Contains

• black comedy

  Comedy that uses black humor.

• commedia dell'arte

  Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations...

• dark comedy

  A comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing...

• 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

  A comedy with serious elements or overtones.

• 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.