Comedy Genre Terms

adjective describing something that is funny or amusing in a silly or ridiculous way

• The play was filled with comical scenes that had the audience laughing out loud.
• I can't help but find his clumsy dance moves comical.
• That movie was so comical, I was rolling on the floor laughing!
• Her attempts to fix the broken vase with tape were comical at best.

adjective relating to or dealing with excrement or obscenity

• The academic study of scatological themes in literature is a growing field of research.
• I can't believe we watched that scatological comedy movie last night, it was so gross!
• Why do you always make scatological jokes? It's not funny.
• The politician's scatological remarks caused a scandal during the press conference.