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Comedy
Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. It also means a performance that relies heavily on humor. The term originally comes from theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. The humor, once an incidental device used to entertain, is now an essential aspect of a comedy.
Comedy has expanded from the stage into other mediums, such as television and film. A performance that consists exclusively of humor is called a comedy routine. People are divided about what is funny--some people prefer the slapstick approach, others prefer a gentler sort of humour. One interpretation of comedy is when things seem normal (in a joke for instance) and suddenly things get turned on their head.
See also
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The Divine Comedy: The Inferno/the Purgatorio/the Paradiso by Dante Alighieri
Vernon God Little: A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death by D. B. C. Pierre
For Us, The Living : A Comedy of Customs by Robert A. Heinlein
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Clinton & Me: A Real Life Political Comedy by Mark Katz
The Comedy Bible : From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide by Judy Carter
Divine Comedy : Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (in one volume) by Dante
1776: A Musical Play by Peter Stone
The Visit: A Tragi-Comedy by Friedrich Durrenmatt
I Am What I Ate...and I'm Frightened!!! And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy by Bill Cosby
The Dore Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy by Gustave Dore
The Pythons by Graham Chapman
Stand-Up Comedy : The Book by Judy Carter
The Seinfeld Scripts : The First and Second Seasons by Jerry Seinfeld
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation by Charna Halpern
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