Comedy Genre Series
Posted on 24 January 2013
I thought with the new year I would start a series of articles. This series will deal with comedy genres: from the sublimity of surreal humour to the ridiculousness of slapstick.
I will be looking closely at the elements that make up these genres and those comedians and productions that epitomise them. The genre categories I have put together definitely overlap. But for discussion purposes, it’s handy grouping things one way or another. Below is my initial list. Let me know if I have missed anything.
| Musical comedy | Satire | |
| Burlesque | Comedy of manners | |
| Cabaret | Topical comedy | |
| Novelty songs | Mockumentary | |
| Parody/spoof | ||
| Observational comedy | Narrative comedy | |
| Character comedy | Romcom | |
| Sketch comedy | Adventure comedy | |
| Improvisational comedy | Dramedy | |
| Comedy of errors | ||
| Spoof | ||
| Physical comedy | Comedy of ideas | |
| Improvisational comedy | Word play | |
| Prop comedy | Surreal comedy | |
| Slapstick/clowning | Alternative comedy | |
| Transgressive comedy | ||
| Farce | ||
| Black/dark comedy | ||
| Cringe comedy | ||
| Insult/blue comedy |
Peace and kindness,
Katherine
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