The English stand-up comedian Jack Dee once said, "Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to predisposition in the other." ...

In my mind, a tragedy was something that made you cry, and a comedy was something that made you laugh — thus the laughing and crying masks.

The supposedly-sympathetic, condoling framing of suffering as a tragedy pushes people to embrace hopelessness, victimhood, and defeatism.

The present paper poses the question of the different ways in which madness is laughed at—or with—in Attic Tragedy and in Old Comedy. What is the significance of each kind of “mad laughter”?

Advice Horoscope for today, June 23, 2025: Comedy and tragedy are not so far apart Published: Jun. 23, 2025, 5:58 a.m.

TV Review ‘Dying for Sex’ Blends Comedy, Tragedy, and Kink Michelle Williams is fantastic as a woman with terminal cancer who embarks on a weird and wild sexual quest ...

- The difference between comedy and tragedy is if you walk into an open sewer and die, to me it could be comedy. Didn't happen to me. Why do I care? Who gives a shit? But tragedy is if I'll cut my ...

In the fast-evolving world of comedy and entertainment, few names resonate with as much versatility and resilience as Finesse Mitchell. Known for his roles on ...

TV comedy icon Ernie Kovacs changed entertainment forever—until a tragic crash cut his life short on a quiet stretch of Route 66 in Beverly Hills. We visit the intersection where it happened and ...

The Making of ‘American Fiction’: “Tragedy and Comedy at the Same Time, and Often the Same Day” Emmy-winning ‘Watchmen’ writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut is both a laugh-out ...

Pete Davidson gives "SNL" viewers a rare serious cold open, reflecting on his own personal terrorism tragedy, and how comedy helped him heal.

Park Square's oversized 'Cyrano' ably mixes comedy and tragedy REVIEW: Park Square's "Cyrano," directed by Joe Chvala, puts the play's big emotions at center stage.