Like the Bowers case, other recent history reinforces the principle of classic farce: the more pious the politician, the greater the hypocrisy.

What is the difference between a contemporary piece of gross-out trash and a classic farce if there's no cultural context in which to distinguish them?

The dances could be compared with some of the classic 19th-century French farces.

There is a form of classic farce in which the fool places his trust again and again in a rogue who tricks him every time.

Over the years it has produced most of the classic farces and comedies.

The novel contains many scenes reminiscent of classic farces.

Because it all sounds like a classic French farce.

The Mating Season is a 1951 classic farce with elements of screwball comedy.

In trying to get the truth out, he loses his job; what follows is classic farce and the stakes escalate.

Despite the tepid critical response at the time, Duck Soup is now seen as a classic political farce.