black comedy | (n) comedy that uses black humor |
comedy | (n) light and humorous drama with a happy ending, Ant. tragedy |
comedy ballet | (n) a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy |
dark comedy | (n) a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements |
divine comedy | (n) a narrative epic poem written by Dante, Syn. Divina Commedia |
high comedy | (n) a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society |
low comedy | (n) a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque |
seriocomedy | (n) a comedy with serious elements or overtones, Syn. tragicomedy |
situation comedy | (n) a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life, Syn. sitcom |
situation comedy | (n) a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life, Syn. sitcom |
tragicomedy | (n) a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating |
drollery | (n) a comic incident or series of incidents, Syn. clowning, funniness, comedy |
farce | (n) a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations, Syn. farce comedy, travesty |
musical | (n) a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing, Syn. musical comedy, musical theater |
Black comedy | n. (Drama) a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot. [ PJC ] |
Comedy | n.; pl. Comedies [ F. comédie, L. comoedia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to &unr_; village, E. home) + &unr_; to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode. ] A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy. [ 1913 Webster ] With all the vivacity of comedy. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Are come to play a pleasant comedy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Tragi-comedy | n. [ Cf. F. tragicomédie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy. ] A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy. [ 1913 Webster ] The noble tragi-comedy of “Measure for Measure.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
喜剧 | [xǐ jù, ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ, 喜 剧 / 喜 劇] comedy #8,626 [Add to Longdo] |
神曲 | [Shén qǔ, ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄩˇ, 神 曲] The Divine Comedy #28,669 [Add to Longdo] |
杂剧 | [zá jù, ㄗㄚˊ ㄐㄩˋ, 杂 剧 / 雜 劇] a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy #49,093 [Add to Longdo] |
元曲 | [Yuán qǔ, ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ, 元 曲] Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy #66,136 [Add to Longdo] |
关汉卿 | [Guān Hàn qīng, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥ, 关 汉 卿 / 關 漢 卿] Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 #74,980 [Add to Longdo] |
白朴 | [Bái Pǔ, ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄨˇ, 白 朴 / 白 樸] Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 #128,296 [Add to Longdo] |
马致远 | [Mǎ Zhì yuǎn, ㄇㄚˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˇ, 马 致 远 / 馬 緻 遠] Ma Zhiyuan, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 #160,857 [Add to Longdo] |
郑光祖 | [Zhèng Guāng zǔ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄨˇ, 郑 光 祖 / 鄭 光 祖] Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家 #268,844 [Add to Longdo] |
悲喜剧 | [bēi xǐ jù, ㄅㄟ ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ, 悲 喜 剧 / 悲 喜 劇] tragicomedy [Add to Longdo] |
爱情喜剧 | [ài qíng xǐ jù, ㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ, 爱 情 喜 剧 / 愛 情 喜 劇] romantic comedy [Add to Longdo] |
漫才(P);万才(oK) | [まんざい, manzai] (n) (See 万歳・まんざい) comic dialogue; two-man comedy act; (P) #5,974 [Add to Longdo] |
喜劇 | [きげき, kigeki] (n, adj-no) comedy; funny show; (P) #8,055 [Add to Longdo] |
お笑い芸人 | [おわらいげいにん, owaraigeinin] (n) comedian (esp. of traditional Japanese comedy) [Add to Longdo] |
エロコメディ | [erokomedei] (n) erotic comedy [Add to Longdo] |
コメディー(P);コメディ | [komedei-(P); komedei] (n) comedy; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
コメディーリリーフ | [komedei-riri-fu] (n) comedy relief [Add to Longdo] |
トラジコメディー | [torajikomedei-] (n) tragi-comedy [Add to Longdo] |
ドタバタ喜劇;どたばた喜劇 | [ドタバタきげき(ドタバタ喜劇);どたばたきげき(どたばた喜劇), dotabata kigeki ( dotabata kigeki ); dotabatakigeki ( dotabata kigeki )] (n) slapstick comedy [Add to Longdo] |
ナンセンスコメディー | [nansensukomedei-] (n) nonsense comedy [Add to Longdo] |
ブラックコメディー | [burakkukomedei-] (n) black comedy [Add to Longdo] |
ブラックジョーク | [burakkujo-ku] (n) black joke; black comedy; morbid humor [Add to Longdo] |
ホームコメディ;ホームコメディー | [ho-mukomedei ; ho-mukomedei-] (n) home comedy; situation comedy [Add to Longdo] |
ミュージカルコメディー | [myu-jikarukomedei-] (n) musical comedy [Add to Longdo] |
ラブコメ | [rabukome] (n) (abbr) (See ラブコメディ) romantic comedy (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
ラブコメディ | [rabukomedei] (n) romantic comedy (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
戯け芝居 | [おどけしばい, odokeshibai] (n) comedy; burlesque [Add to Longdo] |
軽演劇 | [けいえんげき, keiengeki] (n) light comedy [Add to Longdo] |
惚け(P);呆け(P) | [ぼけ(P);ボケ, boke (P); boke] (n, suf) (1) (uk) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (See 漫才, 突っ込み・つっこみ・2) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
三段落ち;三段オチ | [さんだんおち(三段落ち);さんだんオチ(三段オチ), sandan'ochi ( sandan ochi ); sandan ochi ( sandan ochi )] (n) (See 落ち・おち・3) three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing) [Add to Longdo] |
打ち棒;打棒 | [うちぼう, uchibou] (n) (1) rolling pin; (2) slapstick (comedy) [Add to Longdo] |
茶番狂言 | [ちゃばんきょうげん, chabankyougen] (n) farce; burlesque; low comedy [Add to Longdo] |
茶番劇 | [ちゃばんげき, chabangeki] (n) burlesque; low comedy; farce [Add to Longdo] |
道化芝居 | [どうけしばい, doukeshibai] (n) farce; low comedy [Add to Longdo] |
突っ込み | [つっこみ, tsukkomi] (n) (1) penetration; digging into something; (2) (See 惚け・ぼけ・2) straight man (in comedy); (3) riposte; retort; quip; (4) (id) rape; (5) corner entry (motorsports, racing) [Add to Longdo] |
悲喜劇 | [ひきげき, hikigeki] (n) tragicomedy [Add to Longdo] |