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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
Over the course of this interview in Boulder, Baldwin enthralled an audience of hundreds with colorful anecdotes, vocal impressions and physical comedy bits.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
This film must be seen to be believed — and for fans of dark comedy, it must be seen.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
In recent years, comedies have fallen out of favor with major studios — leaving room for streamers like Netflix to expand.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
It’s billed as another horror comedy, but when tidbits of humor manifest, it feels forced.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
This film must be seen to be believed — and for fans of dark comedy, it must be seen.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
In recent years, comedies have fallen out of favor with major studios — leaving room for streamers like Netflix to expand.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
It’s billed as another horror comedy, but when tidbits of humor manifest, it feels forced.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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Take a fresh route that lets your natural humor and confidence lead the way!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Her work has been published in The New Yorker’s Shouts & Murmurs, New York magazine, NPR’s This American Life, and the humor anthology Notes From the Bathroom Line.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No, that’s not a pitch to reboot Jesse Armstrong’s iconic hourlong satire of America’s wealth hoarders.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Now Apple Studios has given him the backing to produce, write, direct and co-star in Outcome, a very dark Hollywood satire that also shows the toll the business can take on even the biggest of stars.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Even Sabrina Carpenter, whose hyper-femme aesthetic is closest to Larsson’s, presents her act from a place of irony.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The long-term irony could be stark.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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