Farce
noun
A type of comedy that uses exaggerated and absurd situations to create humor.
The comedy show turned into a complete farce with actors running in and out of doors.
Often appears as...
- complete farce
- farce comedy
noun
A situation or event that is ridiculous because of being disorganized, confusing or embarrassing.
Their attempt to organize a surprise party turned into a farce.
Often appears as...
- become a farce
- turn into a farce
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A type of comedy that uses exaggerated and absurd situations to create humor.
The comedy show turned into a complete farce with actors running in and out of doors.
Often appears as...
- complete farce
- farce comedy
noun
A situation or event that is ridiculous because of being disorganized, confusing or embarrassing.
Their attempt to organize a surprise party turned into a farce.
Often appears as...
- become a farce
- turn into a farce
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggeration Key
Understand that 'farce' implies situations are so over-the-top that they're unbelievable.
The play was such a farce with its overblown characters — total exaggeration.
Pro Tip 2/3Entertainment Context
'Farce' often refers to a specific genre of comedy, especially in theater and film.
They went to watch a farce at the local theater and laughed all evening.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Serious
A 'farce' is not intended to be taken seriously, it's meant to entertain by being silly.
His speech was a farce, full of nonsensical jokes rather than facts.
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggeration Key
Understand that 'farce' implies situations are so over-the-top that they're unbelievable.
The play was such a farce with its overblown characters — total exaggeration.
Pro Tip 2/3Entertainment Context
'Farce' often refers to a specific genre of comedy, especially in theater and film.
They went to watch a farce at the local theater and laughed all evening.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Serious
A 'farce' is not intended to be taken seriously, it's meant to entertain by being silly.
His speech was a farce, full of nonsensical jokes rather than facts.
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggeration Key
Understand that 'farce' implies situations are so over-the-top that they're unbelievable.
The play was such a farce with its overblown characters — total exaggeration.
Pro Tip 2/3Entertainment Context
'Farce' often refers to a specific genre of comedy, especially in theater and film.
They went to watch a farce at the local theater and laughed all evening.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Serious
A 'farce' is not intended to be taken seriously, it's meant to entertain by being silly.
His speech was a farce, full of nonsensical jokes rather than facts.
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Teach every child about...
But we need to get the government to work with all of the fast food purveyors and the restaurant industry, and over a five, six, seven year period wean of us off the extreme amounts of fat, sugar and all the other non-food ingredients. Now, also, back to the sort of big labeling, I said earlier, is an absolute farce and has got to be sorted.
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
teach it how to hunt so it can be wild which is an absolute farce if if a big cat gets hungry enough it knows how to hunt those instincts are there there have been there for hundreds of thousands of years they don't need to be taught anything and as I said it would be the same as
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Introducing a New Baby...
this area most of them went to live farce 55 because of the type of terrain we're in and the diet that they have very abrasive towards their teeth and so their lifespan is slightly shorter than those elephants that you'll find in the Masai Mara and even in other parts of
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Homeopathy, quackery and...
No, it is not fun. It is a cruel farce. Now, it may bring a certain amount of comfort, but that comfort lasts only about 20 minutes or so. And then the people look in the mirror, and they say, I just paid a lot of money for that reading.
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Rediscovering Glen...
canyons man I had never been in something like that in my entire life you're walking through these candidates which are fairly tall and skinny in the first place but then you suddenly get this farce like trying to fit yourself
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Do the green thing -...
spotlight on deprivation or show that deprivation ain't necessarily so great creativity can make politicians electable or party's unelectable it can make war seem like tragedy or farce
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Bono: Action for Africa
You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment.
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D-L Stewart: Scenes from...
teeth and body cavities inspected, name and value assigned. This is a slave's bill of sale. Made either stud or farce, he is not for his own pleasure,
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Pointing to the future...
And we probably need, well, we probably need a cowboy to be quite honest. Yeah, let's take that one. You see, cowboys and French farce people
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Can Cell Phones Help...
Angela pace is behind evolution farce problem but complete more apparent as multiple especially Lucinda is some
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Teach every child about...
But we need to get the government to work with all of the fast food purveyors and the restaurant industry, and over a five, six, seven year period wean of us off the extreme amounts of fat, sugar and all the other non-food ingredients. Now, also, back to the sort of big labeling, I said earlier, is an absolute farce and has got to be sorted.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
teach it how to hunt so it can be wild which is an absolute farce if if a big cat gets hungry enough it knows how to hunt those instincts are there there have been there for hundreds of thousands of years they don't need to be taught anything and as I said it would be the same as
Video examples
Introducing a New Baby...
this area most of them went to live farce 55 because of the type of terrain we're in and the diet that they have very abrasive towards their teeth and so their lifespan is slightly shorter than those elephants that you'll find in the Masai Mara and even in other parts of
Video examples
Homeopathy, quackery and...
No, it is not fun. It is a cruel farce. Now, it may bring a certain amount of comfort, but that comfort lasts only about 20 minutes or so. And then the people look in the mirror, and they say, I just paid a lot of money for that reading.
Video examples
Rediscovering Glen...
canyons man I had never been in something like that in my entire life you're walking through these candidates which are fairly tall and skinny in the first place but then you suddenly get this farce like trying to fit yourself
Video examples
Do the green thing -...
spotlight on deprivation or show that deprivation ain't necessarily so great creativity can make politicians electable or party's unelectable it can make war seem like tragedy or farce
Video examples
Bono: Action for Africa
You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment.
Video examples
D-L Stewart: Scenes from...
teeth and body cavities inspected, name and value assigned. This is a slave's bill of sale. Made either stud or farce, he is not for his own pleasure,
Video examples
Pointing to the future...
And we probably need, well, we probably need a cowboy to be quite honest. Yeah, let's take that one. You see, cowboys and French farce people
Video examples
Can Cell Phones Help...
Angela pace is behind evolution farce problem but complete more apparent as multiple especially Lucinda is some
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Quote examples
Rupert Holmes
English Composer
I always try to keep in mind that while the characters in a farce may find themselves in outrageous dilemmas, and may behave in a way that the audience finds amusing, the characters themselves don't have the consolation of knowing they're in a comedy.
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Mark Linn-Baker
American Actor
In low comedy, a character gets hit in the head, and you don't really believe it. In farce, he's hit in the head, but he must be hit in the head. The character requires it.
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Steven Weinberg
American Scientist
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.
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George Pierce Baker
American Educator
In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending.
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David Gross
American Physicist
Reading history, one rarely gets the feeling of the true nature of scientific development, in which the element of farce is as great as the element of triumph.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
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Jean Anouilh
French Playwright
Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
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Frances McDormand
American Actress
Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
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Arthur Rimbaud
French Poet
Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.
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Rupert Holmes
English Composer
I always try to keep in mind that while the characters in a farce may find themselves in outrageous dilemmas, and may behave in a way that the audience finds amusing, the characters themselves don't have the consolation of knowing they're in a comedy.
Quote examples
Mark Linn-Baker
American Actor
In low comedy, a character gets hit in the head, and you don't really believe it. In farce, he's hit in the head, but he must be hit in the head. The character requires it.
Quote examples
Steven Weinberg
American Scientist
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.
Quote examples
George Pierce Baker
American Educator
In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending.
Quote examples
David Gross
American Physicist
Reading history, one rarely gets the feeling of the true nature of scientific development, in which the element of farce is as great as the element of triumph.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
Quote examples
Jean Anouilh
French Playwright
Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
Quote examples
Frances McDormand
American Actress
Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film.
Quote examples
Karl Marx
German Philosopher
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
Quote examples
Arthur Rimbaud
French Poet
Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.
Example 1 of 10
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