Comedy in Film

comedy: A film genre with many variations, but with the main traits typically consisting of central characters who are often defined by distinctive physical features, such as the size of their bodies or their manner of speaking; narratives that emphasize individual episodes more than plot continuity or progression and that usually conclude happily; and theatrical acting styles in which characters physically and playfully interact with the mise-en-scène that surrounds them.

romantic comedies: This subgenre of the comedy concentrates on the emotional attraction of a couple in a consistently lighthearted manner, typically drawing attention to a peculiar or awkward social predicament.

screwball comedies: A subgenre of the comedy film that emphasizes a fast-talking verbal gymnastics, displacing the sexual energy of the drama into barbed verbal exchanges between men and women and usually redirecting the comic focus from the individual clown to the heterosexual couple.

slapstick comedies: A subgenre of the comedy film that emphasizes humorous stunts, physical actions, and gags.