musical comedy

noun

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And, for several years, Brooks explored the ideas of a musical comedy of the notorious Adolph Hitler, which turned into his first feature comedic film, The Producers, in 1968. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 New Jersey’s first superhero takes the stage in this monster of a musical comedy, based on the classic cult film. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 June 2025 Wilson starred in the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect as Fat Amy, and Steinfeld, 28, joined the cast as Emily for the second and third installments in 2015 and 2017. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 June 2025 Up next, he's set to star in an upcoming A24 musical comedy from Jesse Eisenberg. EW.com, 7 June 2025 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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