What is Screwball Comedy?

The Film Society of Screwball Comedy has created materials to help you explore the origins and influences of the Screwball Comedy film genre, including video commentaries, books, essays, a comprehensive database, and more!

One of the questions we are often asked is “What is Screwball Comedy?” Film historians and scholars offer a variety of definitions of the term. Below is our Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the Screwball Comedy genre with its progenitor, the Romantic Comedy.

Screwball or Romantic Comedy?