comedic character
Humorous fictional figure
A comedic character is a fictional figure designed to provoke laughter—through exaggerated traits, foolish behavior, witty dialogue, or absurd situations.
The term distinguishes such roles from dramatic or serious ones: She's best known for playing comedic characters.
In theater and film, comedic characters range from bumbling sidekicks to sharp-tongued protagonists.
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- class clownStudent who disrupts with humor
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
laughter · funny bone · buffoon · eccentric · fish out of water · odd couple · sitcoms · running gag · irony · trickster · surprise · sight gag · catharsis · absurdity · animated series · fool · lovable loser · self-deprecation
comedic charactertragic hero
Character whose flaw causes ruin
tragic figure · dramatic character · Hamlet · Oedipus · King Lear
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