Comedy year 8

The definition of comedy is:

• entertainment consisting of jokes,funny plays, to make an audience laugh.

• Entertainment consisting of jokes, funny plays and makes the audience cry

• Entertainment consisting of jokes, funny plays and important people.

• Entertainment consisting of jokes, funny plays and more than 3 characters

Which of these is not a part of comedy?

• Slapstick

• Insults

• Repartee

• Tragedy

Which one of these is a Shakespeare comedy?

• The Tempest

• Macbeth

• King Lear

• Midsummer Night's Dream

True or False? Falling over is a type of slapstick comedy?

• True

• False

In comedy what do we call a play on words?

• Punchline

• Pun

• Satire

• Insult

When writing a comedy script, which of these is NOT needed?

• Description of the setting.

• Happy Ending.

• Stage directions

• Writing in stanzas

True or false? Stage Directions must be read out by characters.

• True.

• False.

True or false? Comedy ALWAYS has a happy ending?

• True

• False

Which of these is not a type of comedy?

• Dark

• Adventure

• Romantic

• Farce

What is repartee?

• Characters insulting each other.

• Characters using physical comedy.

• Quick fire exchange between characters.

• Satire.