The Greatest Comic Slapstick Character Ever

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I love that movie philosophically. I think slapstick is itself. Intellectually and philosophically interesting, but it wasn't quite category. When you put in a lot of work mentally, the greatest comic slapstick character ever is played by Peter Sellers,. So yes, yes. Maybe the stooges. No, it doesn't age. It's hard to see a comedy from a while back and find it funny. Some of those screwball comedies from the 30s and 40s are pretty funny.

Philosophers can be funny and funny movies can be philosophical. David and Tamler welcome frequent VBW guest and arch-enemy of empathy Paul Bloom to discuss their five favorite comic films with philosophical/psychological themes. Groundhog Day was off-limits for our top five (we would've all chosen it) so we start by explaining why it's the quintessential movie for this topic.

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