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Comedy Trivia
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Which Will Ferrell comedy takes place in a San Diego news station in the 1970s?
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Which sitcom features a group of socially awkward scientists living in Pasadena, California?
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Which actor starred as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in the 'Pink Panther' films?
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Which comedian played Mrs. Doubtfire in the 1993 film?
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What comedy special by Dave Chappelle was released on Netflix in 2017 after a long hiatus from comedy?
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Which 'Seinfeld' character is known for his outrageous entrances into Jerry's apartment?
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What 1959 Billy Wilder comedy starring Marilyn Monroe is often cited as the greatest comedy film ever made by the AFI?
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What FX comedy series stars Donald Glover as a music manager navigating the Atlanta rap scene?
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Which comedy film franchise features secret agent Austin Powers?
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Which 1980 comedy film stars Leslie Nielsen as a doctor on a disaster-stricken airplane?
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Which Jim Carrey film features a character who discovers his entire life is a TV show?
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What 1936 Charlie Chaplin film satirized industrialization and is considered one of the greatest comedies ever?
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Which comedian hosted 'The Tonight Show' from 2009 to 2014 before being replaced by Jimmy Fallon?
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Which comedian's routine 'Who's on First?' was named the best comedy routine of the 20th century by Time magazine?
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What is the Italian theatrical tradition dating to the 16th century that uses stock characters and improvisation?
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What physical style of comedy involves exaggerated movements, falls, and pie-throwing?
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What technique in comedy writing refers to bringing back an earlier joke later in a set for a bigger laugh?
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What Chicago theater is considered the birthplace of modern improvisational comedy?
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What was the first comedy special released on Netflix as an original in 2012?
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What comedy mockumentary follows the fictional band Spinal Tap on their disastrous American tour?
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What NBC sketch comedy show has been airing live on Saturday nights since 1975?
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Which legendary silent film comedian was known as 'The Little Tramp'?
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Which 1994 comedy stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as two dimwitted friends on a road trip?
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Which comedian is known for puppetry and ventriloquism, performing with characters like Achmed the Dead Terrorist?
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Which British comedian won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2001 and later created the series 'Fleabag'?
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What was the name of the comedy duo consisting of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis who split in 1956?
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Which sitcom featured the catchphrase 'Did I do that?' spoken by Steve Urkel?
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What was the first comedy film to gross over $1 billion worldwide?
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What comedy film franchise stars Mike Myers as a Scottish ogre?
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What 1975 Monty Python film satirizes the life of a man born next door to Jesus?
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Which stand-up comedian's 2018 special 'Tamborine' was directed by Spike Lee?
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What British sitcom set in a seaside hotel stars John Cleese as a manic hotel owner?
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What 1974 Mel Brooks comedy is a spoof of Western movies and features a Black sheriff?
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Which TV comedy holds the record for most watched series finale with 105.9 million viewers in 1983?
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What 2007 comedy film follows two high school seniors on a quest to buy alcohol for a party?
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What year did the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, now the world's largest comedy festival, begin?
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What 2008 Ben Stiller comedy features actors stranded in a real conflict zone while filming a war movie?
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What famous comedian and TV host started 'The Daily Show' era of political comedy?
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What 2004 Tina Fey-written comedy film takes place at North Shore High School?
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Which comedian's Netflix special 'Nanette' became a global sensation in 2018?
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What is the comedy term for an additional joke added immediately after the punchline for extra laughs?
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What Japanese comedy tradition involves a duo performing scripted dialogues, with one playing the straight man (tsukkomi)?
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What is the name of the annual comedy award given at the Edinburgh Fringe since 1981, formerly called the Perrier Award?
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Which comedian co-created 'Seinfeld' with Jerry Seinfeld?
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Which ancient Greek playwright wrote 'Lysistrata' and is considered the father of comedy?
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What 1988 comedy film stars Tom Hanks as a boy who wishes to be 'big'?
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Which British comedy group created 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'?
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What comedy film technique did Ernst Lubitsch pioneer, later called 'the Lubitsch touch'?
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Which comedy show featured Drew Carey and improvisational games with audience suggestions?
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What groundbreaking 1927 comedy film by Buster Keaton featured a Civil War train chase?
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Which comedian holds the record for the most consecutive years hosting the Academy Awards with 19?
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What 1987 comedy stars Steve Martin and John Candy as mismatched travel companions trying to get home for Thanksgiving?
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What is the name of the famous comedy club in New York City located in Greenwich Village?
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What 1980 comedy film follows a group of misfits who join the U.S. Army?
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What is the term for the specific moment in a joke where the audience laughs, marking the transition from setup to surprise?
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What year did the first 'Scary Movie' parody film debut in theaters?
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What was the first comedy film ever made, a 46-second French film from 1895?
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What 1940 Charlie Chaplin film was a bold satire of Adolf Hitler released during World War II?
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Which comedian was the first host of 'Saturday Night Live' on October 11, 1975?
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What was the name of Chris Farley's breakout comedy film in 1995 where he plays a bumbling heir?
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Which comedian is known for the catchphrase 'Here's your sign'?
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What genre of comedy uses humor to address dark or taboo subjects like death and suffering?
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Which sketch comedy show launched the careers of Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez?
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Which Judd Apatow-directed comedy stars Steve Carell as a middle-aged man who has never been intimate?
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What sitcom set in a Boston bar ran from 1982 to 1993 and starred Ted Danson?
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Which Marx Brother was known for never speaking in films and playing the harp?
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In what year was the first known comedy performance held at the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens?
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What comedy show features Larry David playing a fictionalized version of himself?
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What does the comedy term 'bombing' mean in stand-up?
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Which sitcom holds the record for most Emmy Awards won by a comedy series with 37 total wins?
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What HBO comedy series follows the struggles of a Silicon Valley tech startup?
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What sitcom follows the employees of a fictional paper company called Dunder Mifflin?
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What was the name of the improv comedy group founded in 1984 by Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh?
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Which vaudeville and film comedian was known as 'The Man of a Thousand Faces'?
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Which comedian wrote the bestselling memoir 'Born a Crime' about growing up in South Africa?
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What late-night comedy show has been hosted by Stephen Colbert since 2015?
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Which Monty Python film features the quest for the Holy Grail and the Knights Who Say 'Ni'?
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Which animated sitcom set in a dystopian future was created by Matt Groening after 'The Simpsons'?
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What comedy duo consisted of a tall thin man and a short heavy man in the 1930s-1950s?
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Which country produces the most Bollywood comedy films annually?
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Which comedian directed the 1977 comedy 'Annie Hall' that won Best Picture at the Oscars?
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Which 'Seinfeld' episode was the most-watched comedy episode of the 1990s with 76.3 million viewers?
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What 1999 comedy film features a group of disgruntled office workers who rebel against their corporate job?
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What 1925 Buster Keaton short film features one of cinema's most famous stunts โ the front of a house falling around him?
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What 2003 comedy features Will Ferrell as a naive man who goes to live on his own after being sheltered?
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Which comedy technique involves deliberately understating something for humorous effect?
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Which comedian's real name is Joseph Frank Keaton, famous for his deadpan expression in silent films?
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What was the name of Lucille Ball's real-life husband who co-starred with her on 'I Love Lucy'?
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What is the term for comedy that mocks or critiques society and politics through humor?
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Which duo created and starred in the comedy film 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'?
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Which actress starred in 'Bridesmaids' and co-wrote the screenplay?
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Which comedy legend was known for the deadpan line 'I get no respect'?
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What was the budget of the original 'Napoleon Dynamite' (2004), making it one of the most profitable comedies ever?
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Which comedian hosted 'The Colbert Report' from 2005 to 2014, playing a satirical conservative pundit?
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Which 1984 comedy film features a team of paranormal investigators in New York City?
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Which Mel Brooks film was adapted into a Broadway musical that won a record 12 Tony Awards in 2001?
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What is the name of the comedic structure where three items are listed with the third being an unexpected twist?
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What 2006 mockumentary follows Borat Sagdiyev as he travels across the United States?
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What year did 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' first air on the BBC?
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Which stand-up comedian recorded the fastest-selling comedy tour in UK history with 'The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour' in 2010?
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Which 2016 comedy film stars Ryan Reynolds as a foul-mouthed anti-hero based on a Marvel character?
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Which sitcom creator is responsible for both 'The Office' and 'Parks and Recreation'?
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What animated comedy series created by Seth MacFarlane premiered on Fox in 1999?
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What sitcom stars Jerry Seinfeld as a comedian in New York alongside his quirky friends?
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What 1963 film featured an ensemble cast of comedians racing across the country to find buried treasure?
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Which comedian holds the Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up comedy show at 40 hours and 8 minutes?
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Which comedian is known as the 'King of Comedy' and hosted a late-night talk show for over 30 years?
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Which comedian created the 'Kaufman Lawler feud,' a worked professional wrestling angle, in 1982?
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What comedy term refers to the brief pause a comedian takes after a punchline to let the audience react?
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What 1978 comedy film follows the wild antics of a college fraternity called Delta Tau Chi?
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Which comedy film features Bill Murray reliving the same day over and over in a small Pennsylvania town?
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Which comedian's 1960 obscenity trial became a landmark case for free speech in comedy?
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What is the name of the comedy festival held annually in Montreal since 1983?
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Which silent film comedian performed all his own dangerous stunts, including hanging from a clock face in 'Safety Last!' (1923)?
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Which sketch comedy troupe from Toronto aired their self-titled show on CBC and HBO from 1989 to 1995?
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Which comedian won the first-ever Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998?
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Which comedian was known as 'Mr. Television' and dominated early TV comedy in the 1950s?
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Which ancient Roman playwright wrote comedies including 'The Menaechmi,' which inspired Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors'?
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What was the original name of 'Saturday Night Live' during its first season in 1975?
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Which 'Seinfeld' episode was famously about 'nothing' and served as the show's mission statement?
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Which Melissa McCarthy comedy features her as a desk-bound CIA analyst who goes into the field?
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What animated comedy series follows a yellow-skinned family in the town of Springfield?
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What improv comedy rule states that performers should always accept and build on what their scene partner offers?
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Which comedian created the surreal sketch show 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' on Adult Swim?
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What is the name of Jerry Seinfeld's 2002 documentary about returning to stand-up comedy?
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Which stand-up comedian's album 'Let's Get Small' became the first comedy album to sell over a million copies in 1977?
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Which comedian directed 'Get Out' (2017), blending comedy with horror to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
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What type of comedy involves performers creating scenes on the spot without a script?
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What 1980 comedy film launched the career of the 'Ghostbusters' cast including Bill Murray?
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Which comedian created the character Ali G and the film 'Borat'?
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What year was The Second City improv theater founded in Chicago?
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Which comedian's real name is Nathan Lane Birnbaum, and he performed until age 100?
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Which comedic actress created and starred in the sitcom '30 Rock'?
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What comedy film features a group of Las Vegas groomsmen searching for a missing groom?
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Which comedian starred in 'Coming to America' as an African prince visiting Queens, New York?
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What 2004 comedy film stars Will Ferrell as an elf raised at the North Pole?
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Which comedian is famous for his 'you might be a redneck' jokes?
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Which stand-up comedian's 'Killin' Them Softly' special in 2000 is often ranked among the greatest ever?
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What is the name of the comedy competition show where aspiring comedians perform for judges?
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What Supreme Court case in 1978, arising from a comedian's routine about forbidden words on TV, established broadcast indecency standards?
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What classic sitcom featured a redheaded comedienne who frequently got into trouble at a chocolate factory?
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What is the name of the comedy style where the performer delivers jokes directly to an audience with a microphone?
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Which comedy film holds the record for the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time in North America with $216 million?
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Which female comedian became the first woman to host a late-night network talk show with her 2005 debut?
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What year did 'Saturday Night Live' premiere on NBC?
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Which comedian is known for their high-energy physical comedy and was called the 'Energizer Bunny of comedy'?
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What comedy term describes humor that is intentionally unfunny or awkward, creating discomfort as the source of laughter?
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What is the name of the comedy TV show set in a New York City coffee shop called Central Perk?
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Which British sitcom features the awkward office manager David Brent?
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What HBO comedy series follows the misadventures of four girls living in New York City?
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