Comedy is a genre where events are described in a comic and humorous way with an intention to make its readers laugh. It is usually a work of fiction by which writer tries to amuse the readers with his writing skills. The main motif of this dramatic genre is creation of comic effects resulting in a successful or happy ending.

- Dark Comedy

Dark comedy is a sub-genre of comedy which is intense in nature. It consists of some serious incidents such as death, cheating, rebirth, etc. Along with the intense side of this genre, there is humorous side to it which eases the reader and makes him laugh. Authors use various forms to depict comedy, namely – farce, parody, satire, slapstick comedy.

- Romantic Comedy

Romantic comedy narrates the humor along with a love story and effect on its characters. Pride and Prejudice is one of the best examples of romantic comedy. Romantic Genre generally have an optimistic ending along with a happy plot.

- Action Comedy

Action comedy is a mixture of action events added with comedy. This genre uses some weapons which are described in various events of the story. It may also include events such as great car crash or some extreme sport action taking place in the plot. Some of the action comedies marked with success are Plugged by Eoin Colfer, One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, Crystal Whisperer by Camilla Monk, Duty and the Beast by Chelsea Field, and countless more.

- Notable Authors

There are countless notable authors in comedy genre, some of them are – P.G. Wodehouse, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Robert Clark Young, John Kennedy Toole, Hunter S. Thompson, Joseph Heller and Ben Elton. These authors altogether have contributed significantly to the comedy genre.

Comedy genre has a plot that is built on fictional events. These events are described in a comic manner added with humor which has the ability to make the readers laugh. This genre can also include quirky characters which are just different.

- Best of All Time Comedy

Comedy genre is an all-time favorite of majority readers. Some of the all-time comedy hits are Mort by Terry Pratchett, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, Guards! Guards! By Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett, Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman and countless more.

From the above list of all-time hit comedy, we can note that Terry Pratchett has authored majority of successful books.

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