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Comedy - The Script Lab
Comedy is a genre of film that uses humor as a driving force. The aim of a comedy film is to illicit laughter from the audience through entertaining stories and characters.
http://thescriptlab.com/screenplay/genre/comedy#
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Comedy - Britannica
Type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It is contrasted on the one hand with tragedy and on the other with farce.
https://www.britannica.com/art/comedy
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Comedy Genre: Definition and Characteristics - Study
Comedies are designed to make us laugh - sometimes even until we cry - but what actually defines a 'comedy'? Get a quick reminder in this lesson, where you'll learn the definition and take a closer look at the characteristics of this hilarious literary genre!
http://study.com/academy/lesson/comedy-genre-definition-characteristics.html
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Definition of Comedy - Literary Devices
Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having cheerful ending. The motif of this dramatic work is triumph over unpleasant circumstance by which to create comic effects, resulting in happy or successful conclusion.
http://literarydevices.net/comedy/
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Popular Comedy Books
Books shelved as comedy: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/comedy
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The Ultimate Comedy Library: 57 Books Every Comedy Fan Should Read - Splitsider
This can be hard to remember because of podcasts and television and movies and all the other things begging for attention from your eyeballs and ear holes. A lot of funny stuff is in the media, we get it!
http://splitsider.com/2013/02/the-ultimate-comedy-library-54-books-every-comedy-fan-should-read/
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Comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a modern sense, comedy refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film and stand-up comedy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy
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The 15 Best Comedy Books of All Time - Telegraph
From Bridget Jones to Three Men in a Boat - are these the funniest books ever?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10620356/The-15-best-comedy-books-of-all-time.html
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Anne R. Allen's Blog: How to Write Funny Novels.
Anne R. Allen's Blog: How to Write Funny Novels...And Why You Shouldn't.
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-write-funny-novelsand-why-you.html
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The 20 Funniest Books Ever Written - Esquire
We asked some leading lights of comedy and literature to nominate the books that always make you laugh out loud.
http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/books/5331/funniest-books-ever/
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How to write comedy | Books | The Guardian
Information on writing comedy from The Guardian.
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/sep/22/howtowrite/comedy
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32 Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud - Buzzfeed
Warning: You'll probably want to read these books in private, since spontaneous maniacal laughter may ensue.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/books-guaranteed-to-make-you-laugh-out-loud#.bl3xBL3MY
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How to Mix Humor Into Your Writing - Writers Digest
It may sound funny, but it's true: Humor is a great way to hook readers, no matter the subject. Here's how to write better nonfiction simply by lightening the mood.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-mix-humor-into-your-writing
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Comedy Writers: List of Humorists, Funny Authors and Comic Novelists - Ranker
A list of humorists, both old and new. A humorist is a writer who specializes in humorous material. Unlike comedy writers though, who go for all out laughs, humorist writers are more subtle and cerebral. But don't take that to mean they're any less funny.
http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-humorists/walter-graves
