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.