闹剧，是一种为舞台、或电影所编写的喜剧。其目的在于用夸张的手段娱乐观众，通常是情境上的夸张，扮演替身与身分上的错置；大家熟悉的语言上的幽默笑话，包括双关俏皮话、或甚至黄色性笑话。剧情进展通常较为快速，且越到剧终，剧情跳跃的时间序会越来越快，通常还包含了追逐场面；大量的肢体语言笑料；传递给观众愚蠢不需大脑、荒谬怪旦的喜剧效果。

In theatre, a farce is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable. Farces are often highly incomprehensible plot-wise (due to the many plot twists and random events that occur), but viewers are encouraged not to try to follow the plot in order to avoid becoming confused and overwhelmed. Farce is also characterized by physical humor, the use of deliberate absurdity or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. Farces have been written for the stage and film. Furthermore, a farce is also often set in one particular location, where all events occur.