“Romantic Comedy” redirects here. For the 1979 play by Bernard Slade, see Romantic Comedy (play).

Romantic comedy is a hybrid genre in which a story about romance is presented in a comedic style. Works in this genre are generally considered light-hearted, and are sometimes associated with the vaguely derogatory terms “chick lit” or “chick flick”, meaning “primarily aimed at a female audience”. The best romantic comedies, however, explore themes of gender, relationship, sexuality and morality, and many enduring cultural icons—characters such as Annie Hall and Michael Dorsey of Tootsie—have emerged from this ever-popular form.

See also

• Romantic comedy film

References

1. ^ Billy Mernit, “Writing the Romantic Comedy” (2000, Harper/Collins)

External links

• Writing Romantic Comedy by Shirley Kawa-Jump
• Books tagged “Romantic Comedy” from LibraryThing
• The Art of the Romantic Comedy by Bill Johnson
• Top 10 Romantic Comedies by Billy Mernit
• Interview with Billy Mernit at Writer Unboxed

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