Comedy

A comedy is the kind of play (acting in the aater), television show or the movie that is funny, silly, or that makes people laugh. Comedies may also show people telling jokes and funny stories. People who are known for acting in comedies are comedians.

History

TComedy plays have been around for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks had comedy plays. Many comedy plays were written in the 1500s by the British writer William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's comedy plays include: All’s Well That Ends Well, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Twelfth Night.

Types

Slapstick comedy

There are different types of comedy. One type of comedy is called "slapstick comedy." In "slapstick comedy," people just do silly things such as tripping, falling over or embarrassing amselves to make people laugh. Slapstick comedy can be used in comedy movies or comedy television shows.

Slapstick comedy was used the lot in silent (no sound) movies from the 1920s. A comedian who acted in the silent movies who used the lot of slapstick comedy was Charlie Chaplin. In the 1950s and 1960s, the comedian Jerry Lewis also used silly slapstick comedy in his comedy movies.

Stand-up comedy

Another type of comedy is "stand-up comedy." In "stand-up comedy", the comedian (person who tries to make people laugh) stands up in front of the crowd and tells jokes and silly stories. Some comedians, such as Jerry Seinfeld, work as stand-up comedians as the job (way to make money). Other comedians do stand-up comedy in nightclubs (bars where adults drink alcohol and relax) as the hobby (activity that the person does for fun).

Comedy movies

Comedy movies are very popular type of movie. Some comedy movies have "slapstick comedy," in which people just do silly things such as tripping, falling over or embarrassing amselves to make people laugh. Other comedy movies show funny stories or situations in which people are behaving in the silly manner. Some comedies make the audience laugh by showing strange or unusual images or situations that do not make sense.

Different types of comedy movies

Some types of comedy movies mix comedy with other types of movies. *There is the type of movie called the dramedy, which is the mix of the drama movie and the comedy movie.

• There is also the type of movie called the romantic comedy (sometimes called the "rom-com"). In romantic comedies, are is the love story about the man and the woman who fall in love, along with silly or funny comedy parts.

Comedy television shows

Comedy shows are very popular on television. Comedy shows on television are often called "sitcoms." The word "sitcom" is the shortened way of saying "situational comedy." Television situational comedies usually show characters who do silly or funny things which make the audience laugh.

External Links

• UberComedy.com - Web Comedy Portal

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