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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 .
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.
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.
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.
Punch and Judy Comics vol. 1, #1 1944 Punch and Judy Comics is a golden age comic book series in the humor genre, which also contains many stories in the cartoon animal genre. The series was published by Hillman Periodicals from 1944 to December 1951, and ran for 32 issues, in three volumes.
Advertisement for Punch and Judy showing Punch with his slapstick (1910) Slapstick comedy's history is measured in centuries. Shakespeare incorporated many chase scenes and beatings into his comedies, such as in his play The Comedy of Errors .
Punch's wife was originally "Joan", but later became "Judy". In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the familiar Punch and Judy puppet show which existed in Britain was performed in an easily transportable booth. The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild in the early 20th century instigated a resurgence of puppetry.