KnowraComic reliefLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Comic relief, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 1Related 8Compared with 4Running gagCompared with: A running gag may interrupt tension, but recurrence is its defining feature.Nikolai GogolCompared with: Gogol’s humor rarely just relieves tension; it often intensifies the unease.Straight manCompared with: Comic relief names a function in a larger work, not the partner role defined by contrast.Shakespearean tragedyCompared with: Shakespeare’s tragic humor can sharpen, rather than erase, the surrounding suffering.