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{{short description|Comedy genre}} |
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[[File:Theatre Farce (Petrov-Vodkin).jpg|thumb|[[Petrov-Vodkin]]'s ]] |
[[File:Theatre Farce (Petrov-Vodkin).jpg|thumb|[[Petrov-Vodkin]]'s Theatre Farce]] |
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[[File:Contempt of Court 1879 poster.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Poster for a production of [[Dion Boucicault|Boucicault]]'s farce ''Contempt of Court'', c. 1879]] |
[[File:Contempt of Court 1879 poster.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Poster for a production of [[Dion Boucicault|Boucicault]]'s farce ''Contempt of Court'', c. 1879]] |
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In [[theatre]], a '''farce''' is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wordsmyth.net/?ent=farce|title=farce - Free On-Line English Dictionary - Thesaurus - Children's, Intermediate Dictionary - Wordsmyth}}</ref> Farce is also characterized by [[physical comedy|physical humor]], the use of deliberate [[absurdity]] or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. It is also often set in one particular location, where all events occur. Farces have been written for the stage and film. |
In [[theatre]], a '''farce''' is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wordsmyth.net/?ent=farce|title=farce - Free On-Line English Dictionary - Thesaurus - Children's, Intermediate Dictionary - Wordsmyth}}</ref> Farce is also characterized by [[physical comedy|physical humor]], the use of deliberate [[absurdity]] or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. It is also often set in one particular location, where all events occur. Farces have been written for the stage and film. |
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The term ''farce'' is derived from the French word for "stuffing", in reference to improvisations applied by actors to medieval [[Liturgical drama|religious dramas]]. Later forms of this drama were performed as comical interludes during the 15th and 16th centuries.<ref>{{cite book |
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| title=The Oxford Companion to English Literature |
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| editor1-first=Dinah | editor1-last=Birch |
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| edition=7th | publisher=OUP Oxford | year=2009 |
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| isbn=0191030848 | page=1043 |
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| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qJoyAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1043 }}</ref> The oldest surviving farce may be ''[[Le Garçon et l'aveugle]]'' (''The Boy and the Blind Man'') from after 1266, although the earliest farces that can be dated come from between 1450 and 1550. The best known farce is ''[[La Farce de maître Pathelin]]'' (''The Farce of Master Pathelin'') from c. 1460.<ref>{{cite book |
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| title=A New History of French Literature |
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| editor1-first=Denis | editor1-last=Hollier |
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| editor2-first=R. Howard | editor2-last=Bloch |
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| publisher=Harvard University Press |
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| year=1994 | isbn=0674615662 | page=126 |
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| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGQOodBVG9YC&pg=PA126 }}</ref> |
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==Examples== |
==Examples== |
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===Britain=== |
===Britain=== |
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* [[Anonymity|Anonymous]]: ''[[The Second Shepherds' Play]]'' (14th century) |
* [[Anonymity|Anonymous]]: ''[[The Second Shepherds' Play]]'' (14th century) |
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* [[Chaucer]]: ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' (14th century) |
* [[Chaucer]]: ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' (14th century) |
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* [[Richard Bean]]: ''[[One Man, Two Guvnors]]'' (2011) |
* [[Richard Bean]]: ''[[One Man, Two Guvnors]]'' (2011) |
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* [[Miles Tredinnick]]: ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' (2011) |
* [[Miles Tredinnick]]: ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' (2011) |
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===China=== |
===China=== |
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* Xu Zhuodai, "The Fiction Material Wholesaler" (1921 story)<ref>Christopher Rea, "The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China" (University of California Press, 2015), ch. 5: "Farce"</ref> |
* Xu Zhuodai, "The Fiction Material Wholesaler" (1921 story)<ref>Christopher Rea, "The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China" (University of California Press, 2015), ch. 5: "Farce"</ref> |
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====Film==== |
====Film==== |
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* ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979) |
* ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979) |
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* ''[[Angoor (1982 film)|Angoor]]'' (1982) |
* ''[[Angoor (1982 film)|Angoor]]'' (1982) |
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* ''[[Gujjubhai the Great]]'' (2015) |
* ''[[Gujjubhai the Great]]'' (2015) |
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* ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' (2017) |
* ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' (2017) |
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====Television==== |
====Television==== |
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* ''[[Idhar Udhar]]'' (1985–1988) |
* ''[[Idhar Udhar]]'' (1985–1988) |
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===Russia=== |
===Russia=== |
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* [[Nikolai Gogol]] ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (also translated as ''The Inspector General'') |
* [[Nikolai Gogol]]: ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (also translated as ''The Inspector General''; 1836) |
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* [[Anton Chekhov]] ''[[ |
* [[Anton Chekhov]]: ''[[The Bear (play)|The Bear]]'' (1888), ''[[A Marriage Proposal]]'' (1890) and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' (1904) |
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* [[Mikhail Bulgakov]] ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' |
* [[Mikhail Bulgakov]]: ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' (published 1967) |
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===Spain=== |
===Spain=== |
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====Film==== |
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* ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996) |
* ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996) |
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* ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980) |
* ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980) |
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* ''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' (1964) |
* ''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' (1964) |
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* ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' (2004) |
* ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' (2004) |
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* ''[[Herbie Rides Again]]'' (1974) |
* ''[[Herbie Rides Again]]'' (1974) |
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* ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' (2010) |
* ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' (2010) |
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* ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963) |
* ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' (1972) |
* ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' (1972) |
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* ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (2001) |
* ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (2001) |
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====Television==== |
====Television==== |
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* ''[[30 Rock]]'' ( |
* ''[[30 Rock]]'' (2006–2013) |
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* ''[[Frasier]]'' ( |
* ''[[Frasier]]'' (1993–2004) |
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* ''[[Happy Days]]'' ( |
* ''[[Happy Days]]'' (1974–1984) |
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* ''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]'' ( |
* ''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]'' (1998–2001) |
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* ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' ( |
* ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' (2001–2010) |
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====Theatre==== |
====Theatre==== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Wiktionary|farce}} |
{{Wiktionary|farce}} |
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*[https://us.imdb.com/keyword/farce/?start=1&sort=date IMDb list of film and television farces] |
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{{Comedy footer}} |
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