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humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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Recent Examples of comedies
Packed with mistaken identities, overheard conversations, and joyful chaos, this beloved classic is one of Shakespeare’s most enduring comedies.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
That means less space for comedies, dramas and unscripted shows, which could squeeze some marginally performing series out.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Nearly 50 years after its release, the ZAZ production is still considered one of the best comedies ever made with every slapstick scene and quotable Leslie Nielsen line as stunningly funny on the 20th viewing as the first.
—Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
What doesn’t work, for the most part, can be chalked up to the trial and error process typical for network comedies, which rely on regular fine-tuning to find their best self.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The Canadian film producer was best known for his work on family friendly Disney comedies starting in the 2000s.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Animated delights, comedies, and action adventures to entertain all ages.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
With nine romantic-comedies and multiples series made in the past year, Evoke has produced titles for Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, Tubi, Great American Family and more.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Tyler Perry loves his broad comedies, many revolving around his most enduring character, Madea, the blunt, street-smart, occasionally violent grandmother with a heart of gold.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
That means less space for comedies, dramas and unscripted shows, which could squeeze some marginally performing series out.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Nearly 50 years after its release, the ZAZ production is still considered one of the best comedies ever made with every slapstick scene and quotable Leslie Nielsen line as stunningly funny on the 20th viewing as the first.
—Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
What doesn’t work, for the most part, can be chalked up to the trial and error process typical for network comedies, which rely on regular fine-tuning to find their best self.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The Canadian film producer was best known for his work on family friendly Disney comedies starting in the 2000s.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Animated delights, comedies, and action adventures to entertain all ages.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
With nine romantic-comedies and multiples series made in the past year, Evoke has produced titles for Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, Tubi, Great American Family and more.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Tyler Perry loves his broad comedies, many revolving around his most enduring character, Madea, the blunt, street-smart, occasionally violent grandmother with a heart of gold.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedies
Noun
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The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates divided the lives of men into only four stages, a number that mirrored the four humors and the four elements.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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But the humors are acutely sensitive to their surroundings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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More than a hundred years before the French Revolution, his riotous, scathing satires dared to speak truth to some of the most absolute power in the world.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Guest really took up the mantle of putting real emotional elements in these satires — look at A Mighty Wind.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His air of louche mischief attended his farces about Dada and James Joyce and moral determinism, his cleverness worn as lightly as a scarf.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Comedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedies. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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