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Recent Examples of comedic Known for his comedic skills, Lee Kwang-soo brings his signature humor to the series through improvisation. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025 But before things ended up in a fight, the atmosphere grew more animated when the comedic WWE faction Alpha Academy, whose members include Otis, Maxxine Dupri, and Akira Tozawa joined in on the scene to help out. EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025 During a double-decker bus ride around the city, some friends get hit by tree branches and in select trailer scenes, tension turns into comedic relief. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 Legendary’s Mary Parent, who is rumored to have met with Zaslav about taking over De Luca and Abdy’s post at Warners, was instrumental in the making of the movie, bringing on director Jared Hess, who championed a comedic tone. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comedic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedic
Adjective
  • The off-beat ads and humorous posters have only stoked fan conversation about what, exactly, this project is and what on earth is going on with the asterisk in the title.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Early implementations have experienced technical glitches, such as those occasionally seen in MLB's 3D broadcasts, which sometimes led to humorous but unintended visual effects.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What’s funny about that is that Alexander appears to have some Leonard Williams to his game.
    Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Not lying and not funny, but not to be ignored either.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Connecticut productions of this comic drama are special because the film starred Connecticut icon Katharine Hepburn.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Gilroy’s dark wit has been used sparingly in Andor, but the sniping in between the disorganized sorta-rebels is a comic highlight.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That suggests an almost comical misunderstanding of free trade.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The ornate, over-the-top nature of the piece, contrasted with the comical brevity of its time onscreen, works in tandem to launch it to the middle of the pack. 34.
    Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Also amusing is Fiona Glascott as Lady Violet, an old acquaintance of Sherlock’s who specializes officially in schooling young ladies like Clara to join British high society and unofficially in casting her imperious judgment everywhere.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
  • And while the vision of Young, a vigorous 70 in his trademark schoolboy shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, is always amusing, there was nothing but serious respect for his finger-blistering playing.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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