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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
This is a film with a different way of looking at it, even with dark comedy blended in.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Then there’s the comedy gift that keeps on giving that is John Slattery.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The violence is sharp, and the comedy is clean, with Raimi observing his world’s details with a hunter’s precision.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
The witty horror comedy takes inspiration from Stine's most memorable stories, from a haunted mask to Slappy the Dummy, while also charting its own path as a commentary on the anxieties faced by high schoolers today.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Then there’s the comedy gift that keeps on giving that is John Slattery.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The violence is sharp, and the comedy is clean, with Raimi observing his world’s details with a hunter’s precision.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
The witty horror comedy takes inspiration from Stine's most memorable stories, from a haunted mask to Slappy the Dummy, while also charting its own path as a commentary on the anxieties faced by high schoolers today.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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For his standup act, Bellamy blends conversational storytelling with observational humor, often drawing on his background in music and pop culture.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Written, performed, and produced by Franklin, Be True uses emotional transparency and humor to narrate the process of unpacking grief, faith, self-reckoning, and renewal.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2026
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The second season of the Seth Rogen showbiz satire recently began filming.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film is a social satire set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, and an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The irony is that many of these leaders are well advised.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, the fiction feature debut of writer-director Seán Dunn (short films British by the Grace of God, Kingdom Come), explores those questions with a gusto for costumes and cosplay and healthy helpings of irony and black humor.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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