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A classical meaning of '''comedy''' is comical theater as in one of two types of [[Greece|Greek]] plays (the other is [[tragedy]]). Comedies are not necessarily funny, but they end happily. | A classical meaning of '''comedy''' is comical theater as in one of two types of [[Greece|Greek]] plays (the other is [[tragedy]]). Comedies are not necessarily funny, but they end happily. | ||
Revision as of 20:45, December 14, 2009
A classical meaning of comedy is comical theater as in one of two types of Greek plays (the other is tragedy). Comedies are not necessarily funny, but they end happily.
A more popular modern meaning is the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general.
A subset of comedy is unintentional comedy which happens when the subject is funny without meaning to be.