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Multi-word Results
| comedy of manners |
a comedy that satirizes the customs and manners of fashionable society. |
| Divine Comedy |
a rhymed medieval Italian epic poem written by Dante Alighieri, describing his imaginary progression from Hell through Purgatory to Paradise. |
| high comedy |
comedy involving the upper social classes, featuring an intricate plot, sophisticated characterization, and witty dialogue. (Cf. low comedy.) |
| low comedy |
comedy that is based on bawdy jokes, humorous situations, or physical action such as horseplay and slapstick; burlesque; farce. |
| physical comedy |
comedic performance that uses the body to express exaggerated emotional states. |
| situation comedy |
a comedy, esp. a television series, with a continuing cast of characters who appear in episodic plots; sitcom. |
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