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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Burn After Reading Year: 2008 Runtime: 1h 35m Director: Joel Coen
Joel and Ethan Coen followed their Best Picture winner No Country for Old Men with one of their most cynical and hysterical movies, a comedy of errors about some incredibly stupid people.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 May 2026
In the postgame locker room, Udoka made his team rewatch their comedy of errors in the final moments of regulation and delivered a blunt message.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The duo’s debut was a comedy of errors and brilliance.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
In his attempt to make a comedy of errors about an era of terror, Anderson missed the forest for the trees about resistance in Trump's America.
—Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
In his attempt to make a comedy of errors about an era of terror, Anderson missed the forest for the trees about resistance in Trump’s America.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
This is absolute ground truth, publicly attested by a shameful flight from Afghanistan, a humiliating proxy defeat of America’s godlike technology and expertise in Ukraine, and a comedy of errors clawing to punish Yemeni Houthis.
—Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Johann Strauss’ comedy of errors about love and hidden identities has been given a distinctly local twist, Todaro revealed.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Kansas was in total control in the first quarter, but the second quarter was a comedy of errors.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 May 2026
In the postgame locker room, Udoka made his team rewatch their comedy of errors in the final moments of regulation and delivered a blunt message.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The duo’s debut was a comedy of errors and brilliance.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
In his attempt to make a comedy of errors about an era of terror, Anderson missed the forest for the trees about resistance in Trump's America.
—Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
In his attempt to make a comedy of errors about an era of terror, Anderson missed the forest for the trees about resistance in Trump’s America.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
This is absolute ground truth, publicly attested by a shameful flight from Afghanistan, a humiliating proxy defeat of America’s godlike technology and expertise in Ukraine, and a comedy of errors clawing to punish Yemeni Houthis.
—Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Johann Strauss’ comedy of errors about love and hidden identities has been given a distinctly local twist, Todaro revealed.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Kansas was in total control in the first quarter, but the second quarter was a comedy of errors.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Comedy of errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy%20of%20errors. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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