Editing Flatulence (section)

===Entertainment===
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Historical comment on the ability to fart at will is observed as early as [[Saint Augustine]]'s ''[[City of God (book)|City of God]]'' (5th century AD). Augustine mentions "people who produce at will without any stench such rhythmical sounds from their fundament that they appear to be making music even from that quarter."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cityofgodagainst0000augu/page/388/mode/2up |title=The City of God Against the Pagans |translator-first=Philip |translator-last=Levine |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |author=Saint Augustine |authorlink=Saint Augustine|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |year=1966 |volume=IV |language=Latin |section=Book XIV, XXIV |pages=389–391 }}</ref> Intentional passing of gas and its use as entertainment for others appear to have been somewhat well known in pre-modern Europe, according to mentions of it in medieval and later literature, including [[Rabelais]].{{cn|date=November 2023}}

[[Le Pétomane]] ("the Fartomaniac") was a famous French performer in the 19th century who, as well as many [[Flatulist|professional farter]]s before him, did flatulence impressions and held shows. The performer [[Mr. Methane]] carries on le Pétomane's tradition today. Also, a 2002 fiction film ''[[Thunderpants]]'' revolves around a boy named Patrick Smash who has an ongoing flatulence problem from the time of his birth.<ref>{{Citation |last=Hewitt |first=Peter |title=Thunderpants |date=2002-05-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283054/ |type=Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi |publisher=CP Medien AG, Mission Pictures, Pathé Pictures International |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref>

Since the 1970s, farting has increasingly been featured in film, especially comedies such as ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Scooby-Doo (5/10) Movie CLIP - Burping and Farting (2002) HD | date=January 6, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgYr00Scelc |language=en |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref>

In the popular adult animated series ''[[South Park]]'' characters sometimes watch a [[show-within-a-show]] called "The [[List_of_South_Park_characters#Terrance_and_Phillip|Terrance and Phillip]] Show" whose humor primarily revolves around flatulence.