slap‧stick /ˈslæpˌstɪk/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: slapstick 'two joined sticks used in the theater for making slapping sounds' (19-20 centuries)]
humorous acting in which the performers fall over, throw things at each other etc:
a slapstick comedy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲