Comedy is a genre intended to make audiences laugh through exaggerated performances of unrealistic or nonsensical situations. There are several subgenres of comedy including surreal comedy using absurd logic, cringe comedy making audiences uncomfortable, and black comedy joking about unfunny topics. Hybrid comedy genres also exist, blending comedy with other genres like horror, fantasy, and military settings. While comedy is popular, it can be challenging to create due to the art of eliciting laughter without failures, so the document suggests it may not be the best choice for a film project given higher demands and a potentially narrower audience.

1. GENRE RESEARCH:
COMEDY.

2. Comedy and subgenres.
Comedy is a genre within film intended to make the audience laugh, often through
exaggeration of onscreen performance to create a comedic effect. These are usually
lighthearted and even unrealistic to some degree, their purpose to joke about matters
which wouldn't necessarily be funny within real life.
Subgenres of comedy differentiate depending on the audience and context of the film.
The most popular comedy genres are as following:
Surreal Comedy – Nonsense logic with absurd situations, similar to cartoons such as
Tom and Jerry or Spongebob.
Cringe Comedy – Actors onscreen will do things to which would be embarrassing in real
life, usually by saying moment-killer punchlines or publicly/privately doing things that
would be deemed ‘cringe-worthy’, like The Inbetweeners.
Black Comedy – Making fun out of unfunny subjects, such as drugs, violence, and
terrorism; an example director would be Quentin Tarantino.

3. Hybrid genres.
Hybrid genres are unusual formats of films, often daring to cross popular genres with
their own differences. Usually, hybrids combine two film genres with more differences
than similarities – but they’re often the most unique films. Some hybrid genres of comedy
might be:
Horror-Comedy – Examples such as Scary Movie, these are usually parody movies of
traditional horror films for those who enjoy lighthearted movies.
Fantasy-Comedy – This is a more popular hybrid genre of comedy, where the
supernatural crosses over with humor. Blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy and
Xmen: Origins fall under this category.
Military-Comedy – A lesser mainstream hybrid genre, military comedy is quite literally
what it says. Comedy, set in a military environment. These usually don’t consist of
genuine military narrative, but instead jokes regarding the matter. Saving Private
Benjamin and Forrest Gump are considered Military-Comedy films.

4. OVERALL,
Though comedy is one of few genres that are incredibly popular to both, olden day and
modern cinema, I don’t believe this will be the basis of my project.
This is because of the higher demand and specifications, alongside the art of comedy;
which often slims down the target audience as it is. Comedy takes plenty of experience to
exceed in its goal, without falling flat.