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Comment author: Nornagest 08 January 2014 11:44:00PM *  0 points [-]

As you might expect, there's a trope for this. (caution: TVTropes link)

Judging from the examples, the answer is "yes", although I don't know comedy well enough to say whether these are truly representative.

Comment author: CronoDAS 09 January 2014 07:13:32AM 0 points [-]

This trope might be closer.

Comment author: Nornagest 09 January 2014 07:26:39AM *  0 points [-]

I knew there was something I was forgetting.

Though on second examination, that to be looks more about the sight gag than the violence dynamic. Armor-Piercing Slap (warning: TV Tropes) can include violence, but all it requires is humiliation, contra NancyLebovitz's description.