What's the movie genre called that mixes historical settings and modern comedy?
What's the movie genre called that mixes historical settings and modern comedy?
I mean movies that are just like regular modern comedy movies but take place in a historical setting. Some examples include “The Little Hours” and “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” Furthermore, does anybody have any more examples of movies like these?
Period comedy
36 0 ReplyAnachronistic comedy.
8 2 ReplyI mean, did you just make up that term? Or is that an actual genre comedy?
I don’t disagree that your term is adequately descriptive, I’m just curious as to whether that is a known name for this genre of comedy. I’m not trying to argue here.
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If we're including television I'm disappointed that nobody mentioned Blackadder.
If not, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
14 0 ReplyAnachronistic Comedy? Blazing Saddles is one, if ye think about it...
12 0 Reply"Johnny Dangerously" came to mind once.
Once.
12 1 ReplyYou bastige. You fargin sneaky bastage. Why you miserable cork-soaker!
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"Our Flag Means Death" seems like a solid example
10 0 ReplyThe Death of Stalin is great.
11 1 ReplyDepending on your definition of modern, History of the World Part 1 is great.
9 0 ReplyAnachronism?
8 0 ReplyAnachronism means something else, especially with respect to movies.
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Drunk History.
Also,
That episode of Sunny where they bullshit the connection between Paddy's Pub and the cracking of the liberty bell
8 1 ReplyIt leans a little more toward academic than some of the others here, and spans a broader time span, but History of The World p1 is pretty good.
7 1 ReplyAcademic? History of the World Part I? I guess you could say it has about as much academic rigour as the average Mel Brooks movie.
3 1 ReplyI was being silly.
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Examples:
- Black Knight (2001)
- arguably, A Knight's Tale (2001) if you consider it sufficiently funny (big year for anachronistic knights)
- All of the Ice Age films I guess
- Year One (2009)
there's actually tons of these.
7 1 ReplyYear One is so good
2 0 ReplyBrave of you to say this
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You may appreciate "miracle workers" the first season is set in modern times (kinda) but each other season is set in a different historical setting.
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