Types of Comedies
This type of comedy a physical kind of comedy based around pratfalls and mild comic violence — smacks in the head, pokes in the eyes, people falling down, etc.
What is slapstick comedy?
This word means extremely amusing.
What is hilarious?
This is a type of comedy where comics rarely plan out their routines they make up what they are going to do and say on the spot.
What is improv?
This word stands for an entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh.
What is a comedian?
A drawing, piece of writing, or comedic show in which humor or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
What is satire?
This word means spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that happens when we are amused.
What is laughter?
This type of comedy is a comedic style in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them through a microphone.
What is stand up comedy?
This word means to provide someone with amusement or enjoyment.
What is entertain?
This type of comedy is scripted dialogue which creates a thematic situation; commonly found on television (hint: friends)
What is a sitcom?
This word means to cause someone to find something funny; entertain
What is amuse?
Involves ridiculous, improbable situations. A lot like satire comedy.
What is FARCE?
This word means a movement of part of the body especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
What is gestures?
This type of comedy is an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
What is a parody?
This word means the quality of being amusing or comic.
What is humor?
Typically involves a collection of songs ,sketches ,dances etc. Into a single show.
What is REVUE/VARIETY SHOW?
BONUS! (DOUBLE) This word means deserving or inviting mockery; absurd
What is ridiculous?