| has gloss | (noun) light and humorous drama with a happy ending
comedy |
| lexicalization | eng: comedy |
| subclass of | (noun) the literary genre of works intended for the theater
drama |
| has subclass | (noun) comedy that uses black humor
black comedy |
| has subclass | (noun) Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
commedia dell'arte |
| has subclass | (noun) a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
dark comedy |
| has subclass | (noun) a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
travesty, farce, farce comedy |
| has subclass | (noun) a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
high comedy |
| has subclass | (noun) a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
low comedy |
| has subclass | (noun) an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
melodrama |
| has subclass | (noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones
seriocomedy, tragicomedy |
| has subclass | (noun) a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
situation comedy, sitcom |
| has subclass | (noun) a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
slapstick |
| has subclass | e/Shakespearean comedies |
| has subclass | c/simple/Television Comedies |