It often uses highly exaggerated or caricatured character types and puts them into improbably and ludicrous situations." (Types of Comedy) Like a cross country car chase for example.

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A farce is a comedy written for the stage or film which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include sexual innuendo and word...

Students will be engaged in a study of, amongst other areas: theories of comedy, genres of theatrical comedy (for example, farce, satire, black comedy), the art/craft of comic drama,

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1. To pad (a speech, for example) with jokes or witticisms. ... farce - a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations ... farce comedy, travesty

This parsing into subgenres can continue: "comedy" has its own genres, for example, including farce, comedy of manners, burlesque, and satire.

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A clear understanding of this law is helpful in any question of classification--for example, in the difficult attempt sharply to set off tragedy from melodrama and comedy from farce.

Last Updated - Todays date ... 3. An appreciation of the various kinds of dramatic comedy - for example, romantic comedy, farce, comedy of manners and tragicomedy.