musical comedy

noun

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At the time, the project had Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, comedians behind the musical comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates, slated to write original music for the film, with Lindhome expected to write the film’s screenplay. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025 The new musical comedy show will star a frazzled leader, ambitious lieutenant, playful maverick, cranky grouch and quirky problem solver, according to the Disney Auditions website. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025 And in an era where musicals too often topple over into high seriousness, the return of musical comedy is lapped up by the audience, nowhere more so than in one of the show’s highpoints, the Act Two opener. David Benedict, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025 Christmas musical comedy Spirited, starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 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 11 Dec. 2025.

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