musical comedy

noun

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In a tribute shared exclusively with Deadline, musical theater impresario Sir Cameron Mackintosh has remembered Tom Lehrer, the musical comedy legend, who has died at the age of 97. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 July 2025 During a two-week, city-wide takeover, over 100 comedians, spanning stand-up, sketch, and musical comedy, are ready to deliver jokes. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 He is also slated to appear alongside Paul Rudd in the forthcoming musical comedy Power Ballad. Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 June 2025 That actor was Jefferson Mays when this musical comedy by Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman premiered at Hartford Stage in the fall of 2012 directed by Darko Tresnjak. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for musical comedy

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First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of musical comedy was in 1765

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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20comedy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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