plural comedies
1
a
: a medieval narrative that ends happily
Dante's Divine Comedy
b
: a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme
the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus
2
a
: a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending
a comedy about parenthood
b
: the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner compare tragedy
3
: a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events
a comedy of errors
4
a
: the comic element
the comedy of many life situations
b
: humorous entertainment
nightclub comedy
Examples of comedy in a Sentence
The new comedy is the network's most popular television show.
The movie includes a lot of physical comedy.
We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation.
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The surreal comedy elicited laughter throughout, but ultimately seemed to fall flat with the crowd.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026
Up against stiff competition from the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC One, Sky’s adaptation of the iconic NBC comedy drew its lowest audience of the series.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 May 2026
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—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
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—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026
Up against stiff competition from the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC One, Sky’s adaptation of the iconic NBC comedy drew its lowest audience of the series.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 May 2026
At the time of writing, filming of the fourth series of black-comedy whodunnit The White Lotus is currently taking place at Château de La Messardière, a 19th‑century palace‑turned‑luxury hotel high above Saint‑Tropez Bay, built as a wedding gift from a cavalry officer to his bride.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara are doing masterful physical comedy, but it’s all held up by Coward’s brilliant language underneath it.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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comedy
noun
com·e·dy
ˈkäm-əd-ē 
plural comedies
1
: a light amusing play with a happy ending
2
: a comic literary work
3
a
: an amusing or ridiculous event
b
: humorous entertainment
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