I absolutely love slapstick and sight gags.
My sister, only a little over a year older than me and I used to go to the matinee iin the days when there was a cartoon, a comedy short and the main feature. She would laugh as hard as the rest of us in the place, but today, she won’t watch slapstick or sight gags.
This article has somewhat restored my faith in human nature.
Though there are two things the Brits have always excelled at: Humor and whodunnits.
:^D
The original meaning of burlesque included this kind of entertainment. Later, the term was used to cover for less savory (or maybe more savory, depending on who was talking) shows done indoors.
I think the old low comedy, Roger Royster Doyster (sp?) is in the first episode of Michael Wood’s “Shakespeare”.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5nu0oj