Synopsis
The Comics (Le comiche, 1990) is an Italian comedy directed by Neri Parenti — watch online on iFILM. Six short episodes, each one a small disaster: two bumbling painters crash a church wedding, two mechanics terrorize their customers, a pair of door-to-door salesmen leave a hotel in ruins. The same two men, a different catastrophe every time.
Paolo Villaggio and Renato Pozzetto play the pair. Both are veterans of Italian slapstick, and they barely need dialogue — the comedy is almost entirely physical, built on timing and the particular chemistry of two performers who seem to operate on the same hapless frequency.
Parenti conceived it as a nod to silent-era comedy, two modern-day Laurel and Hardy figures set loose in everyday provincial Italy. It won't top any lists, but it moves quickly and doesn't overstay its welcome. Stream The Comics (1990) on iFILM.
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