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writes that the "comic frame" in rhetoric is "neither wholly euphemistic, nor wholly debunkingâhence it provides the charitable attitude towards people that is required for purposes of persuasion and co-operation, but at the same time maintains our shrewdness concerning the simplicities of 'cashing
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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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After a time they saw some land at a distance; and when they came to it, they found it was an island made of water quite surrounded by earth. Besides that, it was bordered by evanescent isthmuses with a great Gulf-stream running about all over it, so that it was perfectly beautiful, and contained
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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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achieving large followings around the world. British television comedy also remains influential, with quintessential works including
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1546:, irrational or absurd situations and expressions of
1477:. English music hall comedian and theatre impresario
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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
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3691:Robert Barton, Annie McGregor (3 January 2014).
1786:during the mid-20th century, to performers like
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3028:â television channel devoted strictly to comedy
1615:as mallets, etc.) for humorous effect. Many of
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27:Genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous
3594:Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets
3418:"Aristotle, Poetics, lines beginning at 1449a"
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3748:. Encyclopedia of the Self, by Mark Zimmerman
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3668:Meacham, Steve (15 September 2010).
3633:Gayford, Martin (16 February 2008).
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3564:Stockwell, Peter (1 November 2016).
2813:New York Underground Comedy Festival
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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
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1636:In the early 20th century, several
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4009:Greek Poetry from Homer to Seferis
3865:Buckham, Philip Wentworth (1827).
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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
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3958:The Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
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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
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2835:List of comedians#Comedy groups
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1806:toward the end of the century.
1449:In early 19th century England,
4081:Learning materials related to
4020:. Cambridge University Press.
4011:. University of Chicago Press.
3848:The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
3831:Trischa Goodnow Knapp (2011).
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2897:List of Puerto Rican comedians
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3990:Tragedy and Athenian Religion
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3697:. CengageBrain. p. 218.
3452:Wheeler, R. Mortimer (1911).
3203:Tragedy, Comedy and the Polis
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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
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3591:Lear, Edward (2004-10-08).
3541:. Flicks Books. p. 51.
3378:Reckford, Kenneth J. (1987)
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2062:American literary theorist
1933:Indian aesthetics and drama
1776:Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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969:, which provokes laughter.
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4083: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
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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
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4055:templates for discussion
3346:MĂ©nard, Philippe (1988)
3205:. Bari: Levante Editori.
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3114:â British comedy network
3048:Paramount Comedy (Spain)
3038:German television comedy
3032:Comedy Nights with Kapil
2882:List of Indian comedians
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1258:("The Woman from Samos")
4408:Theatre of ancient Rome
4069: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)
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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)
5295: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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5441:Theatrical Technician
5401:Electrician (theatre)
5375:Production management
4615:Theatre of the Absurd
4016:Wiles, David (1991).
3868:Theatre of the Greeks
3537:Burton, Alan (2000).
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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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4388: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
5590:Wardrobe supervisor
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5451:Wardrobe supervisor
5396:Carpenter (theatre)
5335:Theatrical property
5305:Technical rehearsal
5054: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
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147:Major written forms
5694:Outline of theatre
5565:Spotlight operator
5530:Technical director
5515:Production manager
5431:Spotlight operator
5380:Company management
5370:Technical director
5059:Spanish Golden Age
5048:Commedia dell'arte
4578:Comédie larmoyante
4573:Sentimental comedy
4568:Restoration comedy
4531:Commedia dell'arte
4403: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
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2414:Comedy of intrigue
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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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1947:Indian aesthetics
1943:Rasa (aesthetics)
1820:Sacha Baron Cohen
1523:Absurdist fiction
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3676:20 December
3299:(1): 1â11.
3238:comedy (n.)
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
1638:avant-garde
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1570:Edward Lear
1471:Stan Laurel
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1365:epic poetry
1272:satyr plays
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1095:Middle Ages
944:comic poets
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692:Tragicomedy
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262:Short story
132:spoken word
122:Performance
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5674:Wiktionary
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5262:Stagecraft
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5101:Naturalism
4777:Television
4680:Music hall
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4445:Indonesia
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4435:Hong Kong
4429:Xiangsheng
4300:Remarriage
4209:Visual gag
4199:Punch line
4194:Prank call
3912:2007-12-10
3858:References
3782:2015-11-06
3653:5 February
3366:Lysistrata
3354:, pp. 7â30
3112:Sky Comedy
2908:Literature
2903:Mass media
2786:festival,
2590:Jean Genet
2568:Surrealist
2531:Aphra Behn
2405:Ben Jonson
2379:Ben Jonson
2358:Vaudeville
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2193:Acrobatics
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1899:Blackadder
1893:Dad's Army
1839:Paul Hogan
1834:, and the
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1828:Jim Carrey
1792:Bill Cosby
1740:Oleg Popov
1701:Jim Carrey
1556:Surrealism
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1459:music hall
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1419:Pulcinella
1357:literature
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1229:Old Comedy
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912:television
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5227:Indonesia
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4636:and dance
4556:Pantomime
4342:Slapstick
4315:Screwball
4219:Word play
3934:Dithyramb
2710:character
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2350:Burlesque
2130:The Onion
2114:burlesque
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1918:absurdist
1853:Bollywood
1808:Hollywood
1752:recording
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1690:The Tramp
1650:futurists
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1581:absurdity
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1487:Hal Roach
1483:slapstick
1463:comedians
1451:pantomime
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5709:Category
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5406:Fly crew
5133:timeline
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2248:Puppetry
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