Do you get slapstick humor?

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I do like some slap-stick and silly/goofy stuff. But far from all. Usually it is the stuff done by very clever artists, like Charlie Chapin or Moe Howard. Its hard to think any modern masters off the top of my head but Chris Farley comes to mind as a more recent comedian that used slapstick frequently.

Kramer is hilarious! One of my favorite tv characters ever.

To me the reason this is funny is that Kramer is doing all of this to himself. It's meant to seem clumsy and accidental. Same with Lucille Ball, her routines were about getting herself in trouble and making a fool of herself. That kind of slapstick can be very funny.

The Three Stooges are pretending to hurt each other, on purpose. That's just not funny to me.

i love it, im easily entertained by people falling and getting hurt, my dad doesnt like it though.

Sure, I can find slapstick funny. Funny is funny. I'm not one for nut shots or farts but you can't tell me someone like Chris Farley isn't funny.

I actually Love it as I love British comedy and humor. I understand it, in a sense, a lot better than mainstream comedy. This is a rather good explanation of British humor.

And one of my favorite skits!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkhx0eqK5w[/youtube]

I enjoy slapstick, but not the extreme examples of it (blowing people up). I appreciate it because its the only humor I can really get without having to think about the meaning, because there is no meaning or hidden agenda I have to discover. I think so much all the time that its nice to take a break and watch some incompetent fruit cart owner slip on a banana peel or see a construction crew worker knock over his buddies with an overly long plank of wood. It's nice to understand it instinctively just like a normal person.

It's not funny because people are portrayed as being hurt, it's funny because of the utter ridiculousness in how they act. In understanding slapstick comedy, it's best to familiarize yourself also with satire, and exaggeration (especially in action). The true nature of slapstick can be found in those best imo.