Editing Low comedy (section)

== History ==
This type of comedy has been a fixture ever since Greek plays. For instance [[Sophocles]] once wrote a [[satyr play]], no longer extant, about [[satyr]]s who seek to persuade a king that they are worthy suitors of his daughter by bragging about their capacity for flatulence. [[Aristophanes]] claimed that he hoped his plays would not be too highbrow for the common people to understand though he acknowledged that his work presupposed a level of intelligence that was not normally assumed. Even the word 'comedy' is derived from a Greek phrase meaning either Song of Revelry or Song of The Village, the latter of which implies that it is meant for everyone including the lowest common denominator.

Low comedy was first denoted as comedy for the commoners because it was most often practiced by street performers.  Over time, as low comedy began to include lewd jokes and more physical comedy, more mainstream performers began to practice this type of comedy: [[stand-up comedians]], [[Musical theatre|musicals]], etc.  This type of comedy also was employed in most [[cartoons]]. For instance, in ''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'', [[Porky Pig]] is routinely subjected to physical slapstick. A 1945 [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon which parodied and lampooned [[Hermann Goering]] included a scene wherein Bugs successfully tore off Göring's medals one by one and Göring's trousers fell off. Likewise [[Daffy Duck]] is routinely shot by [[Elmer Fudd]] in "[[Rabbit Fire|wabbit season]]" cartoons.