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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Performing Arts
DEF

A joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.

OBS

The running gag has long been recognized as a standard ingredient of slapstick comedy, and may be either a repeated comic line of dialogue or a repeated comic action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts du spectacle
DEF

Blague faisant usage du comique de répétition, idéalement de plus en plus drôle à mesure qu'elle est répétée.

OBS

Ce gag [...] peut être un détail anodin, mais sa répétition est destinée à détendre l'atmosphère et créer périodiquement chez le spectateur un moment d'hilarité presque convenu.

Spanish

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