I liked the all too brief early short from France's Lumiere brothers even though it is quite crude & rough by today's standards I can also see how elements could be expanded on & developed into early and modern slapstick comedy. The beauty of comedy is if it's done well, u think, 'I can do that" but like Fred Astaire's dancing, you can't. I've read interviews with alot of yesterdays and today's comedians and good comedy is a lot of work and never seems 2b appreciated esp. by the voting academy. For example, can u name a best picture comedy? I can't think of a one.