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| chorus girl |
a young woman who dances and sometimes sings in the chorus of a musical comedy, variety show, or the like. |
| comedy of manners |
a comedy that satirizes the customs and manners of fashionable society. |
| comic |
of, relating to, or characterized by comedy; comical or comedic. [3/6 definitions] |
| comical |
of or relating to comedy; comic. [1/2 definitions] |
| commedia dell'arte |
a type of Italian comedy developed in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries in which masked players depicted stereotyped characters in stock situations. |
| farce |
a comedy that depends for its humor on quick and surprising turns of events and on exaggerated characters and situations, or the type of humor characteristic of such a play. [1/2 definitions] |
| harlequin |
(often cap.) a clown in Italian popular comedy of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, traditionally masked and dressed in multicolored diamond-patterned tights. [1/3 definitions] |
| high comedy |
comedy involving the upper social classes, featuring an intricate plot, sophisticated characterization, and witty dialogue. (Cf. low comedy.) |
| irony |
the use of such contrast in drama, as between the actual situation and what the characters understand or say about it, to create suspense or comedy. [1/3 definitions] |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. [1/2 definitions] |
| low comedy |
comedy that is based on bawdy jokes, humorous situations, or physical action such as horseplay and slapstick; burlesque; farce. |
| minstrel |
an entertainer in a type of musical comedy show characterized by white performers with blackened faces. [1/3 definitions] |
| sitcom |
(informal) situation comedy. |
| situation comedy |
a comedy, esp. a television series, with a continuing cast of characters who appear in episodic plots; sitcom. |
| sketch |
a brief story or other composition performed as part of a series in a theatrical revue, comedy routine, or television program. [1/6 definitions] |
| slapstick |
visual comedy full of boisterous action, as in a film or stage revue. [1/2 definitions] |
| tragicomedy |
a stage play or other literary work that combines tragedy and comedy, or a real event or series of events of similar character. |
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