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Comedy, type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It is contrasted on the one hand with tragedy and on the other with farce, burlesque, and other forms of humorous amusement.
Key People: William Shakespeare Ben Turpin Kate McKinnon Danny Thomas John Belushi
Related Topics: satire stand-up comedy comedy of manners farce slapstick
On the Web: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Comedy (May 19, 2024)
The classic conception of comedy, which began with Aristotle in ancient Greece of the 4th century BCE and persists through the present, holds that it is primarily concerned with humans as social beings, rather than as private persons, and that its function is frankly corrective. The comic artist’s purpose is to hold a mirror up to