Comedy
                      - Comedy film is a genre of film in which
                        the main emphasis is on humor. These
                      films are designed to elicit laughter from
                        the audience. Comedies are generally
                        light-hearted dramas and are made to
                      amuse and entertain the audiences. The
                           comedy genre often humorously
                      exaggerates situations, ways of speaking,
                              or the action and characters

Regular People, but
  with accidents                                        Idiots
 occuring around
      them                          General
                                  Conventions

                                                         Very
                                                        Stupid
                                  Smart but
                                   socially
                                  Awkward                          Fatou Panzout
How it all began….
•   Comic films began to appear in significant
    numbers during the era of silent films, roughly
    1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of
    these silent films relied on slapstick
    and burlesque. A very early comedy short
    was Watering the Gardener (1895) by
    the Lumière brothers. In American film, the most
    prominent comic actors of the silent era
    were Charlie Chaplin (although born in England,
    his success was principally in the U.S.), Buster
    Keaton and Harold Lloyd. In his native France
    and throughout the world, Max Linder was a
    major comic feature and might qualify as the first
    true film star.
•   A popular trend during the 1920s and afterward
    was comedy in the form of animated cartoons.
    Several popular characters of the period received
    the cartoon treatment. Among these were Felix
    the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Lucky
    Rabbit, and Betty Boop.
Old Fashioned is Best !

• "Caddyshack" (1980)
• "Young Frankenstein" (1974)
• "History of the World: Part I"
  (1981)
• "Life of Brian" (1979)
• "Monty Python and the Holy
  Grail" (1975)
• "A Night at the Opera" (1935)
• "Duck Soup" (1933)
• "Blazing Saddles" (1974)
• "South Park: Bigger, Longer and
  Uncut" (1999)
• "Dumb and Dumber" (1994)
•   Action-Comedy
                                          Subgenre’s
•   As it’s names suggests, this sub-genre combines action with
    humor. Action-Comedy relies on the characters to bring out
    the humor, while the action scenes tend to be less intense
    than in the traditional action movie.
•   Examples: Beverly Hills Cop, Rush Hour, Hot Fuzz.
•   Black-Comedy
•   Black Comedy is a sub-genre of both Comedy and Satire.
    These films often explore concepts and topics that are
    considered taboo. Black Comedy takes topics and situations
    that are commonly held as serious and explores them in a
    comical way. Because of this approach, Black Comedies
    often cause the audience to laugh and feel uncomfortable
    simultaneously.
•   Examples: Fargo, Harold and Maude, Dr. Strangelove or:
    How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
•   Horror-Comedy
•   Horror-Comedy combines comedy with traditional horror
    movie themes and characters. Because of the subject
    matter, Horror-Comedy films can cross over into the Black
    Comedy sub-genre. Horror-Comedy films aim to scare the
    audience, but also provide comical outlets that let the
    audience laugh at their fear.
•   Examples: Beetlejuice, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead.
•   Dramedy
•   Dramedy film is a genre that has a dramatic tone, yet has
    important elements of comedy. In Dramedys, the amount of
    drama and comedy are almost equally balanced. This
    balance provides comedic relief for the audience, while still
    addressing serious issues.
•   Examples:Little Miss Sunshine, The Royal Tenenbaums, Lost
    in Translation.
Hybrids
•   Sci-fi comedy
•   Sci-fi comedy films, like most hybrid genre of comedy use
    the elements of science fiction films to over the top
    extremes and exaggerated science fiction stereotypical
    characters. Popular examples of these types of films
    include Back to the Future, Spaceballs,
    Ghostbusters, Evolution, Innerspace, Galaxy Quest, Mars
    Attacks!, and Men in Black.
•   Military comedy
•   Military comedy films involve comic situations in a military
    setting. When a film is primarily about the experience of
    civilians called into military service and being trained, it may
    be referred to as a "service comedy". Military and service
    comedies include:
•   Buck Privates
•   Carry On Sergeant
•   Catch-22
•   the Flagg and Quirt series
•   the Francis (1950 film) series

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  • 1.
    Comedy - Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. These films are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are generally light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences. The comedy genre often humorously exaggerates situations, ways of speaking, or the action and characters Regular People, but with accidents Idiots occuring around them General Conventions Very Stupid Smart but socially Awkward Fatou Panzout
  • 2.
    How it allbegan…. • Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. A very early comedy short was Watering the Gardener (1895) by the Lumière brothers. In American film, the most prominent comic actors of the silent era were Charlie Chaplin (although born in England, his success was principally in the U.S.), Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. In his native France and throughout the world, Max Linder was a major comic feature and might qualify as the first true film star. • A popular trend during the 1920s and afterward was comedy in the form of animated cartoons. Several popular characters of the period received the cartoon treatment. Among these were Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Betty Boop.
  • 3.
    Old Fashioned isBest ! • "Caddyshack" (1980) • "Young Frankenstein" (1974) • "History of the World: Part I" (1981) • "Life of Brian" (1979) • "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975) • "A Night at the Opera" (1935) • "Duck Soup" (1933) • "Blazing Saddles" (1974) • "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" (1999) • "Dumb and Dumber" (1994)
  • 4.
    Action-Comedy Subgenre’s • As it’s names suggests, this sub-genre combines action with humor. Action-Comedy relies on the characters to bring out the humor, while the action scenes tend to be less intense than in the traditional action movie. • Examples: Beverly Hills Cop, Rush Hour, Hot Fuzz. • Black-Comedy • Black Comedy is a sub-genre of both Comedy and Satire. These films often explore concepts and topics that are considered taboo. Black Comedy takes topics and situations that are commonly held as serious and explores them in a comical way. Because of this approach, Black Comedies often cause the audience to laugh and feel uncomfortable simultaneously. • Examples: Fargo, Harold and Maude, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. • Horror-Comedy • Horror-Comedy combines comedy with traditional horror movie themes and characters. Because of the subject matter, Horror-Comedy films can cross over into the Black Comedy sub-genre. Horror-Comedy films aim to scare the audience, but also provide comical outlets that let the audience laugh at their fear. • Examples: Beetlejuice, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead. • Dramedy • Dramedy film is a genre that has a dramatic tone, yet has important elements of comedy. In Dramedys, the amount of drama and comedy are almost equally balanced. This balance provides comedic relief for the audience, while still addressing serious issues. • Examples:Little Miss Sunshine, The Royal Tenenbaums, Lost in Translation.
  • 5.
    Hybrids • Sci-fi comedy • Sci-fi comedy films, like most hybrid genre of comedy use the elements of science fiction films to over the top extremes and exaggerated science fiction stereotypical characters. Popular examples of these types of films include Back to the Future, Spaceballs, Ghostbusters, Evolution, Innerspace, Galaxy Quest, Mars Attacks!, and Men in Black. • Military comedy • Military comedy films involve comic situations in a military setting. When a film is primarily about the experience of civilians called into military service and being trained, it may be referred to as a "service comedy". Military and service comedies include: • Buck Privates • Carry On Sergeant • Catch-22 • the Flagg and Quirt series • the Francis (1950 film) series