Romantic comedy
Romantic comedy is a
hybrid genre in which a story about romance is presented in acomedic style. Works in this genre are generally consideredlight-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. [Billy Mernit, "Writing the Romantic Comedy" (2000, Harper/Collins)]ee also
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Romantic comedy film References
External links
* [http://www.writing-world.com/romance/comedy.shtml Writing Romantic Comedy] by Shirley Kawa-Jump
* [http://www.librarything.com/tag/romantic+comedy Books tagged "Romantic Comedy"] from LibraryThing
* [http://www.storyispromise.com/wromance.htm The Art of the Romantic Comedy] by Bill Johnson
* [http://livingromcom.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/04/great_american_.html Top 10 Romantic Comedies] by Billy Mernit
* [http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/11/interview-billy-mernitt-part-1/ Interview with Billy Mernit] at Writer Unboxed
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