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and that which provokes it have been carefully investigated by psychologists. They agree the predominant characteristics are incongruity or contrast in the object and shock or emotional seizure on the part of the subject. It has also been held that the feeling of superiority is an essential factor:
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was an imitation of men better than the average). However, the characters portrayed in comedies were not worse than average in every way, only insofar as they are
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depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes
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based on the source of humor, the method of delivery, and the context in which it is delivered. The different forms of comedy often overlap, and most comedy can fit into multiple genres. Some of the subgenres of comedy are
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speaks of laughter as a "sudden glory". Modern investigators have paid much attention to the origin both of laughter and of smiling, as well as the development of the "play instinct" and its emotional expression.
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which strictly means that which relates to comedy is, in modern usage, generally confined to the sense of "laughter-provoking". Of this, the word came into modern usage through the Latin
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humour to millions, was described by biographer Anne Pender in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time ... the most significant comedian to emerge since
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typically takes as its subject a particular part of society (usually upper-class society) and uses humor to parody or satirize the behavior and mannerisms of its members.
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developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue in the 1890s, and
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often imitate the conventions of the genre they are parodying or satirizing. For example, in the United States, parodies of newspapers and television news include
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movement. It is also a joke, relying on the inversion of the item's function as expressed by its title as well as its incongruous presence in an art exhibition.
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1546:, irrational or absurd situations and expressions of
1477:. English music hall comedian and theatre impresario
1180:, the term "comedy" gained a more general meaning in
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3369:, Introduction, p.ix, published by Nick Hern Books
3503:"Mr Punch celebrates 350 years of puppet anarchy"
3325:Herman Braet, Guido Latré, Werner Verbeke (2003)
1677:20th century film, records, radio, and television
3691:Robert Barton, Annie McGregor (3 January 2014).
1786:during the mid-20th century, to performers like
3403:
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3028:â television channel devoted strictly to comedy
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1615:as mallets, etc.) for humorous effect. Many of
27:Genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous
3594:Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets
3418:"Aristotle, Poetics, lines beginning at 1449a"
3350:in Bouché, T. and Charpentier H. (eds., 1988)
1163:representation and instead identified it with
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3748:. Encyclopedia of the Self, by Mark Zimmerman
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3670:"Absurd moments: in the frocks of the dame"
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3719:"An impolite interview with Lenny Bruce"
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1101:used the term in the title of his poem,
3570:. Macmillan Education UK. p. 177.
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2803:Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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3988:Sourvinou-Inwood, Christiane (2003).
3904:. Ottawa: Legas Press. Archived from
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3668:Meacham, Steve (15 September 2010).
3633:Gayford, Martin (16 February 2008).
3564:Stockwell, Peter (1 November 2016).
2813:New York Underground Comedy Festival
2539:Sentimental comedy, as practiced by
2463:Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée
2099:Comedy may be divided into multiple
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2798:Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
2580:, used by some critics to describe
1636:In the early 20th century, several
1303:, stated that comedy originated in
4009:Greek Poetry from Homer to Seferis
3865:Buckham, Philip Wentworth (1827).
3082:The Comedy Channel (United States)
1916:, for his delivery of Dadaist and
1632:only a single tree, 503 feet high.
1135:, where it was elaborated upon by
924:or any other entertainment medium.
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3942:The Theatre of Dionysus in Athens
3772:newantichoicerhetoric.web.unc.edu
3484:"Punch and Judy around the world"
3197:Comic Hero versus Political Elite
3120:â a Canadian comedy channel, the
2877:List of German language comedians
2512:Laughing comedy, as practiced by
1159:. They disassociated comedy from
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3958:The Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
3948:The Dramatic Festivals of Athens
3491:from the original on 2022-01-10.
3157:List of comedy television series
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2818:HK International Comedy Festival
1590:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1575:Surreal humour is the effect of
1286:songs or recitations apropos of
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3837:. p. 327. Lexington Books, 2011
3746:"Essay on Comedy, Comic Spirit"
3649:from the original on 2022-01-10
3487:. The Telegraph. 11 June 2015.
3244:"village" is not now regarded."
2835:List of comedians#Comedy groups
2011:was associated with a specific
1806:toward the end of the century.
1449:In early 19th century England,
4064:Learning materials related to
4020:. Cambridge University Press.
4011:. University of Chicago Press.
3848:The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
3831:Trischa Goodnow Knapp (2011).
2897:List of Puerto Rican comedians
2139:; in Australia, shows such as
982:Other forms of comedy include
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3990:Tragedy and Athenian Religion
3697:. CengageBrain. p. 218.
3452:Wheeler, R. Mortimer (1911).
3203:Tragedy, Comedy and the Polis
2717:Impressionist (entertainment)
2042:The phenomena connected with
1359:. The other three genres are
3279:The Basic Works Of Aristotle
2852:List of Australian comedians
2154:Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell
1509:20th century theatre and art
938:of voters was influenced by
3591:Lear, Edward (2004-10-08).
3541:. Flicks Books. p. 51.
3378:Reckford, Kenneth J. (1987)
3034:â Indian television program
2062:American literary theorist
1933:Indian aesthetics and drama
1776:Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
998:create comedy by violating
969:, which provokes laughter.
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4066:Collaborative play writing
3981:Bryn Mawr Classical Review
3898:Marteinson, Peter (2006).
3873:The Theatre of the Greeks.
3567:The Language of Surrealism
3399:The Origin of Attic Comedy
2867:List of Filipino comedians
2862:List of Canadian comedians
2842:List of stand-up comedians
2754:Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
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950:. The theatrical genre of
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3744:Meredith, George (1987).
3265:Oxford English Dictionary
3240:"The old derivation from
2892:List of Mexican comedians
2887:List of Italian comedians
2872:List of Finnish comedians
2857:List of British comedians
2847:List of musical comedians
2793:Leicester Comedy Festival
2774:Edinburgh Comedy Festival
2769:Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2518:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
2035:by Jules Toussaint Roux,
1738:in the United States and
1640:movements, including the
1596:Through the Looking-Glass
1046:, which is a compound of
5283:Theatrical superstitions
3346:MĂ©nard, Philippe (1988)
3205:. Bari: Levante Editori.
3130:â Israeli comedy channel
3114:â British comedy network
3048:Paramount Comedy (Spain)
3038:German television comedy
3032:Comedy Nights with Kapil
2882:List of Indian comedians
2570:performance, usually in
1568:, an 1885 lithograph by
1258:("The Woman from Samos")
4391:Theatre of ancient Rome
4052:A Vocabulary for Comedy
4007:Trypanis, C.A. (1981).
3956:Raskin, Victor (1985).
3918:The Origins of Laughter
3879:Kern, Edith G. (1980).
3465:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica
3077:The Comedy Channel (UK)
2779:Halifax Comedy Festival
2642:Improvisational theatre
2467:Louis-SĂ©bastien Mercier
2157:perform the same role.
2023:Studies on comic theory
1394:Midsummer Night's Dream
1262:Starting from 425 BCE,
1248:depicting a scene from
926:The term originated in
894:or amusing by inducing
36:Comedy (disambiguation)
5278:Theatrical constraints
3977:"Dionysism and Comedy"
3936:, Tragedy, and Comedy
3725:(15): 3. February 1960
3672:. Brisbanetimes.com.au
3455:"Punch (puppet)"
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2749:Canadian Comedy Awards
2739:American Comedy Awards
2636:Improvisational comedy
2243:Professional wrestling
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1969:By 200 BC, in ancient
1951:Indian classical drama
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5424:Theatrical Technician
5384:Electrician (theatre)
5358:Production management
4598:Theatre of the Absurd
4016:Wiles, David (1991).
3868:Theatre of the Greeks
3537:Burton, Alan (2000).
3195:Henderson, J. (1993)
3167:Lists of comedy films
2961:Screwball comedy film
2744:British Comedy Awards
2578:Theatre of the Absurd
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1989:) as one of the nine
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851:Literature portal
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5323:Costume construction
4573:Shakespearean comedy
4371:Ancient Greek comedy
3975:Riu, Xavier (1999).
3694:Theatre in Your Life
3505:. BBC. 11 June 2015.
3440:Shakespearean comedy
3363:Aristophanes (1996)
3217:Anatomy of Criticism
2986:Television and radio
2941:Anarchic comedy film
2550:Shakespearean comedy
2337:Ancient Roman comedy
2324:Ancient Greek comedy
1756:the Firesign Theatre
1703:mugs for the camera.
1659:A famous example is
1237:Ancient Greek comedy
1141:Islamic philosophers
1127:was translated into
994:, sexual humor, and
625:Groups and movements
5573:Wardrobe supervisor
5543:Lighting technician
5434:Wardrobe supervisor
5379:Carpenter (theatre)
5318:Theatrical property
5288:Technical rehearsal
5037:English Renaissance
3992:. Lexington Books.
3642:The Daily Telegraph
3612:. Lexington Books.
3420:. Perseus.tufts.edu
2759:The Comedy Festival
2680:Paddy Irishman joke
2554:William Shakespeare
2418:NiccolĂČ Machiavelli
1849:cinema of Hong Kong
1836:Australian comedian
1772:Abbott and Costello
1611:matches using live
1305:phallic processions
1288:phallic processions
1182:medieval literature
1030:represented in the
244:Short prose fiction
147:Major written forms
5677:Outline of theatre
5548:Spotlight operator
5513:Technical director
5498:Production manager
5414:Spotlight operator
5363:Company management
5353:Technical director
5042:Spanish Golden Age
5031:Commedia dell'arte
4561:Comédie larmoyante
4556:Sentimental comedy
4551:Restoration comedy
4514:Commedia dell'arte
4386:Corral de comedias
3923:2020-07-16 at the
3881:The Absolute Comic
3402:pp.3â4 quotation:
3122:CTV Comedy Channel
3101:CTV Comedy Channel
3071:The Comedy Channel
2924:Comedic journalism
2824:Lists of comedians
2722:Alternative comedy
2552:, as practiced by
2525:, as practiced by
2523:Restoration comedy
2482:Vsevolod Meyerhold
2473:Commedia dell'arte
2458:comédie larmoyante
2446:, as practiced by
2429:, as practiced by
2416:, as practiced by
2414:Comedy of intrigue
2403:, as practiced by
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2136:The Colbert Report
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992:scatological humor
932:Athenian democracy
738:Lists and outlines
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4499:Comedy of humours
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4381:Comédie-Italienne
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4027:978-0-521-40135-7
3999:978-0-7391-0400-2
3967:978-90-277-1821-1
3821:. Ithaca College.
3801:www.kbjournal.org
3768:"The Comic Frame"
3704:978-1-285-46348-3
3619:978-0-7391-7387-9
3577:978-1-137-39219-0
3438:Regan, Richard. "
3172:Theories of humor
3124:is a sister to it
2992:Television comedy
2830:List of comedians
2733:Events and awards
2435:William Wycherley
2427:Comedy of manners
2401:Comedy of humours
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2110:comedy of manners
1947:Indian aesthetics
1943:Rasa (aesthetics)
1820:Sacha Baron Cohen
1523:Absurdist fiction
1401:"Comedy", in its
1391:of Shakespeare's
1147:, and his pupils
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2997:Situation comedy
2695:Knock-knock joke
2690:Light bulb jokes
2675:Shaggy-dog story
2514:Oliver Goldsmith
2444:Comedy of menace
2439:William Congreve
2375:Thomas Middleton
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1844:Crocodile Dundee
1764:Laurel and Hardy
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1293:Around 335 BCE,
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2495:Georges Feydeau
2388:Richard Tarlton
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3676:20 December
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3118:Comedy Gold
3073:(Australia)
2951:Parody film
2936:Comedy film
2914:Comic novel
2727:Comedy club
2630:Comic opera
2079:Jon Stewart
2059:sick less.
1824:Dan Aykroyd
1796:Joan Rivers
1646:surrealists
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1570:Edward Lear
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4177:Prank call
3912:2007-12-10
3858:References
3782:2015-11-06
3653:5 February
3366:Lysistrata
3354:, pp. 7â30
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2908:Literature
2903:Mass media
2786:festival,
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2568:Surrealist
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2358:Vaudeville
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2193:Acrobatics
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1992:nava rasas
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1899:Blackadder
1893:Dad's Army
1839:Paul Hogan
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1792:Bill Cosby
1740:Oleg Popov
1701:Jim Carrey
1556:Surrealism
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1357:literature
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2130:The Onion
2114:burlesque
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1483:slapstick
1463:comedians
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