comedy

Source:

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Albert BermelAlbert Bermel, Albert BermelAlbert Bermel, Albert BermelAlbert Bermel

A genre in which the ending of a play or film script proclaims happiness through a love match, a wedding, a triumph over adversity, or a reconciliation. When humour erupts occasionally in a ... ...

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