Definition of Comedy

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Comedy

A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.

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Comedy Quotations

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
Erma Bombeck

There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
Dick Cavett

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it's extremely painful.
Dick Cavett

Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.
Dick Cavett

We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion.
Fred Allen

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all.
Don Adams

Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh.
Gilda Radner

I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just doing stand-up comedy.
Dennis Miller

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't.
Lenny Bruce

Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.
Woody Allen

Comedy Translations

comedy in Afrikaans is komedie
comedy in Dutch is blijspel, komedie
comedy in Spanish is comedia
comedy in Swedish is komedi, lustspel

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