comedy

Noun
  1. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending (synset 107028624)
    is a type of: drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater
    subtypes:
    • black comedy - comedy that uses black humor
    • commedia dell'arte - Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
    • dark comedy - a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
    • farce, farce comedy, travesty - a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
    • high comedy - a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
    • low comedy - a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
    • melodrama - an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
    • seriocomedy, tragicomedy - a comedy with serious elements or overtones
    • sitcom, situation comedy - a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
    • slapstick - a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
  2. A comic incident or series of incidents (synset 106794240)
    is a type of: fun, play, sport - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
    same as: clowning, drollery, funniness

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