List of theatrical comedies

This is a list of theatrical comedies.

France

• Les affaires sont les affaires (trans. Business is business), by Octave Mirbeau (1903).
• La Puce a l'Oreille (trans. "A Flea in Her Ear"), by Georges Feydeau

India

• Kithaab. by Rafeeq Mangalassery.

Russia

• The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol (made into the Danny Kaye screen musical The Inspector General.)

United Kingdom

• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (adapted for film and television numerous times)
• Much Ado About Nothing and half a dozen others by William Shakespeare
• The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien
• Comic operas by Gilbert and Sullivan including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe, The Mikado and many others.

United States

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Grease
• Into the Woods
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Personal Appearance
• London Calling
• The Odd Couple
• Spamalot
• Many American stage musicals have a strong comedic element.

See also

• Lists of comedy films
• List of comedy television series
• List of radio comedies

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