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comedy

vr.tr.comedy · INF.MED

Let an agent explain comedy genres and devices, describe specific works and traditions with sources, support writing and performing comedy, and discuss humour and its limits respectfully.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain comedy genres and devices, describe specific works and traditions with sources, support writing and performing comedy, and discuss humour and its limits respectfully.

A genre of works in drama, film, television, literature and performance intended to amuse through humour, from ancient Greek comedy and Shakespearean comedy to sitcoms, romantic comedies, black comedy, comedy news and stand-up, with national traditions such as German or Peruvian television comedy; comedy uses devices such as irony, satire, farce and wordplay and is shaped by culture and period.

What it is for: Works and performances meant to amuse.

It can be explain comedy genres and devices; describe works and traditions; support writing and performing; discuss humour and its limits.

Distinguishing features

Humour-driven

Many subgenres

Cultural specificity

Performance and text

What it looks like

Plays, films, programmes, books and performances that make audiences laugh.

How it is recognised

Intended to amuse

Uses comic devices

Tragedy and drama aim at other effects

Related models

is a kind of - category

work of art

is a kind of - category

humor

is related to - comedy programmes

television program

is related to - opera buffa

opera

In practice

Families and kinds

stage comedy from classical to modern

film comedy

television comedy including sitcoms and comedy news

literary and black comedy

stand-up and sketch comedy

Standards and regulation

Broadcasting standards on offence

Copyright on works and performances

No regulation of humour as such

Failure modes and hazards

Humour that demeans groups

Cultural misreading of jokes

Confusing genre labels

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand Kinds of comedy.

Genres.

Genres

Genres and devices.

Genres

Genres.

  1. What are the main comedy genres, such as farce, satire, romantic and black comedy, and which devices do they use? definition
  2. How does comedy differ between stage, film, television and literature? definition

Work

A specific work.

Work

Specific work.

  1. What is this comedy, who created it, and how was it received, according to sources? provenance
  2. Which entry fits it? action
Create Making comedy.

Craft.

Write

Writing comedy.

Write

Writing.

  1. How can comic writing be structured, from setup and punchline to comic characters and situations? action
  2. Which techniques suit this format? action

Perform

Performing comedy.

Perform

Performing.

  1. How do stand-up and sketch performers develop and test material? provenance
  2. How can someone start in comedy? action
Culture Comedy across cultures.

Attribution.

Traditions

National traditions.

Traditions

Traditions.

  1. What are the comedy traditions of this country, such as German or Peruvian television comedy, as described by critics and historians? provenance
  2. Which works are landmarks? provenance

Limits

Humour and offence.

Limits

Limits.

  1. What are the attributed positions in debates about offensive humour, satire and broadcasting standards? provenance
  2. Is the request seeking humour that demeans a group, which should be declined? boundary
History History and theory.

Context.

History

History of comedy.

History

History.

  1. How did comedy develop from ancient Greece through commedia dell arte to modern media? provenance
  2. Which theorists explained humour? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can comedy be taught in literature and media courses? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each subgenre be a separate entry?
  • How should work databases be linked?
  • How should national traditions be attributed?
Draft as JSON