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as in humor
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass
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Recent Examples of comedy
The Japanese filmmaker Hikari directed this comedy-drama about an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who works for a rental family service in Tokyo and plays stand-in roles in other people’s lives.
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Former Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nuñez) returns on The Paper, Peacock’s upcoming comedy set in the same universe as the cult sitcom The Office.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The follow-up doubles down on its predecessor’s maximalism, producing a chaotic, overstuffed action-adventure comedy with eye-popping visuals that demand to be seen in a theater.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent releases include Cannes Directors’ Fortnight baseball comedy Eephus by Carson Lund; revenge thriller Ghost Trail by Jonathan Millet, and Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age drama Familiar Touch, starring Kathleen Chalfant, which won the Lion of the Future at Venice last year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Former Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nuñez) returns on The Paper, Peacock’s upcoming comedy set in the same universe as the cult sitcom The Office.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The follow-up doubles down on its predecessor’s maximalism, producing a chaotic, overstuffed action-adventure comedy with eye-popping visuals that demand to be seen in a theater.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent releases include Cannes Directors’ Fortnight baseball comedy Eephus by Carson Lund; revenge thriller Ghost Trail by Jonathan Millet, and Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age drama Familiar Touch, starring Kathleen Chalfant, which won the Lion of the Future at Venice last year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ken is a more marginal figure by design, though his British cringe humor never stops feeling somewhat at odds with the show’s small-city, Midwest setting.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman's 2024 thriller Carry-On, Leonardo DiCaprio's 2021 disaster satire Don't Look Up and Reynolds' 2022 action movie The Adam Project round out the top five, according to the streamer's Tudum website.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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More recently, Isaacs starred in The Death of Stalin, the 2017 political satire directed by Armando Iannucci about the power struggle in the Soviet Union following Stalin's (Adrian McLoughlin) death.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The irony is far easier to perceive.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The irony of pairing this kind of luxury grocery with a $36,000 private sports club is hard to miss.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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