Physical comedy is still prevalent in mainstream culture. I would argue that the best comedians use it sparingly, but they do use it. For example the show "The

Physical comedy is still prevalent in mainstream culture. I would argue that the best comedians use it sparingly, but they do use it. For example the show "The Trailerpark Boys" have reoccurring gags which depend on slapstick physical humour, and they always make me laugh. The slapstick comedy of the 1930's could be viewed with no context or even sound. I think it's evolved since then, the context (characters, plot, motivations) of the physical comedy matters a lot more now...