Comedia (en. Comedy)

/koˈmeðja/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A play or movie that combines humorous situations and characters.

The comedy we watched last night was very funny.

La comedia que vimos anoche fue muy divertida.

Literary genre that presents comedic and entertaining situations.

Shakespeare wrote several comedies that are classics of literature.

Shakespeare escribió varias comedias que son clásicos de la literatura.

Television series designed to make the audience laugh.

That sitcom is very popular among young people.

Esa comedia de situación es muy popular entre los jóvenes.

From Latin 'comoedia', which in turn comes from Greek 'κωμῳδία' (kōmōidía).

to make comedy

To act in a humorous way to provoke laughter.

hacer comedia

farce

Genre of comedy that involves misunderstandings and confusing situations.

comedia de enredos

dark comedy

Genre that addresses serious themes in a humorous and often macabre way.

comedia negra

comedian

A person dedicated to making people laugh, especially in theater or film.

comediante

musical comedy

A theatrical genre that combines music, songs, and dance with a comedic story.

comedia musical

stand-up

Comedy format where a comedian performs solo in front of an audience.

stand-up

Something that is very funny or amusing.

That joke was a comedy, I nearly peed myself laughing.

Esa broma fue una comedia, me hice pipí de la risa.

Ridiculous or illogical situation.

What happened at the party was a total comedy.

Lo que pasó en la fiesta fue una comedia total.