comedies

noun

plural of comedy
as in humors
humorous entertainment presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations

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Recent Examples of comedies The film has had the best platform release of the year, reinforcing the urgency for theatrical comedies. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Wet Hot American Summer, the brainchild of several alumni of the beloved sketch troupe The State, is a hilarious and highly specific spoof of late-’70s and early-’80s summer-camp comedies in the vein of Meatballs. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 For proof, look no further than his latest crowd-pleaser, one of his best comedies and a movie that almost no one saw in theaters. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Hard to believe, especially coming right off one of the most successful TV comedies of all time, that someone like Lorre would face a network and studio rejection. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026 Ferris Bueller was written and directed by John Hughes, who had found success in the ‘80s making teen comedies like 1984’s Sixteen Candles and 1985’s The Breakfast Club and Weird Science. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Many moments were dark comedies about the capitalist dehumanization of security. — Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Play’s the thing Silicon Valley Shakespeare is showcasing two comedies for its summer season in Sanborn County Park in Saratoga this summer. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 More than a decade after Portlandia cemented itself as one of TV’s quirkiest sketch comedies, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are heading back to the faux version of the city that inspired it. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedies
  1. humors
  2. satires
  3. farces
  4. slapsticks
Noun
  • European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • However, Khatima also maintained that the four humors played a role in determining the plague’s course.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Definition of humors
Noun
  • There are satires of AD home tours—and a host of new competitors, from new media to independent creators.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • By 1775, at age 47, as the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, her anonymous satires and plays were already shaping public opinion in support of independence.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of satires
Noun
  • With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of farces
Noun
  • Ludwigsen played each of the five commercial slapsticks five times in an anechoic environment, minimizing any acoustic room effects with absorbing wedges.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Definition of slapsticks

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