Romantic comedy is a hybrid genre in which a story about romance is presented in a comedic style. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Works in this genre are generally considered light-hearted, and are sometimes associated with the vaguely derogatory terms "chick lit" or "chick flick", meaning "primarily aimed at a female audience". Happiness is an Emotion associated with feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to Bliss and intense Joy. For the We Are Scientists song see Chick Lit (We Are Scientists song. Chick flick (also "chick's flick" is slang for a Film designed to appeal to a female Target audience. The best romantic comedies, however, explore themes of gender, relationship, sexuality and morality, and many enduring cultural icons—characters such as Annie Hall and Michael Dorsey of Tootsie—have emerged from this ever-popular form. Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Tootsie is a 1982 Comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile Actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to ^[1]

See also

• Romantic comedy film

References

1. ^ Billy Mernit, "Writing the Romantic Comedy" (2000, Harper/Collins)

External links

• Writing Romantic Comedy by Shirley Kawa-Jump
• Books tagged "Romantic Comedy" from LibraryThing
• The Art of the Romantic Comedy by Bill Johnson
• Top 10 Romantic Comedies by Billy Mernit
• Interview with Billy Mernit at Writer Unboxed