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A visual gag is a joke that relies on a physical object or action. Normally the gags shown on TV are not actually possible or safe to perform in real life. Slipping on a banana peel, dropping furniture and anvils onto unsuspecting passerby, and written jokes on labels (for example, "Sucker" lollipops) are all classic examples of cartoon visual gags. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In comedy, a Sight Gag is anything which conveys its humour visually, often without words being used at all. ...
In the early days of the series, a gag was used in almost every episode but as commercial time has increased, they have gradually disappeared.
Running gags Bart writes The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan The chalkboard gag is a running visual joke that occurs during the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons.
Visual comedy remained strong throughout the 1930s, but now witty dialogue and verbal comedy were added.
C. Fields is known for his recognizable raspy voice, pool cue, oversized bulbous nose and nasal drawl, stove-pipe hat, flask of 100-proof whiskey and love of drink, caustic verbal wit and wisecracks, and irritable disdain for small children, animals, upper-class snobs and bullying wives.
He was an inspired comedian, a master of visualgags, double-takes, casual asides and pantomime.
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