as in humors
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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Recent Examples of comedies
With such a sheer volume of work coming out, the anime market can get crowded, and its easy for these works to bleed together into a vague blob of gag comedies, action-adventure shows, and sickly-sweet romances.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Dramas and comedies have struggled to attract audiences.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The trio were known for their Southern-set comedies and their support of local theaters, according to their website.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Hurwitz and Schlossberg are also known for their work on New Line’s Harold & Kumar franchise, as well as hit comedies Blockers and American Reunion, while Heald penned the Hot Tub Time Machine franchise for MGM.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Sure, children could gravitate toward the cartoonish animation style and colourful action on screen, but the show was always geared toward teens and adults who grew up on the macabre and cynical sensibilities of Tim Burton and horror comedies of the '80s and '90s.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Fernandes is a prominent TV presenter and actress who has appeared in such German comedies as Night of the Living Dorks (2004) and Ossi’s Eleven (2007).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
For anyone who’s a hardcore fan of indie comedies, Joe Swanberg is a household name.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Such minute attention to class is rare in recent American novels not set among the literati or ultra-wealthy, and still rarer in books that aren’t comedies.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Dramas and comedies have struggled to attract audiences.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The trio were known for their Southern-set comedies and their support of local theaters, according to their website.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Hurwitz and Schlossberg are also known for their work on New Line’s Harold & Kumar franchise, as well as hit comedies Blockers and American Reunion, while Heald penned the Hot Tub Time Machine franchise for MGM.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Sure, children could gravitate toward the cartoonish animation style and colourful action on screen, but the show was always geared toward teens and adults who grew up on the macabre and cynical sensibilities of Tim Burton and horror comedies of the '80s and '90s.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Fernandes is a prominent TV presenter and actress who has appeared in such German comedies as Night of the Living Dorks (2004) and Ossi’s Eleven (2007).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
For anyone who’s a hardcore fan of indie comedies, Joe Swanberg is a household name.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Such minute attention to class is rare in recent American novels not set among the literati or ultra-wealthy, and still rarer in books that aren’t comedies.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedies
Noun
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The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates divided the lives of men into only four stages, a number that mirrored the four humors and the four elements.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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But the humors are acutely sensitive to their surroundings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The role demands charisma, vocal chops, and sharp comedic timing, all deployed within one of the most cynical satires in the musical theater canon.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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More than a hundred years before the French Revolution, his riotous, scathing satires dared to speak truth to some of the most absolute power in the world.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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His air of louche mischief attended his farces about Dada and James Joyce and moral determinism, his cleverness worn as lightly as a scarf.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2025
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