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Yet today, grand format farces like this one are seen as a risky financial bet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2025

These actors sparked off each other, in fast-moving farces or quieter character moments.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2023

As viewers of those farces might expect, “Champions” attempts to elicit laughs with vomit, flatulence and body odor.

From Washington Post Mar. 6, 2023

That was followed in 1962 by A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, an adaptation of farces by ancient Roman playwright Plautus, for which he wrote both music and lyrics.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2021

Beside tragic and comic pieces learned by heart, we frequently improvised farces with a slight plot upon some laughable motive.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo