Comedy Movie Elements
Comedy Movie Examples
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This type of comedy involves exaggerated movements and actions rather than dialogue.

What is physical comedy?

100

This 1994 movie follows two dimwitted friends on a cross-country adventure.

What is Dumb & Dumber?

200

This type of humor relies on cleverly crafted sentences or puns.

What is wordplay?

200

This comedy movie revolves around two immature adults forced to live together as stepbrothers.

What is Step Brothers?

300

This type of irony occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens in a humorous way.

What is situational irony?

300

The characters in Dumb & Dumber are named this.

Who are Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne?

400

Comedy movies often feature these types of characters, who stand out due to their eccentricity.

What are unique characters?

400

In Step Brothers, the main characters struggle with this common family dynamic.

What is sibling rivalry?

500

Well-executed jokes often depend on this, which controls the pacing and delivery of humor.

What is timed humor?

500

Both Dumb & Dumber and Step Brothers fit into the comedy genre because they emphasize this.

What is humor?