Comedy

Extracted Attributes

• Core Genres

  Stand-up, Roasting, Observational, Physical, Black Comedy, Screwball

• Modern Hubs

  Austin (Texas), Los Angeles (California), New York City (New York)

• Primary Function

  Inducing laughter and amusement through various entertainment mediums

• Historical Origins

  Dionysiac or Phallic rituals in Ancient Greece

• Relationship to Speech

  Considered the ultimate test of Free Speech

Timeline

• F.M. Cornford publishes 'The Origin of Attic Comedy,' tracing the genre's roots to Dionysiac ritual. (Source: Wikipedia: Comedy)

  1934-01-01

• Elon Musk acquires Twitter, an event credited by comedians like Tony Hinchcliffe for shifting the conversation on free speech. (Source: All-In x Kill Tony: A Hilarious Holiday Special)

  2022-10-27

• Tony Hinchcliffe performs a controversial comedy set at a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden. (Source: All-In x Kill Tony: A Hilarious Holiday Special)

  2024-10-27

• Comedy is highlighted as a central medium for free speech during the All-In Podcast holiday special in San Francisco. (Source: All-In x Kill Tony: A Hilarious Holiday Special)

  2025-12-20

Web Search Results

• Comedy

  Other forms of comedy include screwball comedy, which derives its humor largely from bizarre, surprising (and improbable) situations or characters, and black comedy, which is characterized by a form of humor that includes darker aspects of human behavior or human nature. Similarly scatological humor, sexual humor, and race humor create comedy by violating social conventions "Convention (norm)") or taboos in comic ways, which can often be taken as offensive by the subjects of the joke. A comedy [...] Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. ## Origins [...] 13. ^ Cornford, F.M. (1934) The Origin of Attic Comedy pp.3–4 quotation: > That Comedy sprang up and took shape in connection with Dionysiac or Phallic ritual has never been doubted. 14. ^ "Aristotle, Poetics, lines beginning at 1449a". Perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2012. 15. ^ Regan, Richard. "Shakespearean comedy" 16. ^ Wheeler, R. Mortimer (1911). "Punch (puppet)"). In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 648–649.

• Comedic genres

  Comedy can be divided into multiple genres based on the source of humor, the method of delivery, and the context in which it is delivered. These classifications overlap, and most comedians can fit into multiple genres. For example, deadpan comics often fall into observational comedy, or into black comedy or blue comedy to contrast the morbidity, or offensiveness of the joke with a lack of emotion. ## List [edit] [...] | Physical comedy | Similar to slapstick, this form uses physical movement and gestures; often influenced by clowning | Tim Allen, Johnny Knoxville, Michael Richards, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Jacques Tati, Jim Carrey, Bob Nelson "Bob Nelson (comedian)"), Norman Wisdom, Jerry Lewis, Robin Williams, Chevy Chase, John Ritter, Conan O'Brien, Kunal Nayyar, Jason Lee "Jason Lee (actor)"), Mr. Bean, Michael Mcintyre, Lee Evans "Lee Evans (comedian)"), Bill Irwin, David Shiner "David Shiner [...] | Observational comedy | Pokes fun at everyday life, often by inflating the importance of trivial things or by observing the silliness of social conventions | George Carlin, Cheech & Chong, Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Bobby Lee, Amy Schumer, Craig Ferguson, Larry David, Ken Jeong, Mitch Hedberg, Billy Connolly, Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Micky Flanagan, Gabriel Iglesias, W. Kamau Bell, Matt Groening, Ray Romano, Antonio Albanese, Chris Rush, Dane

• COMEDY Definition & Meaning

  comedy drama comedy of errors comedy of manners cringe comedy high comedy low comedy musical comedy romantic comedy situation comedy ## Rhymes for comedy tragicomedy See All Rhymes for comedy ## Browse Nearby Words come due comedy comedy ballet See all Nearby Words ## Articles Related to comedy ### Mic Drop An emphatic gesture signifying the end of a performance ## Cite this Entry “Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Accessed 20 Dec. 2025. [...] : a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events a comedy of errors 4 a : the comic element the comedy of many life situations b : humorous entertainment nightclub comedy ## Synonyms of comedy Relevance humor satire See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus ## Examples of comedy in a Sentence The new comedy is the network's most popular television show. The movie includes a lot of physical comedy. We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation. [...] ## noun com·​e·​dy ˈkä-mə-dē") plural comedies Synonyms of comedy a : a medieval narrative that ends happily Dante's Divine Comedy b : a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus 2 a : a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending a comedy about parenthood b : the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner compare tragedy 3

• Comedy Videos

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• Comedy Central | Homepage - Shows & Schedules

  Get your fill of laugh-out-loud stand-up with shows like The Half Hour on Comedy Central Radio on SiriusXM. Listen Now ### Workplace Comedies ### Browse All View More [...] Watch guest host Ronny Chieng interview "Mỹ Documents: A Novel" author Kevin Nguyen in this extended interview. + 13m 27s + 10/03/2025 Cristela Alonzo - "Upper Classy" - Extended Interview Watch guest host Ronny Chieng interview comedian Cristela Alonzo in this extended interview. + 15m 55s + 10/02/2025 Benny Safdie - "The Smashing Machine" - Extended Interview [...] Watch guest host Josh Johnson interview musician Miguel about his album "CAOS" in this extended interview. + 18m 50s + 11/14/2025 Jay Jurden - "Yes Ma'am" - Extended Interview Watch guest host Josh Johnson interview "Yes Ma'am" comedian Jay Jurden in this extended interview. + 17m 12s + 11/13/2025 Rob Riggle - Extended Interview Watch guest host Josh Johnson interview "Grit, Spit, and Never Quit: A Marine's Guide to Comedy and Life" author Rob Riggle.

• Instance Of

  Q4167410