The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important of all, tragedy. Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness.

It’s a noble effort. But it also begs the question: Are the ’24 White Sox a comedy or a tragedy? I posed the question to an old friend, veteran Chicago stage actor and director Richard ...

Drama was classified according to three different types or genres: comedy, tragedy and satyr plays. The first plays were performed with just one actor (called a protagonist) and a chorus of people ...

with a novelist turned community theater director debating the ghost of the Bard about the merits of comedy vs. tragedy. "'Romeo and Juliet' is a very funny play until it isn't," said Babich ...

"Sometimes comedy is really the only way forward through tragedy," says the comedian, who lost his father in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City (Screenshot of Pete Davidson From NBC's ...