The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FARCE , but the solution may also be SLAPSTICK which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in USA Today).
Type of comedy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FARCE | 50 % | 5 |
| SLAPSTICK | 33 % | 9 |
| SITUATION | 17 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Type of comedy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slapstick
- situational
- parody
- dark
- absurdist
- surreal
- quirky
- charitable
- surrealist
- quirk
- funny
- eccentricity
Crossword Answer definitions
FARCE noun- A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
- A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
- A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.
- A ridiculous or empty show.
- Forcemeat, stuffing.
- To stuff with forcemeat.
- To fill full; to stuff.
- To make fat.
- To swell out; to render pompous.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FARCE
- Light dramatic work
- Spoof
- Mockery
- Tomfoolery
- Feydeau specialty
- "Tartuffe," for one
- It's absurd
- Ridiculous comedy
- Marx Brothers' specialty
- Screwball production
More clues leading to the result SLAPSTICK
- Stooges' specialty
- Sight gags, e.g.
- Keystone Kops' comedy, e.g.
- It often involves pie throwing
- *Three Stooges specialty
- Not exactly subtle comedy
- Pie-throwing comedy
- Some visual humor
- Keystone Kops comedy
- Low-comedy theater