Animation
An
animated cartoon horse
Some people find
animation to be entertaining. Similarly, some people find
cartoons to be entertaining.
[2][edit] Cinema and theaterMany people find
cinema /or
theatre and other live performance such as
circus, plays, musicals, farces, monologues and pantomimes to be entertaining.
[edit] ComedyComedy provides laughter and amusement. The audience is taken by surprise, by the parody or satire of an unexpected effect or an
opposite expectations of their cultural beliefs.
Slapstick film,
one-liner joke,
observational humor are forms of comedy which have developed since the early days of jesters and traveling minstrels.
[3][edit] Comics Felix the Cat comic strip
Comics comprise of text and drawings which convey an entertaining narrative.
[4] Several famous comics revolve around super heroes such as
Superman and
Batman.
Marvel Comics and
DC Comics are two publishers of comic books.
Manga is the
Japanese word for
comic and print
cartoons.
Caricature is a graphical entertainment. The purpose may vary from merely putting smile on the viewers face, to raising social awareness, to highlighting the moral vices of a person being caricatured.
[edit] Dance and musicMany people find involvement in
social dance to be entertaining. Some people listen to or watching musical entertainment.
[edit] Games Bingo
Games provide relaxation and diversion. Games may be played by one person for their own entertainment, or by a group of people. Games may be played for achievement or money such as
gambling or
bingo.
Racing,
chess or
checkers may develop physical or mental prowess. Games may be geared for children, or may be played outdoors such as
lawn bowling. Equipment may be necessary to play the game such as a deck of cards for
card games, or a board and markers for board games such as
Monopoly, or
backgammon.
[5] This can include
ball games,
Blind man's bluff,
board games,
card games,
children's games,
croquet,
Frisbee,
hide and seek, number games,
paintball and
video games.
[edit] Other forms of entertainment Sporting events are a popular form of entertainment.
- Concert
- Lecture
- Magic
- Mass media
- Radio
- Sports
- Storytelling
- Television
[edit] See alsoMain article:
Outline of entertainment
- Broadway theater
- Busking
- Escapism
- History of film
- Leisure
- Literature
- West End theater
- Entertainment During the Depression
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Entertainment". Dictionary.com. Lexi-co Publishing Group. 2007. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entertainment. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "cartoon - Definitions from Dictionary.com". Lexi-co Publishing Group, LLC.. 2003. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cartoon. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "comedy". From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. High Beam Research, Inc.. 2007. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-comedy.html. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "comic strip comic strip". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.. 2007. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106123/comic-strip. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Games - MSN Encarta". Microsoft. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. http://www.webcitation.org/5kwbpT4dT. Retrieved 2007-11-30.