Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). In the theater, its Western origins are in ancient Greece, like tragedy, a genre characterised by a grave fall from grace by a protagonist having high social standing. Comedy, in contrast, portrays a conflict or agon between a young hero and an older authority, a confrontation described by Northrop Frye as a struggle between a "society of youth" and a "society of the old".

Humor being subjective, one may or may not find something humorous because it is either too offensive or not offensive enough. Comedy is judged according to a person’s taste. Some enjoy cerebral fare such as irony or black comedy; others may prefer scatological humor (e.g. the "fart joke") or slapstick. A common gender stereotype that plays on this convention is that men love the comedy of The Three Stooges, while women do not.

Mel Brooks on comedy and tragedy: "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an elevator shaft and die."

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Must say, uptown comedy club in the atl needs to book better comics. The crowd & the staff were shocked by the trill
theCoreyholcomb (Corey Holcomb) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:29:55 -0000
Must say, uptown comedy club in the atl needs to book better comics. The crowd & the staff were shocked by the trill
Aziz Ansari talks about his Comedy Central stand-up special and a strip club ... http://bit.ly/1Zo1WC
powwowcomedyjam (Pow Wow Comedy Jam) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:29:47 -0000
Aziz Ansari talks about his Comedy Central stand-up special and a strip club ... http://bit.ly/1Zo1WC
i'm wacthing comedy central
cadasaca (carlos salcedo) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:29:44 -0000
i'm wacthing comedy central
Not Satire: The Onion Gets a TV Deal With Comedy Central http://bit.ly/3UDHkA
Stephy_V (Stephanie Vasquez) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:29:42 -0000
Not Satire: The Onion Gets a TV Deal With Comedy Central http://bit.ly/3UDHkA
@TheOnion is coming to Comedy Central. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. http://afx.cc/acz
afxjzs (afxjzs) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:29:23 -0000
@TheOnion is coming to Comedy Central. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. http://afx.cc/acz
Quando reclamarem das suas piadas, lembre-se: você poderia fazer stand up comedy. (Inspirado em @Deeercy)
Guiev (GuilhermeEvangelista) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:29:18 -0000
Quando reclamarem das suas piadas, lembre-se: você poderia fazer stand up comedy. (Inspirado em @Deeercy)

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