musical comedy

noun

Synonyms of musical comedynext
: musical sense 2

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meanwhile, is Parton’s 1982 musical comedy with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 On Halloween night in 1995, the musical comedy aired on TV for the first time, as part of a celebration on VH1. — Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 He was also seen in the second season of Prime Video’s spy drama Citadel and reteamed with his Sing Street director John Carney for Power Ballad, the musical comedy that starred Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and was released by Lionsgate in the spring. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Blackman first starred opposite Presley in the rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy Blue Hawaii in 1961. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical comedy

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First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of musical comedy was in 1765

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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20comedy. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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musical comedy

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