Comedy Types

What type of comedy tells a story?

• Slapstick

• Parody

• Anecdote

• Caricature

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We watched an ad involving minty gum and death. What kind of comedy uses "death" as a topic for humor?

• Dark comedy

• Blue humor

• Slapstick comedy

• Parody

Saturday Night Live is known for their _______.

• Caricatures

• Dark Comedies

• Repartee

• Parodies

Which of the following displays "slapstick" comedy?

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Which of the following is not an example of wordplay or pun?

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• My brother Cody lost his CD. Now I just call him Oy

• What did the popcorn say when it was hit? Help, I’ve been a-salted!

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Which of the following is an example of incongruity?

• A wealthy woman drives up in a beat up old car.

• A comic actor falls and trips over a chair in the middle of the room.

• Santa’s helpers are known as subordinate Clauses.

• comedy that uses extreme situations and a broad or ridiculous plot.

Which of the following is NOT an element of farce?

• works in extreme situations and broad comedy

• It involves both verbal and physical humor

• The plot is usually very broad, stereotyped, or ridiculous

• Involves words that have multiple meanings, or words that sound similar but have different meanings.

Which of the following is not an example of mistaken identity?

• Identical twins switch places to fool their teachers.

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Which of the following describes coincidence?

• throwing a pie in a person's face.

• unrelated characters or events turn out to be connected

• The baby is taking care of the parents

Which of the following is NOT a depiction of hyperbole?

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