Farce
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| - | A '''farce''' is a [[comedy]] written for the stage, or a film, which aims to [[entertain]] the audience by means of unlikely and [[extravagant]]—yet often possible—situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal [[humour]] of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include [[pun]]s and sexual [[innuendo]], and a fast-paced [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] whose speed usually increases even further towards the end of the play, often involving an elaborate chase scene. Broad [[physical]] humour, and deliberate [[absurdity]] or [[nonsense]], are also commonly employed in farce.{{GFDL}} | + | A '''farce''' is a [[comedy]] written for the stage, or a film, which aims to [[entertain]] the audience by means of unlikely and [[extravagant]]—yet often possible—situations, disguise and [[mistaken identity]], verbal [[humour]] of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include [[pun]]s and sexual [[innuendo]], and a fast-paced [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] whose speed usually increases even further towards the end of the play, often involving an elaborate chase scene. Broad [[physical]] humour, and deliberate [[absurdity]] or [[nonsense]], are also commonly employed in farce.{{GFDL}} |
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A farce is a comedy written for the stage, or a film, which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely and extravagant—yet often possible—situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include puns and sexual innuendo, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases even further towards the end of the play, often involving an elaborate chase scene. Broad physical humour, and deliberate absurdity or nonsense, are also commonly employed in farce.
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