comedic acting
Playing for laughs
Comedic acting is the craft of performing humor—delivering lines, timing pauses, and using physical expression to generate laughs.
It encompasses everything from subtle deadpan delivery to broad slapstick.
Good comedic acting often requires precise timing and the ability to play absurd situations straight: Her comedic acting in the sitcom earned her an Emmy.
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- timingArt of choosing moments
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- straight manComedy duo's serious half
improv · sitcom · laugh track · standup · farce · mugging · punchline · wit · running gag · gag · sketch · clowning · buffoon · over the top · physical · sight gag · hammy · double-take
- Performance Stylesphysical theater, naturalistic, improvisational, Stanislavski, melodramatic
- comedyjokes, humor, puns, sarcasm, stand-up
- comedy skillsimprov class, sketch writing, joke writing, open mic nights, character work
comedic actingtragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
dramatic performance · gravitas · classical tragedy · Shakespearean tragedy · dramatic roles
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