comic relief
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/
Noun[edit]
- (narratology) The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
- 2017 July 23, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- The sequence where Sam carves off Jorah’s infected tissue in secret, stopping every few moments to shush his patient, is presented as comic relief why? Jorah reels back into a diagonal close-up whimpering like a dog. Yellow pus oozes to get those good gross-out laughs. Is the substance of this operation funny to anyone on its face?
Translations[edit]
inclusion of a humorous character or scene
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