Three Stooges
Nyuk-nyuk comedians
The Three Stooges were an American comedy team known for slapstick routines involving face-slapping, eye-poking, and exaggerated physical abuse.
The name has become shorthand for incompetent buffoonery: Those three stooges in accounting lost the entire file.
Any trio acting foolishly together may be called the three stooges.
Male nickname
- trioGroup of three
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- vaudevilliansStage entertainers from variety shows
- entertainersThose who amuse others
troupe · act · Columbia · shorts · knucklehead · wiseguy · imbecile · nitwit
Open-handed blow
- bonkPlayful head strike
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- hammerTool for striking nails
wrench · saw · pliers · clunk · whack · boink · tumble · destruction
State of being diverse
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
pantomime · minstrelsy · circuit · theater · live · stage · touring · talkies
Pipe installation tradespeople
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- detectivesThose who solve crimes
- salesmenThose who peddle goods
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
painters · carpenters · servants · chefs · lawyers · firemen · exterminators · tailors
Larry
Male nickname
- trioGroup of three
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- vaudevilliansStage entertainers from variety shows
entertainers · troupe · act · Columbia · shorts · knucklehead · wiseguy · imbecile · nitwit · lamebrain
slap
Open-handed blow
- bonkPlayful head strike
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
hammer · wrench · saw · pliers · clunk · whack · boink · tumble · destruction · chaos
variety
State of being diverse
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
cabaret · pantomime · minstrelsy · circuit · theater · live · stage · touring · talkies · two-reelers
plumbers
Pipe installation tradespeople
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- detectivesThose who solve crimes
- salesmenThose who peddle goods
soldiers · painters · carpenters · servants · chefs · lawyers · firemen · exterminators · tailors · movers
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- Famous GroupsThe Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fab Four, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones
- famous pairsBatman and Robin, Holmes and Watson, Bonnie and Clyde, Tom and Jerry, Mickey and Minnie
- slapstickpratfall, banana peel, pie throw, falling down, custard pie
- cartoon triosPowerpuff Girls, Animaniacs
- Film FranchisesStar Wars, James Bond, Jurassic Park, Toy Story, Indiana Jones
Three StoogesOscar Wilde
Frasier · Woody Allen · comedy of manners · subtle humor · British sitcom
Three StoogesFred Astaire
Cary Grant · elegance · refinement · grace · sophistication
Three StoogesThe Supremes