17 Facts About Comedy music

Comedy music or musical comedy is a genre of music that is comic or humorous in nature.

Comedy music is often associated with counterculture, due to the subversive messages it displays.

Comedy music can be further categorized into several types, such as parody music, novelty song, comedy rock, and comedy hip hop.

Comedy music is a form of art that addresses comic or humorous situations, or even serious ones with a light or satirical approach.

One similarity between comedy and music is the way they both evoke psychological and emotional effects in their listeners, without them fully understanding the specific reason for their emotions of hilarity.

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Progress in comedy music continued over years, until vaudeville entertainers of the early 20th century added lyrics to musical numbers.

Comedy music played tracks sent in by amateur artists, one of which was a 16-year-old 'Weird Al' Yankovic.

Comedy music often contains progressive and subversive messages that intend to provide listeners with information about issues, Injustices, and other topics that are important to the artist.

Comedy and music have both been found to improve the effectiveness of learning inside and outside the classroom.

Comedy music improves short-term issue recognition, and can improve a student's learning by attracting and holding their attention for a longer duration of the class, ensuring their continued motivation and engagement.

An example of this is Schumann's use of the term 'humoresque' to designate humorous Comedy music, as demonstrated in his own work – Humoreske – composed in 1838.

Examples of this are Victor Borge who made fun of conventional classical Comedy music by mimicking well-known pieces of Comedy music and Anna Russell who satirized Wagner.

Parody music is a subgenre of comedy music that incorporates comic or satirical features, and is a reinterpretation of the original it is based upon.

Novelty song is a subgenre of comedy music that is humorous, unique, and original, sounding different from everything else being played in the media.

Comedy rock is a subgenre of comedy music that focuses on Dissenting humor, a merge of youthful silliness and rebellious instincts.

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album acknowledges both spoken word and musical comedy albums.

Musical Comedy Awards is an annual competition that acknowledges the United Kingdom's up-and-coming as well as established artists in the musical comedy genre.