The 15 best pratfalls, from Only Fools and Horses to Friends

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was honed to perfection 30 years ago this year, when those watching the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses witnessed what will endure as one of entertainment’s finest moments: Del Boy falling through a pub’s bar. In celebration of the iconic sketch, and as a brand new musical based on the beloved sitcom makes its way to the theatre, we pay homage to the best pratfalls ever captured on camera – ranging from screwball comedies to a Stanley Kubrick-directed masterpieces. The Awful Truth Film critic Pauline Kael famously branded former acrobat Cary Grant “the most pursued man in America” following his role in The Awful Truth – and all it took was one brilliantly-executed fall from a chair. Larry David – sat front row at an NBA game with his legs outstretched – trips up star basketball player Shaq O’Neill, leading to veers from the crowd around him.