Comedy

Comedy

Comedy genres include content that is driven to make the audience laugh. Although there is serious content, the majority of comedy films have happy endings. 

Comedies often emphasise the 'silly' personalities of its characters, revealing the inner childish mindset that most people experience yet have to be mature on a daily basis, especially at serious locations and events such as work, funerals and weddings. 

There are different types of comedy that a film/TV show can have, including slapstick, which is where comedy is simulated through the use of physical movements and gestures. Films containing slapstick comedy can include films such as There's Something about Mary, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Ace Venture. 


















Another type of comedy can be dark humour, where serious matters are often mocked, such as rape, death, drugs, violence and terrorism. Films containing dark comedy can include American Psycho, Snatch, Pulp Fiction and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.





























There is also wit/wordplay that can be included in films which mainly contain clever uses of language and puns. Films containing wordplay can include Tropic Thunder, Analyze This, Hot Fuzz and Ocean's Twelve. 




Comedy genres can also be sub-categorised, such as Horror-Comedy. This can include films such as Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead, which are based on typical horror themes however they included a sense of humour to the action in addition to making the audience scared. 















Another sub-genre can be Action-Comedy, which is constituted of both comical and action content. Examples of Action-Comedy can be Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours and 21 Jump Street. These films show both comical and serious sides to being involved in the law. 



































Bibliography:

 http://www.slideshare.net/tobiaz_man/genre-convention-of-comedy

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