comedic effect
Why jokes land
Comedic effect is the humorous impact or result that a joke, action, or stylistic choice produces.
The phrase often appears with "for": He mispronounced her name repeatedly for comedic effect.
Something done for comedic effect is deliberately exaggerated, mistimed, or absurd to generate laughter: The pause was held just long enough for comedic effect.
- parodySatirical imitation
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- dark humorComedy about taboo subjects
- satireMockery exposing vice
pun · sitcom · callback · deadpan · straight man · bathos · amusement · stand-up · dry humor · hyperbole · pratfall · subversion · rule of three · irony · wordplay · misdirection · awkwardness · timing
- comedy termsjokes, puns, wit, sarcasm, irony
- effectsconsequence, result, special effects, outcome, sound effects
comedic effectdramatic effect
Heightened emotional impact
dramatic tension · dramatic impact · pathos · gravitas · emotional weight
comedic effectsomber tone
Grave, serious manner
earnestness · gravity · solemnity · bleakness · grimness
comedic effectdramatic tension
Anticipation in storytelling
suspense · chilling effect · dread · dramatic irony · menace