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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Correspondent Faith Salie talks with the writers about a partnership that always manages to find the comic relief.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Mads Mikkelsen voices the bad-guy lion Kiros, and Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner provide some over-the-top comic relief as Pumbaa and Timon.
—Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Starr was the fastest to comic relief and most averse to pretension in any form.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
As the comic relief, Connor’s best friend Greg (Jaboukie Young-White) pops in and out, offering unwanted advice to his buddy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Mads Mikkelsen voices the bad-guy lion Kiros, and Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner provide some over-the-top comic relief as Pumbaa and Timon.
—Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Starr was the fastest to comic relief and most averse to pretension in any form.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
As the comic relief, Connor’s best friend Greg (Jaboukie Young-White) pops in and out, offering unwanted advice to his buddy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 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 7 May. 2025.
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