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Form of joke
In comedy, a callback is a joke that refers to one previously told in the set. It is also known as an internal allusion, a literary device that helps give
Callback_(comedy)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up callback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Callback may refer to: Callback (comedy), a joke which refers to one previously told Callback (computer
Callback
Comedy style where the performer addresses the audience directly
create comic timing. Bit A section within a comedy show or routine. Bombing, Dying Failing to get laughs. Callback A reference to a joke earlier in the set
Stand-up_comedy
Literary device in the form of a repeated joke or reference
chance of actually being carried out and results in a humorous effect. Callback (comedy) – Form of joke Catchphrase – Phrase or expression recognized by its
Running_gag
English comedian (born 1985)
characters within his stand-up comedy, which is characterised by frequent callback jokes, offbeat observational comedy and overarching stories. He has
James_Acaster
Pattern or structure that makes something funny
often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline
Comedic_device
2013 film by Graham Cantwell
The Callback Queen is a 2013 British romantic comedy independent film by Irish director Graham Cantwell, starring a largely British and Irish cast: Amy-Joyce
The_Callback_Queen
British and American actor (born 2003)
central family's children in Noah Baumbach's film White Noise (2022). At the callback audition for White Noise, Baumbach asked Nivola whether his sister wanted
Sam_Nivola
American actress (born 2000)
submitted a self-tape for the film while filming Presumed Innocent. During her callback, she participated in a karate class with Anderson observing; though she
Chase_Infiniti
2024 film by Zelda Williams
5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "An affectionate callback to classic horror comedies of the '80s, Lisa Frankenstein can be fun in its own right
Lisa_Frankenstein
This is a list of romantic comedy films, ordered by year of release. List of romantic comedy television series List of romance films Walker, Brent E.
List_of_romantic_comedy_films
American actor (born 1972)
Morocco for the Watson Fellowship, he had already had six auditions and callbacks for the Blue Man Group, but he ultimately decided to travel before the
Jason_Mantzoukas
Bar joke Bellman joke Black comedy Blonde joke British humour Callback Chuck Norris Facts Conditional joke Cringe comedy Cruel jokes Dad joke Dead baby
Index_of_joke_types
American actress (born 1969)
September 16, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2011. Sneider, Jeff (May 11, 2010). "Callbacks: Rudd, Aniston Have 'Wanderlust'; Pitt, Aronofsky to Chase 'Tiger'". Thewrap
Jennifer_Aniston
known as the Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival, was an annual comedy festival held in Austin, Texas from 1996 to 1999. Founded
Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival
Big_Stinkin'_International_Improv_&_Sketch_Comedy_Festival
2026 Indian Tamil-language film
cinema after a long hiatus. The name of her character, Vaala Meen, is a callback to the song "Vaala Meenukkum" from Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006), in which
Love_Insurance_Kompany
American comedian and commentator (born 1959)
without ever seeming threatening. And no one does the callback better." She has released three comedy CDs: I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them in Boston on April
Paula_Poundstone
2019 film by Jonathan Levine
Levine came on board as director, he wanted to make a film as a callback to romantic comedies of the 1980s, like Tootsie and When Harry Met Sally.... Since
Long_Shot_(2019_film)
American television sitcom
2018). "Netflix's first Arrested Development season 5 trailer is all callbacks". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved
Arrested_Development
Film directed by Guy Ritchie
Ritchie's previous crime films, stating, "The Gentlemen is nothing if not a callback to the Locks of yesteryear, star-stacked and defibrillated with enough
The_Gentlemen_(2019_film)
2006 American musical TV movie
Overhearing their performance, Ms. Darbus gives them a callback audition. When the callback list is posted, Sharpay is furious that she has Gabriella
High_School_Musical
American actor (born 1978)
worked on commercials. He was behind the camera during auditions and callbacks for a 2009 Folgers commercial that later went viral. From 2012 to 2019
Timothy_Simons
2025 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
One Battle After Another is a 2025 American action-comedy-thriller film produced, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Inspired by the 1990 novel
One_Battle_After_Another
1987 film by Robert Townsend
etc. Bobby's agent calls to say his audition went well, and he got a callback, but the producers want an "Eddie Murphy-type". That night, he has a nightmare
Hollywood_Shuffle
American actress (born 1991)
Courtney, Willa Fitzgerald, Carla Gugino, Giovanni Ribisi & More Join Indie ‘Callback’ Willa Fitzgerald, Ruby Cruz, Paul Sparks, Jason Schwartzman, Jim Gaffigan
Willa_Fitzgerald
American actress (born 1976)
Listens for the Click". New York Times. p. NJ7. ProQuest 430586742. During callbacks two weeks later, Ms. McGinley heard six actresses read for the important
Piper_Perabo
American actress (1969–2016)
impersonator, in the Sandler–Barrymore film Blended (2014) served as a callback to that earlier character. In 2001, Arquette returned to New Zealand to
Alexis_Arquette
American actor (born 2002)
of Tully, he believed that Sessa had potential and scheduled several callbacks, coaching him into a more natural performance. Payne decided to cast Sessa
Dominic_Sessa
Verbal harasser
if a bunch of guys just raped her' "Reminder: The ultimate Rocky Horror Callback Script is online for ANYONE to edit. Go add your lines!". Reddit. 28 March
Heckler
1993 film by James Lapine
with him later and returns his wallet and accepts his offer. Crashing a callback audition for a Sunburst Cookies commercial, Michael charms his way into
Life_with_Mikey
American actress, comedian, writer, and producer (born 1952)
Retrieved October 26, 2019. "Amy Sherman-Palladino Hopes 'Bunheads' Gets a Callback". Los Angeles Times. February 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July
Roseanne_Barr
Australian actress (born 1994)
attending the audition, which she felt was a sign of good luck. During a callback audition, Northeast was paired with a number of actors as producers tried
Philippa_Northeast
Reality television series
the bottom three contestants were revealed as others were added to the callback list. They were then each assigned a different song that they will perform
The_Glee_Project
British film and television actor
Footsoldier. He plays the lead role in two romantic comedies from 2013 - British feature The Callback Queen and The Right Juice, filmed in the Algarve.
Mark_Killeen
American actor (born 1974)
nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. By the late 1990s, he began to have significant roles in several
Giovanni_Ribisi
American reality television talent show
participate in callback auditions in front of live audiences. Mark and Read selected a predetermined number of comics from each callback, who were invited
Last_Comic_Standing
American actor and singer
2015). "CUE & A: Gigi Star Corey Cott on Pokémon, Borrowing Shoes for a Callback and The 'Dog Actor Renaissance'". Playbill. Archived from the original
Corey_Cott
2026 Marvel Studios television series
photography began by April 5, 2023, in Los Angeles, under the working title Callback, with Cretton, Ponsoldt, Johnson, and Meghie directing. Brett Pawlak was
Wonder_Man_(TV_series)
American television writer, director, and producer (born 1966)
her teens. Originally a trainee dancer, Sherman-Palladino had received a callback to the musical Cats, while also having a possible writing position on the
Amy_Sherman-Palladino
2001 British TV series or programme
Much of its comedy derives from taking scenes out of context or highlighting unintentionally comedic moments, with frequent uses of callbacks and in-jokes
Harry_Hill's_TV_Burp
American actress (born 2006)
casting directors'] minds" in a potential callback. Six months after her initial audition, Gomez received a callback and did a screen test with Stephen Strange
Xochitl_Gomez
2022 American film
Pittsburgh with Libby, believing that he has failed, but learns he got a callback. Libby cannot bring herself to stay with Nate in New York and admits her
Better_Nate_Than_Ever_(film)
2020 American comedy film
Anna (October 7, 2020). "'Hubie Halloween' Opens With a 'Happy Gilmore' Callback For Classic Adam Sandler Fans". Decider. Archived from the original on
Hubie_Halloween
American late-night talk show
impersonal." The show's logo, its title set against a full moon, is a callback to The Honeymooners, while the title is a throwback to Carson's tenure:
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon
1993 film by Ben Affleck
Sandy to stay in the house with him while they make the film. At the final callback, the director and a group of studio executives watch a Hispanic girl audition
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney
I_Killed_My_Lesbian_Wife,_Hung_Her_on_a_Meat_Hook,_and_Now_I_Have_a_Three-Picture_Deal_at_Disney
Phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance
are often humorous, can be (or become) the punch line of a joke, or a callback reminder of a previous joke. According to Richard Harris, a psychology
Catchphrase
Polish-American actress and model (born 1981)
Joanne (July 10, 2017). "Twin Peaks: 10 Easter Eggs, References, and Callbacks You Might Have Missed in Part 9". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 9, 2025
Karolina_Wydra
Tamil film by Shakthi Chidambaram
mid-December, the title of the film was revealed as Jolly O Gymkhana, a callback to the song by the same name composed by Anirudh Ravichander and sung by
Jolly_O_Gymkhana_(film)
2025 Tamil heist film
2024. On 25 December 2023, the project's title Chennai City Gangsters, a callback to the famous song of Anirudh Ravichander from the film Vanakkam Chennai
Chennai_City_Gangsters
Canadian actor (born 2002)
audition, he was initially not cast in the role until he received a virtual callback three months later, with Spielberg, Tolan and 38 other representatives
Gabriel_LaBelle
American actress
in the NBC Saturday-morning sitcom Saved by the Bell. During the final callback, the producers of the show could not decide whether to cast Tiffani-Amber
Elizabeth_Berkley
battles. This season, a new feature was introduced, dubbed the "Carson Callback." This feature allows Carson Daly to select one artist to audition again
The Voice (American TV series) season 28
The_Voice_(American_TV_series)_season_28
Animated superhero television series
who later becomes the dean of Upstate University. The Winslow name is a callback to VelJohnson's role on Family Matters. Doc Seismic (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos):
Invincible_(TV_series)
1998 film by Nancy Meyers
The Parent Trap is a 1998 American family romantic comedy film directed by Nancy Meyers, in her feature directorial debut, and produced by Meyers' then-husband
The_Parent_Trap_(1998_film)
American actor (born 1965)
IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2016. Cantwell, Graham (September 4, 2015), The Callback Queen, retrieved July 23, 2016 Whitson, Stephen (April 18, 2014), The Trip
Tommie_Earl_Jenkins
Scottish actor (born 1947)
" (Yes we know McGregor's from the prequels, but hang tight.) That's a callback to The Force Awakens when Rey also hears his voice upon discovering Anakin
Denis_Lawson
American actress
Georgia 2005 Bewitched Cafe Waitress 2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile Natalie 2007 Callback Jill 2008 Finding Amanda Wendy 2008 Broken Windows Amy 2010 30 Is the New
Jennifer_Hall
American actress
2021). "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League trailer has a bunch of callbacks to the Arkham games". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 26, 2023. "Rivals of
Debra_Wilson
British actress (born 1950)
Resentment. In 2013, she played Deborah Whitton in the 2013 romantic comedy film The Callback Queen. In 2014, Michelle returned to the stage in the hit play
Vicki_Michelle
American actor (b. 1965)
American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role in David Zucker’s comedy film An American Carol (2008) and voiced several characters in F Is for
Kevin_Farley
1981 studio album by Bob and Doug McKenzie
and then laughing just before the "You Are Our Guest" segment. This is a callback to the fourth track on side 2 called "Black Holes", in which Bob insists
The_Great_White_North_(album)
Disney franchise
Troy and Gabriella manage to give their own performance and receive a callback. When the school finds out Troy and Gabriella have auditioned, everyone
High School Musical (franchise)
High_School_Musical_(franchise)
2026 film by Michael Tiddes
movies and missing more than it cuts, Scary Movie's self-referential callbacks and tired gags make for a stunted return to what was already a hit-or-miss
Scary_Movie_(2026_film)
2025 Marvel Studios film
initial room seen earlier in the film. Schreier explained that this made a "callback of the idea that the greatest shame of all was thinking that you could
Thunderbolts*
2012 film by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
review with the following: After some strained "Remember the time..." callbacks to 13-year-old gags, American Reunion gets comfortable and funny, as Hurwitz
American_Reunion
American actor and civil servant (born 1977)
white-dominated industry), I put 'Kal Penn' on my resume and photos." His audition callbacks rose by 50 percent. He has stated that he prefers his birth name and uses
Kal_Penn
2010 television film
Weiner creatively. This includes the cutting of certain references and callbacks to Fred and other related works that Goodman had written in. Fred: The
Fred:_The_Movie
2022 film by Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman
Bob's Burgers Movie is a 2022 American animated musical mystery adventure comedy film based on the animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard. Directed by
The_Bob's_Burgers_Movie
English actor (born 1974)
Joanna (20 May 2019). "That Game of Thrones Great Council Was Packed With Callbacks and References". HWD. Retrieved 21 May 2019. "Black Mirror series 2 episode
Tobias_Menzies
Irish actress
festival in the US) and in the lead role of Kate Loughlin in Romantic Comedy The Callback Queen which received a US run at George R. R. Martin's Jean Cocteau
Amy-Joyce_Hastings
American television series
homicidal maniac not to kill them in any way they choose. Tanedra is granted a callback, meaning she will not be eligible for elimination this week. Acting Class-
Scream Queens (2008 TV series)
Scream_Queens_(2008_TV_series)
Nigerian American actress
for the cosmetics house Lancôme. In 2025, she joined the HBO limited dark comedy series DTF St. Louis, alongside Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini
Joy_Sunday
Australian actress (born 1989)
her lack of acting experience, she arranged a meeting after persistent callbacks. Wasikowska landed her first acting role in 2004 with a two-episode stint
Mia_Wasikowska
2024 film by Gil Kenan
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a 2024 American supernatural comedy film directed by Gil Kenan, who co-wrote it with Jason Reitman. It is the sequel to
Ghostbusters:_Frozen_Empire
2025 Tamil film by Krishnakumar Ramakumar
Palkar as the female lead, in her Tamil debut. The title of the film is a callback to the song of the same name from the 1961 film Thennilavu composed and
Oho_Enthan_Baby
The following is a list of episodes from the sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U' Know which ran from March 20, 2007 – June 17, 2011 with a total of
List of The Whitest Kids U' Know episodes
List_of_The_Whitest_Kids_U'_Know_episodes
British actress
second season on 7 October 2010. From 2011 to 2018, Simone starred in Fox's comedy New Girl alongside Zoey Deschanel. Alongside Kate Upton and Génesis Rodríguez
Hannah_Simone
Girls is an American comedy-drama television series created by Lena Dunham, who serves as executive producer along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner. The
List_of_Girls_episodes
Humour only specific people understand
people which heard the previous portion of a comedic set, the type of inside joke is known as a callback. An example is: Q: What's yellow and equivalent
In-joke
British children's TV series (1974–1982)
Corner, which Chris Tarrant later revealed was a ruse to get an audience callback in the style of Crackerjack. This feature regularly featured Lenny Henry
Tiswas
Short sequence that appears after all or part of the final credits
gained popularity throughout the 1980s at the end of comedy films. In 1980, Airplane! ended with a callback to an abandoned taxicab passenger who was not a
Post-credits_scene
Bulgarian actress (born 1996)
involvement. During the audition process, Bakalova had to travel to London for a callback; the secrecy around the project made her concerned that she might have
Maria_Bakalova
Australian animated web series
(25 October 2021). "This Aussie Animation Studio Has Made a New Horror Comedy About Murder Drones". Gizmodo Australia. Archived from the original on 28
Murder_Drones
American actress
Axelrod's open casting call for Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump. A few callbacks later, Hall was eventually cast as young Jenny Curran. This was followed
Hanna_R._Hall
American reality television dance competition show
choreography. The second stage of the selection process is referred to as "the callbacks" (this round was referenced as "Vegas Week" for much of the show's run
So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)
So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(American_TV_series)
British television series
Oz is "a solidly written" and "well-constructed" series with "lots of callbacks within each episode, and nicely drawn relationships among the main and
Queen_of_Oz
2003 American film
saying goodbye. As Maxine holds callbacks for the audition, Mr. Mooker stands up to his son, Jake, and goes to the callback. Curtis rides the L-train, out
Abby_Singer_(film)
2014 South Korean television series
get a lead part, Se-ra comes back to Korea to stay with Gun. A sudden callback has her choosing ballet over Gun one more time, but when she comes back
You Are My Destiny (2014 TV series)
You_Are_My_Destiny_(2014_TV_series)
400 candidates, only 24 comics aged between 16 and 60 years from the callbacks, who will be invited to participate in a semifinal qualifying round in
DZ_Comedy_Show
2022 film by Clay Kaytis
A Christmas Story Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis from a script by Nick Schenk. It is a direct sequel to the
A_Christmas_Story_Christmas
8th episode of the 4th season of The Bear
Sweeps (Corey Hendrix) with a blind taste test of Italian red wines. In a callback to Carmy cooking expensive Wagyu beef for Chef Terry, and Luca reminiscing
Green_(The_Bear)
English comedian (born 1982)
funny voice breaks, emotional act-outs, exaggerations and unexpected callbacks. ... So much is covered in this hour, without it becoming wordy, overlong
Josie_Long
English actor and playwright (born 1934)
This refers to a review of Lee's comedy that Bennett wrote for The London Review of Books in 2017 and acts as a callback to a previous joke in the special
Alan_Bennett
Season of the American television series
performances from top to bottom, an incredibly smart writers' room, brilliant callbacks to the original that feel more inspired than forced, and a filmmaking
Fargo_season_1
American actress
casting call for the roles of Emmett and Daphne. I ended up getting a callback, and that's when I was asked to try a "deaf accent." It's something we
Katie_Leclerc
Canadian actress, producer, and writer (born 1993)
producers discovered that she didn't have the visa, they canceled her callback but later gave her another chance. She then advanced to the final round
Amrit_Kaur_(actress)
1975 musical comedy horror film by Jim Sharman
Wallflower (2012). The 1980 film Fame featured the audience reciting their callback lines to the screen and dancing the Time Warp, the dance from the stage
The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show
1988 American animated film
1987. Joey Lawrence auditioned for at least three or four times, had a callback, and was screen-tested before he was cast. Assigned for ten sessions to
Oliver_&_Company
Indian actress (born 1967)
made a special appearance in the romantic comedy-drama Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. She appeared as Mohini, a callback to her character from the 1988 film Tezaab
Madhuri_Dixit
American actress (born 1950)
out both Susan Sarandon and Kay Lenz for the part. Prior to her third callback audition, she opted to cut her then waist-length brown hair, and have it
Victoria_Principal
CALLBACK COMEDY
CALLBACK COMEDY
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' A merchant.
Boy/Male
Latin
Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Italian Spanish
Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic description of...
Boy/Male
Italian Spanish
Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic description of...
Boy/Male
Spanish American Italian Latin
Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic description of...
Boy/Male
Latin
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Muslim
Make fun, Comedy
Boy/Male
Latin
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' Twin brothers, both named Antipholus, sons to Aemelia and Aegion....
Boy/Male
Latin
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' Duke of Ephesus.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' Twin brothers, both named Dromio, attendants on the twin Antipholuses....
Boy/Male
Latin Gaelic
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Italian Spanish
Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic description of...
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' Adriana's servant.
Boy/Male
Latin American
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' A merchant of Syracuse.
Boy/Male
Latin Gaelic
F: Ameaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise,...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Comedy of Errors' Father to the twin brothers Antipholus of Ephesus, and Antipholus of Syracuse.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Funny, Comedy
CALLBACK COMEDY
CALLBACK COMEDY
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Ranganath
Boy/Male
Muslim
Surrounded by happiness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Cleek.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Klick, Jewish Glick, or German and Jewish Glück (see Gluck).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Hatchell.
Boy/Male
Afghan, African, American, Arabic, Christian, German, Hindu, Indian, Lebanese, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili
Handsome; Beautiful; Grace; Another Name for God; Well-bred; Good Manners; Lovely
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva
Biblical
their strength; their sign
Boy/Male
Danish American German Teutonic
Free.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Royal White Falcon
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex)
English (Essex) : perhaps a variant spelling of Havers (see Haver).
CALLBACK COMEDY
CALLBACK COMEDY
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CALLBACK COMEDY
a.
Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.
n.
That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
n.
The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy.
v. t.
To act or perform (a play); to represent in music action; as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to play King Lear; to play the woman.
a.
Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to comedy; comic.
n.
The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.
n.
A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.
a.
Flattering; sycophantic.
n.
That one of the nine Muses who presided over comedy.
n.
A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.
v. t.
To flatter.
n.
Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family Polynoidae, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. See Illust. under Chaetopoda.
a.
Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry.
n.
The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy; as, he attends ever play.
n.
A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
n.
The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin.
n.
A flatterer or sycophant.
n.
A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy.
n.
A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set to familiar airs.
n.
A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes.