comedy number
Humorous musical segment
A comedy number is a musical theater song designed primarily to get laughs rather than advance emotional drama.
These numbers often feature clever wordplay, physical comedy, or absurd situations: The show's comedy number about filing taxes brought down the house.
Distinguished from ballads or dramatic numbers by their lighter tone and comedic timing.
- skitBrief comic performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- song and danceEvasive, theatrical explanation
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- bitSmall amount or portion
one liner · sight gag · musical · sketch · punchline · timing · laughs · laugh track · encore · big finish · vaudeville · variety show · pratfall · standup · opening act · act · performance · joke
comedy numbertorch song
Sentimental song of longing
tear-jerker · lament · tearjerker · power ballad · death scene
comedy numberballad
Narrative poem or song
dirge · requiem · adagio · meditation
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