comedy of errors
noun phrase
: an event or series of events made ridiculous by the number of errors that were made throughout
The project was a comedy of errors.
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Most of the patients at the clinic seemed happy with their work, and my own fillings had gone in without incident, but her visit had been a comedy of errors.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The original films starred Leslie Nielsen as hapless detective Frank Drebin whose cases always become a comedy of errors.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
What followed was a comedy of errors, minus the comedy.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Still, her deadpan banter with Hayes and escalating comedy of errors opposite Eric McCormack across two episodes of the show's fourth season rank among the series' most memorable guest appearances, alongside Cher, Madonna, and fellow indie queen Chloë Sevigny.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 June 2025
And then his putter abandoned him, which led to a comedy of errors down the stretch.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The three goals that Miami conceded in the first half against San Jose were a comedy of errors and poor effort.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 May 2025
His deadpan delivery and ever-present internal monologue drive the show, and each episode delivers a new, delightfully meta comedy of errors.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 May 2025
In a comedy of errors down the stretch, Milwaukee somehow blew Game 5 and missed their chance to force a Game 6 back home.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The original films starred Leslie Nielsen as hapless detective Frank Drebin whose cases always become a comedy of errors.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
What followed was a comedy of errors, minus the comedy.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Still, her deadpan banter with Hayes and escalating comedy of errors opposite Eric McCormack across two episodes of the show's fourth season rank among the series' most memorable guest appearances, alongside Cher, Madonna, and fellow indie queen Chloë Sevigny.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 June 2025
And then his putter abandoned him, which led to a comedy of errors down the stretch.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The three goals that Miami conceded in the first half against San Jose were a comedy of errors and poor effort.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 May 2025
His deadpan delivery and ever-present internal monologue drive the show, and each episode delivers a new, delightfully meta comedy of errors.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 May 2025
In a comedy of errors down the stretch, Milwaukee somehow blew Game 5 and missed their chance to force a Game 6 back home.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Comedy of errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy%20of%20errors. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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