humorous dialogue
Witty spoken interplay
Humorous dialogue is conversation written or performed to amuse—the witty exchanges in comedies, sitcoms, and comic novels.
The term emphasizes that the humor emerges from the back-and-forth between characters rather than from narration or physical comedy: The film's humorous dialogue earned it a screenplay nomination.
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- double entendrePhrase with hidden lewdness
- snappy comebackQuick, clever retort
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
dry wit · tongue in cheek · sitcom · comic relief · banter · back and forth · comedy · comedic timing · cultural satire · crosstalk · Abbott and Costello · irony · quip · screwball comedy · verbal sparring · puns · zingers · hyperbole