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Encyclopedia > Comedy films

A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. Along with drama, horror and science fiction, comedy is one of the largest genres of the medium.

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Other sub-genres

Comedy films can be further divided into several other sub-genres. Some of these include:

American comedy films

History

Early films

1920s

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  • Three Ages
  • The Goat

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s to present


British comedy films

History

Early films

1920s

1930s

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  • Oh, Mr Porter!
  • Trouble Brewing

1940s

1950s

1960s

  • Ladies Who Do

1970s

1980s

1990s to present


Foreign language comedy films

History

Early films

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s to present

Comedy films by artist

Comedy Classics by Charlie Chaplin:

Comedy Classics by Buster Keaton:

Comedy Classics by Laurel and Hardy:

Comedy Classics by the Marx Brothers:

Comedy Classics by Woody Allen:

Comedy Classics by Mel Brooks:

Farrelly Brothers Comedy Movies:

The Carry On films


External links

  • Funny Videos (http://www.xhollywood.com) Archives of free funny videos and animation

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Romantic comedy film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (226 words)
Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films.
The film may be a rumination on the impossibility of love, as in Annie Hall, considered by many the apogee of the genre.
Romantic comedy films are sometimes derogatorily described as "chick flicks."
Comedy film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2597 words)
A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience.
A comedy of manners film satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
During the 1930s the silent film comedy was replaced by dialogue from film comedians such as the W.
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