pratfalls
Staged comedic falls
Pratfalls is the plural of pratfall—comedy falls or embarrassing blunders: The slapstick routine was full of pratfalls.
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- spillAccidental liquid release
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
custard-pie · knockabout · double-take · mugging · clowning · buffoonery · pantomime · vaudeville
Clumsy social error
- misstepError in action or judgment
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- flubClumsy error
- miscueFailed stroke
bungle · botch · snafu · goof · screwup · embarrassment · stumble · slip-up
Skill at impressive presentation
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
circus · vaudeville · carnival · theater · stage · spotlight · humiliation · embarrassment
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
pie-in-the-face · custard-pie · knockabout · double-take · mugging · clowning · buffoonery · pantomime · vaudeville · seltzer
gaffe
Clumsy social error
miscue · bungle · botch · snafu · goof · screwup · embarrassment · stumble · slip-up · blooper
showmanship
Skill at impressive presentation
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
entertainment · circus · vaudeville · carnival · theater · stage · spotlight · humiliation · embarrassment · scene
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- kid comedyknock-knock jokes, potty humor, poop jokes, silly faces, funny faces
- bloopersbloopers, blooper, fail, gag reel, outtakes
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- physical performancemime, pantomime, acrobatics, contortion, juggling