapstick holiday, playing with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in 50 First Dates. He has started writing a book about his adventures in Middle-earth. "Through all the insanity," he says, "we accomplished this journey of 1,000 miles, foot by foot." Foot by tired, aching, hairy foot...