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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.[1] Farces are often highly incomprehensible plot-wise (due to the many plot twists and random events that occur), but viewers are encouraged not to try to follow the plot in order to avoid becoming confused and overwhelmed. Farce is also characterized by physical humor, the use of deliberate absurdity or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. Farces have been written for the stage and film. Furthermore, a farce is also often set in one particular location, where all events occur.
Japan has a centuries-old tradition of farce plays called Kyōgen. These plays are performed as comic relief during the long, serious Noh plays.
Chronology
Classical antiquity
- Satyr play
- Phlyax play
- Menander's Dyskolos (The Grouch)
- Atellan Farce
- Plautus' Aulularia (The Pot of Gold)
- Querolus
Britain
- Anonymous: The Second Shepherds' Play (14th century)
- Chaucer: "The Canterbury Tales" (14th century)
- William Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors (ca.1592)
- Aphra Behn: The Rover (1677)
- Henry Fielding: The Author's Farce (1730)
- Arthur Murphy: The Citizen (1761)
- Samuel Foote: The Liar (1762)
- Elizabeth Inchbald: Appearance Is Against Them (1785); The Wedding Day (1794)
- John Maddison Morton: Box and Cox (1847)
- Charles Dickens: The Lamplighter (1879)
- Arthur Wing Pinero: The Magistrate (1885)
- Brandon Thomas: Charley's Aunt (1892)
- J.M. Barrie: Walker, London (1892)
- Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
- Ben Travers: Thark (1927)
- Noël Coward: Hay Fever (1925); Present Laughter (1939); Blithe Spirit (1941)
- Thornton Wilder: The Matchmaker (1954)
- Philip King: See How They Run (1945) Big Bad Mouse (1957) Pools Paradise (1961)
- Peter Shaffer: Black Comedy (1965)
- Joe Orton: Loot (1967) What the Butler Saw (1969)
- Michael Pertwee: Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1971)
- Anthony Marriott & Alistair Foot: No Sex Please, We're British (1975)
- John Cleese & Connie Booth: Fawlty Towers (1975)
- John Chapman & Anthony Marriott: Shut Your Eyes and Think of England (1977)
- Alan Ayckbourn: Taking Steps (1979)
- Tom Stoppard: On the Razzle (1981)
- Derek Benfield: Touch and Go (1982)
- Michael Frayn: Noises Off (1982)
- Nigel Williams: W.C.P.C. (1982)
- Ken Friedman: Claptrap (1983)
- Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen: Chance in a Million (1984)
- Miles Tredinnick: Laugh? I Nearly Went To Miami! (1986)
- Alan Ayckbourn: A Small Family Business (1987)
- Miles Tredinnick: It’s Now Or Never! (1991)
- Tom Kempinski: Sex Please, We're Italian! (1991)
- Ray Cooney: Funny Money (1994)
- Robin Hawdon: Perfect Wedding (1994)
- Steven Moffat: Coupling (2001)
- Miles Tredinnick: Up Pompeii! (2011)
France
- The Boy and the Blind Man, 13th century, oldest written French farce.
- La Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin (c. 1457)
- The Liar (Corneille) (1644)
- Molière: Tartuffe (1664)
- Molière: The Miser (1668)
- Labiche: La Cagnotte (1864)and other plays.
- Alfred Hennequin and Alfred Delacour: Le Procès Veauradieux (1875)
- Georges Feydeau: Le Dindon (1896) (aka Sauce for the Goose)
- Octave Mirbeau : Farces et moralités (1904).
- Georges Feydeau: A Flea in Her Ear (1907)
- Marc Camoletti: Boeing Boeing (1960) and Pyjama pour Six (1985) (aka Don't Dress for Dinner) [1]
- Jean Poiret: La Cage aux Folles (1973)
Germany
- Carl Laufs & Wilhelm Jacoby: Pension Schöller (1890)
- Franz Arnold & Ernst Bach: Wochenende im Paradies (1928) [2]
- Miles Tredinnick with Ursula Lyn and Adolf Opel: ...Und Morgen Fliegen Wir Nach Miami (1987)
Italy
- Dario Fo: Morte accidentale di un anarchico also known as Accidental Death of an Anarchist was first played on December 5, 1970 in Varese, Italy
Poland
- Aleksander Fredro: Zemsta,[2] 1834
- Gabriela Zapolska: The Morality of Mrs. Dulska,[3] 1906
- Sławomir Mrożek: Tango, 1964 (translation: Grove Press, New York, 1968);[4] Emigranci (The Émigrés), 1974
Russia
- Nikolai Gogol The Government Inspector (also translated as The Inspector General)
- Anton Chekhov A Marriage Proposal The Cherry Orchard and The Bear
- Mikhail Bulgakov The Master and Margarita
Spain
United States
Film
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- The Bank Dick (1940)
- Clue (1985)
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Freaky Friday (1976)
- Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
- The Hangover (2009)
- Herbie Rides Again (1974)
- Home Alone (1990)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- Lend Me a Tenor (1989)
- The Love Bug (1968)
- The Mating Season (1951)
- Million Dollar Baby (1941)
- Million Dollar Mystery (1987)
- Monkey Business (1931)
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
- No Deposit, No Return (1976)
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
- Oscar (1991)
- The Pink Panther (1963)
- Problem Child (1990)
- Rat Race (2001)
- The Shaggy Dog (1959)
- What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Television
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
- Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013-present)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999–present)
- Frasier (1993–2004)
- I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present)
- Modern Family (2009–present)
- Police Squad! (1982)
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008)
- Three's Company (1977–1984)
- The Three Stooges (1930–1975)
Canada
- Royal Canadian Air Farce (1970–present)
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993–present)
Animated
- American Dad! (2005–present)
- Archer (2008–present)
- Chowder (2007–2010)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003–2008)
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
- South Park (1997–present)
Theatre
- Richard Bean: One Man, Two Guvnors (2011)
- Abe Burrows: Cactus Flower (1965)
- Marc Camoletti: Don't Dress for Dinner (1991)
- Christopher Durang: Beyond Therapy (1981)
- Joseph Kesselring: Arsenic and Old Lace (1941)
- Ken Ludwig: Leading Ladies (2004)
- David Mamet: Romance (2005)
- Terrence McNally: The Ritz (1975)
- Larry Shue: The Nerd (1981) / The Foreigner (1983)
- Neil Simon: Rumors (1988)
- Stephen Sondheim: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, book by Larry Gelbart (1962)
- Mark Twain: Is He Dead? (1898)
References
- ^ http://www.wordsmyth.net/?ent=farce
- ^ European Authors 1000–1900. The H. W. Wilson Company, Bronx, 2000. ISBN 0-8242-0013-6.
- ^ Teresa Murjas (2007). "Zapolska, Gabriela: The Morality of Mrs. Dulska". The University of Chicago Press Books. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ August Grodzicki, "Bardzo polska tragikomedia." Życie Warszawy nr 5; 07-01-1976
See also
External links
Look up farce in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.