Claim: Stand-up comedy is generally intended to be humorous or purposeful.
Evidence: The performer is commonly known as a comic , stand-up comic , stand-up comedian , or simply a stand-up.
In a modern sense , comedy -LRB- from the κωμῳδία , kōmōidía -RRB- refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter , especially in theatre , television , film , and stand-up comedy.