Romantic comedy is a hybrid genre in which a story about romance is presented in a comedic style. Works in this genre are generally considered light-hearted, and are sometimes associated with the vaguely derogatory terms "chick lit" or "chick flick", meaning "primarily aimed at a female audience". The best romantic comedies, however, explore themes of gender, relationship, sexuality and morality, and many enduring cultural icons?characters such as Annie Hall and Michael Dorsey of Tootsie?have emerged from this ever-popular form.[1]
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