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[[Comedy]] may be divided into multiple [[genres]] based on the source of humor, the method of delivery, and the context in which it is delivered.

These classifications overlap, and most [[comedians]] can fit into multiple genres. For example, [[deadpan]] comics often fall into observational boom comedy, or into black comedy or blue comedy to contrast the morbidity, or offensiveness of the joke with a lack of emotion.

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! Genre!! Description !! Notable examples
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| [[Alternative comedy]] || Differs from traditional punchline jokes which features many other forms of comedy such as observation, satire, surrealism, slapstick and improvisation || [[Alexei Sayle]], [[Mark Steel]], [[Dan Harmon]], [[Dave Gorman]], [[Linda Smith (comedian)|Linda Smith]], [[Jeremy Hardy]], [[Ron Sparks (comedian)|Ron Sparks]], [[Alan Davies]], [[Ben Elton]], [[Jo Brand]], [[Stewart Lee]], [[Sean Hughes (comedian)|Sean Hughes]], Callum Rose, [[Rik Mayall]], [[Adrian Edmonson]], [[Malcolm Hardee]], [[Kristen Schaal]]
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|'''Anecdotal comedy'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailywritingtips.com/20-types-and-forms-of-humor/|title=20 Types and Forms of Humor|website=www.dailywritingtips.com|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref>
|Named after the word ''anecdote'' (which stems from the Greek term meaning “unpublished”); refers to comic personal stories that may be true or partly true but embellished<ref name=":0" />
|[[Kevin Hart]], [[Louis C.K.|Louis CK]], [[Patrice O'Neal]], [[Russell Peters|Russell Peter]], [[Aries Spears]], [[Hannibal Buress]], [[Deon Cole]], [[John Mulaney]], [[Bill Burr]], [[Roy Wood Jr.|Roy Wood, Jr.]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Cedric the Entertainer|Cedric The Entertainer]], [[Bernie Mac]], [[Gabriel Iglesias]], [[Alonzo Bodden]], [[D. L. Hughley|D.L. Hughley]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[Eddie Griffin]], [[Patton Oswalt]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], [[Tom Segura]], [[Chris Rock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-stand-up-comedians-that-tell-stories-from-their-lives|title=What are some good stand-up comedians that tell stories from their lives? - Quora|website=www.quora.com|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref>
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| [[Black comedy]] or dark comedy || Deals with disturbing subjects such as [[death]], [[drugs]], [[terrorism]], [[rape]], and [[war]]; can sometimes be related to the [[horror (genre)|horror]] movie genre || [[Coen brothers]], [[Jim Norton (American comedian)|Jim Norton]], [[Lenny Bruce]], [[Bill Hicks]], [[Frankie Boyle]], [[Jimmy Carr]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Denis Leary]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[George Carlin]], [[Chris Rush]], [[Mike Ward (comedian)|Mike Ward]], [[Penn & Teller]], Joseph Dale, Callum Rose, [[Seth MacFarlane]], [[Christopher Titus]], [[Sacha Baron Cohen]], [[Trey Parker]]/[[Matt Stone]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], [[David Cross]], [[Peter Kay]], [[Anthony Jeselnik]], [[Seth Rogen]]/[[Evan Goldberg]]
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| [[Blue comedy]] || Typically sexual in nature ([[risqué (disambiguation)|risqué]]) and/or using profane language; sometimes using gender or race based humor. || [[Roy 'Chubby' Brown]], [[Jim Davidson]], [[Frankie Boyle]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Bernard Manning]], [[Martin Lawrence]], [[George Lopez]], [[Doug Stanhope]], [[Seth MacFarlane]], [[Redd Foxx]], [[Bob Saget]], [[Ron White]], Callum Rose, [[Dave Attell]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Sarah Silverman]], [[Chappelle's Show]], [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jefferies]], Lisa Lampanelli, [[John Valby]]
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|[[Character comedy]] || Derives humor from a persona invented by a performer; often from [[stereotype]]s || [[Phyllis Diller]], [[Andy Kaufman]], [[Bob Nelson (comedian)|Bob Nelson]], [[Catherine Tate]], [[Paul Eddington]], [[Andrew Dice Clay]], [[Rich Hall]], [[Tim Allen]], [[John Gordon Sinclair]], [[Lenny Henry]], [[Sacha Baron Cohen]], [[Christopher Ryan]], Joseph Dale, Callum Rose, [[Steve Guttenberg]], [[Jerry Sadowitz]], [[Steve Coogan]], [[Marcel Marceau|Bip]], [[Jay London]], [[Larry the Cable Guy]], [[Sarah Silverman]], [[Rob Brydon]], [[Rowan Atkinson]], [[Peter Helliar]], [[Harry Enfield]], [[Margaret Cho]], [[Little Britain]], [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Al Murray]], [[Paul Whitehouse]], [[Charlie Higson]], [[Kevin Hart]], [[Vadivelu]]
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|[[Cringe comedy]] || A comedy of embarrassment, in which the humor comes from inappropriate actions or words; usually popular in television shows and film, but occasionally in stand-up as well || [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Richard Herring]], [[Rufus Hound]], [[Larry David]], [[Alan Partridge]], [[Bob Saget]]; TV shows: ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]],'' ''[[The Office]]'', ''[[Peep Show (TV series)|Peep Show]]'', ''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Inbetweeners]]''
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|[[Deadpan]] comedy || Not strictly a style of comedy, it is telling jokes without a change in facial expression or change of emotion || [[Milton Jones]], [[Jack Dee]], [[Bob Newhart]], [[Jimmy Carr]], [[Steven Wright]], [[Peter Cook]], [[Craig Ferguson]], [[Dylan Moran]], [[Christopher Walken]], [[W. Kamau Bell]], [[Buster Keaton]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], Callum Rose, [[Les Dawson]], [[Mike Birbiglia]], [[Mitch Hedberg]], [[Bruce McCulloch]], [[Demetri Martin]], [[Elliott Goblet]], [[Aubrey Plaza]], [[Zach Galifianakis]]
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| [[Improvisational comedy]] || Improvisational (sometimes shortened to improv) comics rarely plan out their routines; television show examples: ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (disambiguation)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'', ''[[Thank God You're Here]]'' || [[Robin Williams]], [[Jonathan Winters]], [[Bob Nelson (comedian)|Bob Nelson]], [[Paula Poundstone]], [[Paul Merton]], [[Tony Slattery]], [[Josie Lawrence]], [[Jim Sweeney (comedian)|Jim Sweeney]], [[Steve Steen]], [[Wayne Brady]], [[Ryan Stiles]], [[Colin Mochrie]], [[Drew Carey]], [[Greg Proops]], [[John Sessions]], [[Neil Mullarkey]], [[Kathy Greenwood]], [[Brad Sherwood]], [[Chip Esten]], [[Jeff B. Davis|Jeff Davis]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Amy Poehler]], [[Jonathan Mangum]], [[Mark Meer]], [[Larry David]], David Lawrence, Paul Spence, [[John Valby]]
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|[[Insult Comedy]] || A form which consists mainly of offensive insults directed at the performer's audience and/or other performers || [[Don Rickles]], [[Andrew Dice Clay]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Bob Saget]], [[Frankie Boyle]], [[Jimmy Carr]], [[Jerry Sadowitz]], [[Sam Kinison]], [[Seth MacFarlane]], [[Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog]], [[Roy 'Chubby' Brown]], [[Marcus Valerius Martialis]], Callum Rose, [[Jeffrey Ross]], [[Lisa Lampanelli]], [[D.L. Hughley]], [[Greg Giraldo]], [[Goundamani]], [[Kathy Griffin]], [[John Valby]]
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|[[Mockumentary]] || A parody using the conventions of documentary style || Films and TV shows: [[FUBAR (film)|Fuba]]<nowiki/>r & [[Fubar 2]], ''[[Borat]]'', ''[[This is Spinal Tap]]'', ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'', ''[[The Rutles]]'', ''[[Summer Heights High]]'', ''[[Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo]]'', ''[[The Office]]'', ''[[Brüno]]'', ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', ''[[Modern Family]]'', ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]'', ''[[Angry Boys]]'', ''[[The Compleat Al]]'', "[[trailer park boys|Trailer Park Boys]]"

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|[[Musical Comedy]] || A form of alternative comedy where humor is mostly derived from [[music]] with (or sometimes without) [[lyrics]] || [[Bill Bailey]], [[Denis Leary]], [[Tim Minchin]], [[Ninja Sex Party]], [[The Lonely Island]], [[Flight Of The Conchords]], [[Les Luthiers]], [[Mitch Benn]], [[Tenacious D]], [[Spinal Tap (band)|Spinal Tap]], [[Seth MacFarlane]], [[Stephen Lynch (musician)|Stephen Lynch]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], Joseph Dale, Callum Rose, [[Bob Rivers]], [[Bo Burnham]], [[Wayne Brady]], the [[Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]], [[Tom Lehrer]], [[Victor Borge]], [[John Valby]]
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|[[Observational comedy]] || Pokes fun at [[everyday life]], often by inflating the importance of trivial things or by observing the silliness of something that society accepts as normal || [[George Carlin]], [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Craig Ferguson]], [[Larry David]], [[Mitch Hedberg]], [[Billy Connolly]], [[Michael McIntyre]], [[Russell Howard]], [[Cedric the Entertainer]], [[Steve Harvey]], [[Gabriel Iglesias]], [[W. Kamau Bell]], Callum Rose, [[Ray Romano]], [[Chris Rush]], [[Dane Cook]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], [[Kathy Greenwood]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Russell Peters]], [[John Mulaney]]
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|[[Physical comedy]] || Somewhat similar to [[slapstick]], this form uses physical movement and gestures; often influenced by [[clown]]ing || [[Jim Carrey]], [[Bob Nelson (comedian)|Bob Nelson]], [[Norman Wisdom]], [[Jerry Lewis]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Chevy Chase]], [[John Ritter]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Kunal Nayyar]], [[Mr. Bean]], [[Michael Mcintyre]], [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]], Joseph Dale, [[Max Wall]], [[Matthew Perry]], [[Brent Butt]], [[Kathy Greenwood]], [[The Three Stooges]], [[Lano & Woodley]], [[Lucille Ball]], [[Chris Farley]], [[Sebastian Maniscalco]]
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|[[Prop comedy]] || Relies on ridiculous props, casual jackets or everyday objects used in humorous ways || [[Bob Nelson (comedian)|Bob Nelson]], [[Carrot Top]], [[Jeff Dunham]], [[Leo Gallagher|Gallagher]], [[Timmy Mallett]], [[The Amazing Johnathan]], [[Jerry Sadowitz]], [[Red Skelton]]
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|[[Heritage comedy]] || A method or genre in which a comedian discuss humorous traits or stereotypes about their own culture or heritage. || [[Richard Pryor]], [[Jeff Foxworthy]], Gorge Lopez, [[Jerrod Guillory]], [[Bill Engvall]], [[Gabriel Iglesias]]
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|[[Parody|Spoof]] || The recreating of a book, film or play for humor; it can be used to make fun of, or ridicule, a certain production || [[Mel Brooks]], [[French and Saunders]], [[Mitchell and Webb]], [[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]], [[Peter Serafinowicz]], [[Weird Al Yankovic]], [[Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker]]; Films and TV shows: ''[[Hot Shots]]'', ''[[Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights]]'', ''[[Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth|Shriek]]'', ''[[Look Around You]]''
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|[[Sitcom]] || Scripted dialogue creating a thematic situation; commonly found on television series || "[[The Big Bang Theory]]", ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', ''[[Black Books]]'', ''[[Porridge]]'', ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[Blackadder (TV show)|Blackadder]]'', ''[[Gavin and Stacey]]'', ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[Friends (TV series)|Friends]]'', ''[[Corner Gas]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''Laff Riot'', ''[[The Office]]'', ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Open All Hours]]'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', ''[[Dinner Ladies]]'', ''[[Modern Family]]'', ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]''
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|[[Sketch comedy|Sketch]] || A shorter version of a sitcom, practised and typically performed live || [[Armstrong and Miller (comedians)|Armstrong and Miller]], [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Lorne Michaels]], [[Dawn French]], [[Craig Ferguson]], [[Catherine Tate]]; TV shows: ''[[Monty Python]]'', ''[[Armstrong and Miller (TV series)|Armstrong and Miller]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'', ''[[Firesign Theatre]]'', ''[[In Living Color]]'', ''[[A Bit of Fry & Laurie]]'', ''[[Mad TV]]'' [[Voteformud]]. Lenny Henry
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|[[Surreal humor|Surreal comedy]] || A form of [[humor]] based on bizarre [[Contrast (linguistics)|juxtaposition]]s, [[absurdity|absurd]] situations, and [[nonsense]] logic || [[Spike Milligan]], [[Jay Kogen]], [[Eddie Izzard]], [[J. Stewart Burns]], [[Ross Noble]], [[Bill Bailey]], [[Brent Butt]], [[The Mighty Boosh]], [[Steven Wright]], [[Trey Parker]], [[Monty Python]], [[Seth MacFarlane]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Vic and Bob]], [[The Goodies]], [[Jack Handey]], [[Derek Drymon]], [[Wallace Wolodarsky]], [[Harry Hill]], [[The Kids in the Hall]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Tim and Eric]], [[Paul Merton]], [[Mitch Hedberg]], [[Firesign Theatre]], [[Shaun Micallef]], [[Emo Philips]]
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|Topical comedy/[[Satire]] || Relies on headlining/important news and current affairs; it dates quickly, but is a popular form for late night talk-variety shows || [[George Carlin]], [[Bill Hicks]], [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]], [[Dennis Miller]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Russell Howard]], [[Craig Ferguson]], [[David Letterman]], [[Jay Leno]], [[Dan Harmon]], [[Andy Hamilton]], [[Bill Maher]], [[John Oliver]], [[Ian Hislop]], [[Brent Butt]], [[Paul Merton]], [[Kathy Griffin]], [[Jon Stewart]], [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Stewart Lee]], [[Matt Groening]], [[Rory Bremner]], [[W. Kamau Bell]], [[Ben Elton]], [[David Cross]], [[Lewis Black]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[The Chaser]], [[Punt and Dennis]], [[Jon Holmes]]; TV shows: ''[[The Daily Show]]'', ''[[Have I Got News For You]]'', ''[[Mock The Week]]'', ''[[The News Quiz]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]], ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', ''[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]'', ''[[South Park]]''
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|[[Wit]]/[[Word play]] || More intellectual forms based on clever, often subtle manipulation of language (though [[pun]]s can be crude and [[farce|farcical]]) || [[Groucho Marx]], [[William Shakespeare]], [[Harry Hill]], [[Jay Jason]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Woody Allen]], [[George Carlin]], [[Tim Vine]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Demetri Martin]], [[Bo Burnham]], [[Firesign Theatre]], Callum Rose, [[Myq Kaplan]], [[Crazy Mohan -Tamil]], [[Coen brothers]]
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