Synonyms of high comedy

high comedy

noun

as in low comedy

Related Words

• low comedy
• comedy
• farce
• satire
• burlesque
• slapstick
• parody
• humor
• improv
• stand-up
• banter
• persiflage
• drollery
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• horseplay
• wit
• knockabout
• foolery
• fun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of high comedy

The mood toggles between high comedy and dark drama with slippery ease until the story reaches its unforgettable conclusion. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025

Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture. — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025

But there was no real high drama or high comedy in those final 20 minutes. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024

That particular transformation comes off as high comedy; despite his tragic life, Schulz was a very funny writer. — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023

In a scene of high comedy, French Inspector Lavalle, insists that the criminal mastermind behind the theft must be French. — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023