farce vs vaudeville

farce

noun
  • A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor. 

  • A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method. 

  • A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents. 

  • Forcemeat, stuffing. 

  • A ridiculous or empty show. 

verb
  • To stuff with forcemeat or other food items. 

  • To fill full; to stuff. 

vaudeville

noun
  • An entertainment in this style. 

  • A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. 

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