comedic performance
Humorous stage routine
A comedic performance is an act intended to make people laugh—stand-up routines, sketch comedy, improvisational scenes, or comic roles in plays and films.
The phrase emphasizes the craft and execution: Her comedic performance stole the show.
It often appears in awards contexts and reviews, distinguishing comedy work from dramatic roles.
- open mic nightPublic amateur performance event
- actingTemporarily holding position
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- timingArt of choosing moments
- dead panDeliberately expressionless manner
laugh track · vaudeville · running gag · court jester · roast battle · heckling · parody · satire · absurdity · slapstick · sight gag · clowning · self-deprecation · observational humor · sitcoms · irony · wordplay · double entendre
- actingacting, act, playacting, actor, actress
comedic performancetragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
dramatic performance · Greek tragedy · Shakespearean tragedy · tearjerker · melodrama
comedic, comedy, comedian, comedienne, comedies, comedians, comic, comics, comical