Hannah and Her Sisters is an American comedy-drama.
== Performing arts ===== Historical forms ===Ancient Greek comedy, as practiced by Aristophanes and MenanderAncient Roman comedy, as practiced by Plautus and TerenceBurlesque, from Music hall and Vaudeville to Performance artCitizen comedy, as practiced by Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton and Ben JonsonClowns such as Richard Tarlton, William Kempe, and Robert ArminComedy of humours, as practiced by Ben Jonson and George ChapmanComedy of intrigue, as practiced by Niccol Machiavelli and Lope de VegaComedy of manners, as practiced by Molire, William Wycherley and William CongreveComedy of menace, as practiced by David Campton and Harold Pintercomdie larmoyante or 'tearful comedy', as practiced by Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chausse and Louis-Sbastien MercierCommedia dell'arte, as practiced in the twentieth century by Dario Fo, Vsevolod Meyerhold, and Jacques CopeauFarce, from Georges Feydeau to Joe Orton and Alan AyckbournJesterLaughing comedy, as practiced by Oliver Goldsmith and Richard Brinsley SheridanRestoration comedy, as practiced by George Etherege, Aphra Behn and John VanbrughSentimental comedy, as practiced by Colley Cibber and Richard SteeleShakespearean comedy, as practiced by William ShakespeareStand-up comedyDadaist and Surrealist performance, usually in cabaret formTheatre of the Absurd, used by some critics to describe Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Jean Genet and Eugne IonescoSketch comedy=== Plays ===Comic theatreMusical comedy and palace=== Opera ===Comic opera=== Improvisational comedy ===Improvisational theatreBouffon comedyClowns=== Jokes ===One-liner jokeBlonde jokesShaggy-dog storyPaddy Irishman jokePolish jokesLight bulb jokesKnock-knock joke=== Stand-up comedy ===Stand-up comedy is a mode of comic performance in which the performer addresses the audience directly, usually speaking in their own person rather than as a dramatic character
== Etymology ==Dean Rubin says the word "comedy" is derived from the Classical Greek  kmida, which is a compound of  kmos (revel) and  id (singing; ode)

