This is one of those answers that has changed and become
muddled since it was first used by the Greeks.
Originally,
comedy was a noun and referred to the play itself. Comic was an adjective that typically
related to a person’s behaviour. Comic also came to mean a situation that was
unexpected, turned the entire story topsy turvy and became the basis for the comedy and
comedic action. In other words, comedy is a drama that has been turned upside
down.
There are many subgenres to comedy now such as the
comedy-drama, tragicomedy, etc.
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