#comedy  light and humorous drama with a happy ending
  exclusion:  tragedy
  supertype:  drama  the literary genre of works intended for the theater
  subtype:  black_comedy__blackcomedy  comedy that uses black humor
  subtype:  commedia_dell'arte  Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
  subtype:  farce_comedy__farcecomedy__farce__travesty  a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  subtype:  high_comedy  a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
  subtype:  low_comedy__lowcomedy  a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
  subtype:  melodrama  an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
  subtype:  seriocomedy__tragicomedy  a comedy with serious elements or overtones
  subtype:  situation_comedy.comedy__situationcomedy  a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
  subtype:  slapstick  a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

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