comedic plays
Humorous stage productions
Comedic plays are theatrical works intended to amuse—dramas written for humor rather than tragedy.
The term covers everything from ancient Greek comedy to modern farce.
Shakespeare's comedic plays often end in marriage.
The phrase is somewhat redundant, since comedy already implies theatrical performance, but it emphasizes the staged, scripted nature of the work.
- witClever, inventive humor
- witty banterPlayful clever conversation
- comic reliefHumor easing dramatic tension
- satireMockery exposing vice
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
mistaken identity · tragicomedy · double entendre · Molière · improvisation · repartee · Aristophanes · vaudeville · stock characters · odd couple · fish out of water · parody · happy ending · slapstick · heckler · irony · stagecraft · hilarious
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, satire, parody, sarcasm
- greek literature topicsHomer, Iliad, Odyssey, Aesop, fables
- comedy formatsstand-up specials, blooper reels, variety shows, comedic monologues
- FieldingTom Jones, Amelia, plays, Eurydice, The Lottery
- Greek comedyAristophanes, The Birds, Greek theatre, Greek drama, Dionysian
- light readinghumor, jokes, page turners, romance novels, mysteries
comedic playstragedies
Dramas with fatal endings
tragic plays · tragedy · tragic drama · Greek tragedies · Shakespearean tragedies