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Erin Billy's avatar

Mike, would you say that farces are more... 'slapstick' (a great Wednesday word, maybe) than satires? I've read a bit about the difference between the various types of humor that simulate and exaggerate and find it fascinating to explore and learn, from Gulliver's Travels to SNL.

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Mike Bergin's avatar

Interesting question, Erin. If I understand the word correctly, farce splits the difference as a kind of broad slapstick satire rather than a dry, ironic satire. I wonder if there is a technical taxonomy of comedy?

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