comic relief
noun
: a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element
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These episodes’ final story line primarily plants the seeds for the season’s larger plot, while also providing some comic relief.
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Their role is typically one of villainy or comic relief.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Is Ricken, Mark’s offbeat brother-in-law, anything more than comic relief?
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Correspondent Faith Salie talks with the writers about a partnership that always manages to find the comic relief.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Their role is typically one of villainy or comic relief.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Is Ricken, Mark’s offbeat brother-in-law, anything more than comic relief?
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Correspondent Faith Salie talks with the writers about a partnership that always manages to find the comic relief.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comic relief
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“Comic relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20relief. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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