@smokymountainrelicroom: 19th-Century Slapstick: The Real Prop Behind the Pop! This might look simple, but it’s the OG comedy sound machine. This Victorian-era slapstick used percussion caps to make loud pops when actors “hit” each other on stage—adding punch (literally) to every gag. It’s from this exact tool that “slapstick comedy” got its name. One of the coolest intersections of theater and history! #SlapstickOrigin #TheatricalProps #VictorianComedy #ComedyRoots #StageHistory #AntiqueSlapstick #PercussionCapTech #HistoricTheater #HistoryRocks
Slapstick comedy replaced the much less popular and much maligned "iron mace" comedy
2025-04-19 23:17:24
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Kody :
fire this camera person
2025-04-19 19:07:39
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trent :
Can you give us a demonstration with a precussion cap
2025-04-18 20:45:21
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🦋aikyoot :
that HAD to be so harsh on the eardrum of whoever was on the receiving end tho
2025-04-19 13:33:52
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NotFamousBut :
I’m going to tell everyone this so if you’re wrong I will never forgive you.
2025-04-19 01:44:59
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Haricot_vert :
Kinda like putting blanks in a gun
2025-04-19 03:43:44
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Nate C. Walker :
Also “slapstick” goes back even further to the renaissance with the use of Betocchi in commedia del Arte performances.
2025-04-20 05:13:03
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violettreglio :
glad to know that loud has always equaled funny
2025-04-19 14:58:39
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Quartz :
That’s great & all, but a splice in of a scene where you could hear it in action would have been nice.
2025-04-20 21:01:27
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duncan elliott :
very interesting! plz get a new camera person❤️
2025-04-20 02:50:33
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Smokey :
Tom and Jerry makes alot more sense knowing this
2025-04-19 05:53:10
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Some Guy :
are there any videos or reenactments of the routine they would use with the slapstick I don't just mean a demonstration of the slapstick but like the comedy routine they would use
2025-04-19 12:11:01
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Jess :
do you mean like a blank?!
2025-04-19 03:24:16
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Diragaze :
no that’s cool dude, please tell me more about the sound making instrument and how it works but don’t display it
2025-04-19 23:20:35
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Lord Brian Seabrook :
Like the same sort of percussion cap you use on a rifle?
2025-04-19 15:28:07
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.w3bb :
I always assumed slap stick had to do with someone getting slapped with a stick, but it’s cool to see the actual prop
2025-04-21 01:16:51
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Mister Hatman :
Never liked and followed so fast before!
2025-04-20 05:04:43
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Frogbather :
Does it use the same kind of percussion cap as a ball and cap gun?
2025-04-19 23:58:56
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Chris253649 :
My ears are ringing just thinking about it 😳
2025-04-19 10:00:04
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Owen :
we need a new camera man 😭
2025-04-21 05:43:53
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Joe Soto #3 :
like the part when you demonstrated how it sounds
2025-04-19 19:04:47
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🫥 :
So it’s just a 19th century cap gun
2025-04-20 04:41:43
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Bradley :
Now do the kane from Citizen Kane
2025-04-19 06:08:15
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Dallas "Moist" Spitfire :
Yes! This history of comedy is wildly interesting. The archetype of the clown's evolution is a fascinating rabbit hole to stumble down
2025-04-19 05:41:55
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Gronklebonk :
is the cameraman okay
2025-04-20 21:39:15
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