History Main / Comedy

* CharlieChaplin was arguably the first major film comedian.

* ''{{Cracked}}''

* BillHicks

* WilliamShakespeare - Master of English tragedy though he was, he also wrote a lot of ridiculously funny (and often extremely dirty) comedies.

* ''SomethingAwful''

Comedy, as something [[BlackComedy primarily]] [[KafkaKomedy happy]], is directly opposed to {{Tragedy}}, [[{{Dramedy}} but not so much]] {{Drama}}, and [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror can never be perfectly combined]] with {{Horror}}. And has been since the day it was conceived as a term, albeit not like we know today; comedy was something with a happy ending, i.e. Dante's DivineComedy, {{Tragedy}} was a something that had a sad ending. Propelled off of RuleOfFunny, comedy infects all art forms. Its hobbies include [[SatireParodyPastiche satires, parodies, pastiches,]] [[PlayedForLaughs playing for laughs,]] [[DeadpanSnarker snarking,]] [[{{Irony}} irony,]] and [[InherentlyFunnyWords hiding snickerdoodles in its knickerbockers]].

* TerryPratchett

* ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' turned comedy on its head with surrealism.

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* ''LooneyTunes''

-->--'''{{Dave Barry}}''', '''''Why Humor is Funny'''''

Comedy, as something [[{{Black Comedy}} primarily]] [[{{Kafka Komedy}} happy]], is directly opposed to {{Tragedy}}, [[{{Dramedy}} but not so much]] {{Drama}}, and [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror can never be perfectly combined]] with {{Horror}}. And has been since the day it was conceived as a term, albeit not like we know today; comedy was something with a happy ending, i.e. Dante's DivineComedy, {{Tragedy}} was a something that had a sad ending. Propelled off of RuleOfFunny, comedy infects all art forms. Its hobbies include [[{{Satire Parody Pastiche}} satires, parodies, pastiches,]] [[{{Played for Laughs}} playing for laughs,]] [[{{Deadpan Snarker}} snarking,]] [[{{Irony}} irony,]] and [[InherentlyFunnyWords hiding snickerdoodles in its knickerbockers]].

* MelBrooks

* WeirdAlYankovic

* PGWodehouse

* ''WebOriginal/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog''

** Along the same lines, AmbroseBierce, writer of ''[=~The Devil's Dictionary~=]''.

* ''LooneyTunes''

* ''TheCanterburyTales''

* {{Disney}}

* ''{{Portal}}''

* ''DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog''

* ''ArrestedDevelopment''

* AbbottAndCostello

* ''{{Housos}}''

* ''Housos''

* MontyPython turned comedy on its head with surrealism.

* ''ThePirateBalthasar''

* ''SamAndMax''

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-->''"{{Tragedy}} is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when ''you'' walk into an open sewer and die."''
-->--'''{{Mel Brooks}}'''

-->''"Ever since prehistoric times, wise men have tried to understand what exactly makes people laugh. That's why they were called wise men. All the other prehistoric people were out puncturing each other with spears, and the wise men were back in the cave saying:''
-->''"How about: Here's my wife, please take her right now. No. How about: Would you like to take something? My wife is available. No. How about ..."''
-->--'''{{Dave Barry}}''', ''Why Humor is Funny''

Well geez, you don't want much, do you?

Comedy, as [[{{Blatant Lies}} something]] [[{{Black Comedy}} primarily]] [[{{Kafka Komedy}} happy]], is directly opposed to {{Tragedy}}, [[{{Dramedy}} but not so much]] {{Drama}}, and [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror can never be combined]] with {{Horror}}. And has been since the day it was conceived as a term, albeit not like we know today ? comedy was a play with a happy ending, i.e. Dante's DivineComedy, {{Tragedy}} was a play that had a sad ending. Propelled off of RuleOfFunny, comedy infects all art forms. Its hobbies include [[{{Satire Parody Pastiche}} satires, parodies, pastiches,]] [[{{Played for Laughs}} playing for laughs,]] [[{{Deadpan Snarker}} snarking,]] [[{{Irony}} irony,]] and [[InherentlyFunnyWords hiding snickerdoodles in its knickerbockers]].

-> Ever since prehistoric times, wise men have tried to understand what exactly makes people laugh. That's why they were called wise men. All the other prehistoric people were out puncturing each other with spears, and the wise men were back in the cave saying:
->"How about: Here's my wife, please take her right now. No. How about: Would you like to take something? My wife is available. No. How about ..."
-> '''{{Dave Barry}}''', ''Why Humor is Funny''

->"{{Tragedy}} is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die."
->'''{{Mel Brooks}}'''

Comedy is an elusive and fast-moving target to define. There's an entire field for trying to discover "Humor Theory", trying to find out what makes funny ''tick''. General public consensus is that humor comes from the unexpected, but this theory is still flawed. One thing's for sure: comedy is funny.