Comedy

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

1. Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections (7)
5. The activity of ___ (8)
6. An attack by dropping bombs (7)
7. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (8)
8. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (5)
9. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (plural) (5)
10. An account of an amusing incident (5)
12. An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (plural) (10)
15. The act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another (plural) (6)
16. To thwart the passage of (6)

2. A request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (8)
3. Device for converting sound waves into electrical energy (10)
4. A performer who receives prominent billing (9)
11. A contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention (7)
13. A gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance (8)
14. Equipment designed to serve a specific function (5)