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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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 The Studio continues to be a genuinely hilarious comedy of errors. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The original film was produced by Martin Bregman, and starred Alda and Carol Burnett as a couple who vacation with their friends and get entangled in a comedy of errors. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025 Other stellar names featured heavily in Liverpool’s comedy of errors in the first half of Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Craven Cottage. James Pearce, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 The film followed a couple (Alda and Burnett) who vacation with their friends and get entangled in a comedy of errors. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025 And Nestor's dual identity scheme mostly results in a comedy of errors that shares some absurdist DNA with Sean Baker's latest film. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025 And a comedy of errors by the Saints near the end of the first half probably didn’t help Rizzi’s cause in trying to build a resume to become the full-time head coach, as his record dropped to 3-3 as the team’s interim head coach. The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Comedy of errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy%20of%20errors. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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