as in humors
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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Recent Examples of comedies
Advertisement Advertisement A recent spate of darkly glittering comedies give us the opportunity to do just that.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Keep scrolling for the best comedies to stream on Netflix right now.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
That said, Peacock has struggled mightily to launch successful comedies, even ones from producers of beloved Office-era sitcoms.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
A lot of comedies here, including ones that shaped my teen years from Knocked Up to Bridesmaids.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There are some Irish comedies which really broke through, some Irish writers, but a lot of British comedy would have been my comedic influence growing up.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Linehan has created multiple British comedies but in recent years has been best known for his vehemently anti-trans rhetoric.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Disney, Paramount, NBCU and the rest need to show advertisers exactly who is watching popular dramas, comedies, sports and specials — but that task has grown exponentially more difficult as more people watch scripted favorites on demand via new digital platforms.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
That is just one of the absurdist strands in the latest film from Anders Thomas Jensen, known for dark comedies including the revenge story Riders of Justice (2020) and the more madcap Men & Chicken (2015).
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Keep scrolling for the best comedies to stream on Netflix right now.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
That said, Peacock has struggled mightily to launch successful comedies, even ones from producers of beloved Office-era sitcoms.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
A lot of comedies here, including ones that shaped my teen years from Knocked Up to Bridesmaids.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There are some Irish comedies which really broke through, some Irish writers, but a lot of British comedy would have been my comedic influence growing up.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Linehan has created multiple British comedies but in recent years has been best known for his vehemently anti-trans rhetoric.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Disney, Paramount, NBCU and the rest need to show advertisers exactly who is watching popular dramas, comedies, sports and specials — but that task has grown exponentially more difficult as more people watch scripted favorites on demand via new digital platforms.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
That is just one of the absurdist strands in the latest film from Anders Thomas Jensen, known for dark comedies including the revenge story Riders of Justice (2020) and the more madcap Men & Chicken (2015).
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedies
Noun
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And there’s a kinship between modern medicine’s aim to ascribe psychiatric disorders to a handful of chemicals in our brains and the medical catchall of the four-humors framework of centuries past.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While Bruce the shark tore through limbs, there were also conspiracy thrillers, period dramas, counterculture satires, and deeply anti-authority crime flicks to rule the roost.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Comedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedies. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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