Comedy Film Quiz

Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is _____ .

Traditionally, comedy has a _____ ending

Comedy is one of the _____ film genres.

The earliest silent comedies used _____ - an exaggerated boisterous action and physical activity.

Name one popular comedy star of the silent era.

_____ is a type of art in which the evils of individuals or society are held up to ridicule.

Which comedy subgenre has the following characteristics:

a comedy that satirizes another film genre by exaggerating its convention.

• Fish Out of Water

• Parody

• Anarchic Comedy

• Dark Comedy

Which comedy subgenre has the following characteristics:

Main character is in an unfamiliar environment.

• Fish Out of Water

• Parody

• Anarchic Comedy

• Dark Comedy

Identify a hybrid subgenre of comedy and give an example of a movie.

Which comedy sub-genre has the following:

stream-of-consciousness humor lampooning authority

• Fish Out of Water

• Parody

• Anarchic Comedy

• Dark Comedy