Who should you hit with a 'slapstick'? | COMEDY WORDS

About this episode

Rob and Jess explore the meanings and origins of comedic words in a humorous discussion.

Rob and Jess are guffawing their way through a world of comedic words. 🎭 What does 'comedy' literally mean? 🤡 Who should you hit with a 'slapstick'? 🥄 What was a spoof? (It's not a type of spoon) These questions answered, and many many more, in this hilarious edition of Words Unravelled. 👀 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/56YLffYfQ7M 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/

People in this episode

Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris

Topics covered

• comedy
• language
• humor
• etymology
• entertainment

Keywords

• comedy
• slapstick
• spoof
• humor
• etymology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Words Unravelled

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