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Comedy club. A comedy club is a venue where a variety of comedic acts perform to a live audience. Although the term usually refers to establishments that feature stand-up comedians, it can also feature other forms of comedy such as improvisational comedians, impersonators, impressionists, magicians and ventriloquists. [1]
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, gallows humor, black humor, or dark humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss.
Mar 19, 2024 · Stand-up comedy, comedy that generally is delivered by a solo performer speaking directly to the audience in some semblance of a spontaneous manner. Stand-up, at least in the form it is known today, is a fairly recent entertainment phenomenon.
Jun 16, 2021 · What even counts as a comedy, in an age of dramedy and comic drama and depressed cartoon horses? How do you account for changing times and mores, jokes that aged badly, stars’ less-than-amusing...
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Feb 26, 2007 · A Short History of Black Comedy. Stand-up comedian Darryl Littleton talks with Tony Cox about his book Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh.
Sketch comedy is comedy performed by a small group of people in a small amount of time. The difference between a Sketch and a skit is that a skit has only one joke. The British television show Monty Python was a sketch comedy show. The American show Saturday Night Live is also a sketch comedy show.
Soon to emerge, however, was what would become the staple genre of American television: the situation comedy, or “sitcom.” The sitcom was a 30-minute format featuring a continuing cast of characters that appeared in the same setting week after week.
