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n. (context narratology English) The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
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Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
Comic Relief is a United Kingdom charity for the needy.
Comic Relief may also refer to:
- Comic relief, the comedic term
- Comic Relief USA, a United States charity for the homeless
- Comic Relief (retailer), a former comic book retail store run by Rory Root in Berkley, California
Usage examples of "comic relief".
He could have stuck with finding Mother Abagail and no one would have murmured a word of protest, even though it had to be obvious to every thinking man in the Zone (if there were any thinking men in the Free Zone besides himself-a debatable question) that looking for her with fifteen men was an exercise in comic relief when you considered the thousands of square miles of empty forest and plain around Boulder.
If he showed up again it would be for more comic relief, not for anything important.
Vonnegut: I hope my relief is more helpful than Shakespearean comic relief.
None of these serves to advance the plot, but each is intended as comic relief.
Meanwhile, Mamoulian's zombie associate Breer -- The Razor Eater -- lurks threateningly in the background, and a pair of comic relief American evangelists are co-opted into the service of Evil.
Because what could a genius like you ever see in a guy like me-except maybe comic relief?
They accepted only chronic heart, liver, or lung patients, sometimes throwing in a crip for comic relief.