Entertaiment is the act of providing entertainment for an audience or individuals. It encompasses any activity from an individual selecting a form of private entertainment from a wide range of media products to a large audience enjoying a theatrical performance. It can be seen in many different contexts and can take the form of an act of fun and pleasure or it can serve as a means of gaining insight or intellectual growth. It is an objectively understood activity that involves communication between text and audience, has external stimuli, offers pleasure and requires audience passivity.