Noun
A traditional sideshow often found at seaside resorts, consisting of various glove puppets operated by one person in a small tent-style booth theatre.
(attributive) A two-sided ideological battle, or contradictory arguing.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI had an idyllic childhood and when my parents bought me a Punch and Judy Show and a ventriloquist's dummy, I'd perform anywhere, anytime. My parents were wonderful when I told them I wanted to be an entertainer. Ken Dodd
Along the way, as if by glorious fluke, they turned out some singles that everybody quietly liked – " Garden Party ", " Punch and Judy " and " Incommunicado ". Source: Internet
A visit to a Punch and Judy Festival at Punch's "birthplace" in London's Covent Garden will reveal a whole variety of changes that are wrung by puppeteers from this basic material. Source: Internet
Edwards contends that a proper Punch and Judy show requires these elements or the audience will feel let down. Source: Internet
Henry Mayhew gave a verbatim account of Polari as part of an interview with a Punch and Judy showman in the 1850s. Source: Internet
In The Punch and Judy Man (1962), Hancock plays a struggling seaside entertainer who dreams of a better life; Sylvia Syms plays his nagging social climber of a wife, and John Le Mesurier a sand sculptor. Source: Internet