: Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁a ▁modern ▁sense , ▁comedy ▁( from ▁the ▁, ▁k ō m ō id ía ) ▁is ▁a ▁genre ▁of ▁fiction ▁that ▁refers ▁to ▁any ▁disc ourse ▁or ▁work ▁generally ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁hum orous ▁or ▁am using ▁by ▁indu cing ▁laugh ter , ▁especially ▁in ▁theatre , ▁television , ▁film , ▁stand - up ▁comedy , ▁books ▁and ▁nov els ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁medium ▁of ▁entertain ment . ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁An cient ▁Greece . ▁In ▁the ▁A then ian ▁dem ocracy , ▁the ▁public ▁opinion ▁of ▁vot ers ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁sat ire ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁com ic ▁po ets ▁at ▁the ▁the aters . ▁The ▁the atr ical ▁genre ▁of ▁Greek ▁comedy ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁dram atic ▁performance ▁which ▁p its ▁two ▁groups ▁or ▁soci eties ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁an ▁am using ▁ag on ▁or ▁conflict . ▁North rop ▁F ry e ▁dep icted ▁these ▁two ▁oppos ing ▁sides ▁as ▁a ▁" So ci ety ▁of ▁Youth " ▁and ▁a ▁" So ci ety ▁of ▁the ▁Old ." ▁A ▁re vised ▁view ▁character izes ▁the ▁essential ▁ag on ▁of ▁comedy ▁as ▁a ▁struggle ▁between ▁a ▁relatively ▁power less ▁youth ▁and ▁the ▁soci etal ▁convent ions ▁that ▁pose ▁obst acles ▁to ▁his ▁hopes . ▁In ▁this ▁struggle , ▁the ▁youth ▁is ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁const rained ▁by ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁social ▁authority , ▁and ▁is ▁left ▁with ▁little ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁take