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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
"Comedy" is not a genre. There are no classic comedy character archetypes, no common plot events, no way to say "this is a comedy book" and have the reader know what they'll expect or be surprised by.
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Of course there are! The idiot, the bumbler, the straight-man, the distraction, the mistaken identity, the mistaken meaning, the replacement, the mix-up, the out-of-context reaction, and let's not forget the over-the-top physical violence (slapstick)... all of these, and more, are classic comedy tropes. So, yes, comedy can be a "genre."