Editing Simile (section)

=== In comedy ===
Similes are used extensively in British comedy, notably in the [[slapstick]] era of the 1960s and 1970s. In comedy, the simile is often used in negative style: "he was as daft as a brush." They are also used in a comedic context where a sensitive subject is broached, and the comedian will test the audience with a response to a subtle implicit simile before going deeper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.funnysimiles.com/what_is_a_simile.html|title=What Is A Simile?|website=Funny Similes!|access-date=2016-04-06}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The sitcom ''[[Blackadder]]'' featured the use of extended similes, normally said by the title character. For example:
::Baldrick: I have a plan, sir.
::Blackadder: Really, Baldrick? A cunning and subtle one?
::Baldrick: Yes, sir.
::Blackadder: As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edmund_Blackadder |date=2016-05-02 |title=Blackadder Series 4 Episode 6 Goodbyeee Full Script |url=https://blackadderquotes.com/blackadder-series-4-episode-6-goodbyeee-full-script |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108085153/https://blackadderquotes.com/blackadder-series-4-episode-6-goodbyeee-full-script |archive-date=8 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Blackadder Quotes |language=en-US}}</ref>