Anticomedy
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of comedy that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of comedy. uncountable
"In the usual comedic parlance, “anticomedy” is a self-aware performance that mines laughs from its utter lack of conventional punch lines."
Example
More examples"In the usual comedic parlance, “anticomedy” is a self-aware performance that mines laughs from its utter lack of conventional punch lines."
Etymology
From anti- + comedy.
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