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Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring Mr. Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Mr. Punch and one other character who usually falls victim to the intentional violence of Punch's slapstick .
Scaramouche is one of the great characters in the Punch and Judy puppet shows with roots in commedia dell'arte. In some scenarios, he is the owner of The Dog, another stock character. During performances, Punch frequently strikes Scaramouche, causing his head to come off his shoulders.
The device is used to produce the distinctive harsh, rasping voice of Punch in a Punch and Judy show, and is held in the mouth by the professor (performer). The design of the swazzle was once a secret guarded by the professors and only taught to those with a genuine respect for and interest in learning the performance of Punch and Judy puppetry.
Few seaside Punch and Judy shows remain but Joe Burns still attracts thousands of fans on the beach in Swanage.
As half of Punch and Judy, he is recognized as one of the most important British icons in history. [ 21 ] The first recorded show to have involved the Punch-style marionette was performed in England in May 1662, outside of London in Covent Garden , by Bologna-born puppeteer Pietro Gimonde, also known as Signor Bologna. [ 21 ]
Punch and Judy are the Joker's silent henchwomen. Rag Doll (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a thief and contortionist who can bend his body to great lengths. Rhino and Mugsy (both voiced by John DiMaggio) are the Ventriloquist's henchmen. The Riddlemen are the Riddler's silent henchmen.
Then of course there’s the fact that her surname is Punch, Judy’s terroriser. “At school I played Miss Havisham, so I was a twisted, bitter old woman when I was about 17, and I was also in a ...
Punch believes he has killed Judy, hides her body, reports the crime to the local constable, and implicates their two elderly servants, Scaramouche and Maude, who had raised Judy since she was a child. Maude and Scaramouche are arrested and Punch tells the whole town of their guilt of murder and subsequent cannibalism of his daughter.