Asklemmy @lemmy.ml Wild Bill @midwest.social 5mo ago

What's the movie genre called that mixes historical settings and modern comedy?

I mean movies that are just like regular modern comedy movies but take place in a historical setting. Some examples include “The Little Hours” and “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” Furthermore, does anybody have any more examples of movies like these?

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Period comedy
- Anachronistic comedy.
  
  I mean, did you just make up that term? Or is that an actual genre comedy?
  
  I don’t disagree that your term is adequately descriptive, I’m just curious as to whether that is a known name for this genre of comedy. I’m not trying to argue here.
If we're including television I'm disappointed that nobody mentioned Blackadder.

If not, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Anachronistic Comedy? Blazing Saddles is one, if ye think about it...
"Our Flag Means Death" seems like a solid example
The Death of Stalin is great.
"Johnny Dangerously" came to mind once.

Once.
- You bastige. You fargin sneaky bastage. Why you miserable cork-soaker!
“The Death of Stalin” is perhaps similar to what you’re thinking of, basically about the shenanigans with in the Kremlin fallowing Stalin’s death.

I mean, I guess the term might just be “historical comedy”
Anachronism?
- Anachronism means something else, especially with respect to movies.
Depending on your definition of modern, History of the World Part 1 is great.
Examples:

Black Knight (2001)

arguably, A Knight's Tale (2001) if you consider it sufficiently funny (big year for anachronistic knights)

All of the Ice Age films I guess

Year One (2009)

there's actually tons of these.
- Year One is so good
  
  Brave of you to say this
It leans a little more toward academic than some of the others here, and spans a broader time span, but History of The World p1 is pretty good.
- Academic? History of the World Part I? I guess you could say it has about as much academic rigour as the average Mel Brooks movie.
  
  I was being silly.
I can recommend norsemen. It's a series, though.
- I have watched it, very nice show.
You may appreciate "miracle workers" the first season is set in modern times (kinda) but each other season is set in a different historical setting.

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