comedies
Plays with laughs
Comedies is the plural of comedy—works intended to amuse or entertain, typically with happy endings.
The term covers stage plays, films, television shows, and literary works: Shakespeare wrote comedies as well as tragedies.
In classical usage, comedy contrasted with tragedy; today it broadly encompasses anything meant to be funny, from romantic comedies to stand-up specials.
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- witClever, inventive humor
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
hilarity · amusement · banter · quip · jest · timing · delivery · setup
Absurd, laughable situation
- parodySatirical imitation
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- stand-upSolo comedic performance
improv · screwball · romcom · mockumentary · satire · slapstick · pantomime · revue
Comedic fall on buttocks
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
- physical gagComedy through bodily action
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
sight gag · chase scene · banana peel · exaggerated reaction · double take · mugging · tumbling · cartoon violence
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- mockumentarySatirical fake nonfiction film
caricature · lampoon · pastiche · social commentary · critique · send-up · exaggeration · absurdism
Contrived charming first encounter
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
crush · confession · misunderstanding · happily-ever-after · bickering · grand gesture · wedding · reunion
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
laughter · hilarity · amusement · banter · quip · jest · timing · delivery · setup · callback
farce
Absurd, laughable situation
stand-up · improv · screwball · romcom · mockumentary · satire · slapstick · pantomime · revue · cabaret
pratfall
Comedic fall on buttocks
- pie-in-the-faceComedic pastry impact
- physical gagComedy through bodily action
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
buffoonery · sight gag · chase scene · banana peel · exaggerated reaction · double take · mugging · tumbling · cartoon violence · custard pie
parody
Satirical imitation
mockumentary · caricature · lampoon · pastiche · social commentary · critique · send-up · exaggeration · absurdism · skewering
meet-cute
Contrived charming first encounter
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
matchmaker · crush · confession · misunderstanding · happily-ever-after · bickering · grand gesture · wedding · reunion · second-chance
- filmsfeature films, action films, horror films, dramas, documentaries
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- Theater & Filmacting, drama, stage, screen, actors
- dramatic societiesdrama club, theater group, acting troupe, amateur theater, community theater
- stage showsplays, musicals, dramas, tragedies, vaudeville
comediestragedies
Dramas with fatal endings
dramas · melodramas · tearjerkers · weepies · tragic plays
comediestragedies
Dramas with fatal endings
solemnities · elegies · dirges · laments · requiems
- stand-up comedianSolo performer delivering jokes
- romantic comediesHumorous films about love
- comedic timingHumor's rhythmic delivery
- comedic geniusExceptionally gifted at humor
- physical comediesFilms using bodily humor
- black comediesHumor from grim subjects