comedy vs dumb show

comedy

noun
  • A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone. 

  • A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy). 

  • Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance. 

  • A light, amusing play with a happy ending. 

  • The art of composing comedy. 

  • A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece. 

  • The genre of such works. 

  • A humorous event. 

dumb show

noun
  • The use of gesture in an attempt to convey meaning. 

  • A performance during which the players do not speak; mime. 

How often have the words comedy and dumb show occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )