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humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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Recent Examples of comedies
All of Yorgos’ films, in some way or another, are comedies.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
In creating Judge Travis, Barnes drew inspiration from classic TV comedies like The Larry Sanders Show and The Bernie Mac Show.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
But that was just the tip of the nostalgic iceberg as the commercial revealed actors from the beloved era of TV comedies.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
With a vibe that throws back to another era of studio comedies, the project tells of a psychologist couple whose parenting philosophy is put to the ultimate test when they’re forced to counsel a crime boss’s dysfunctional family while being held hostage at a hotel.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
The Marx Brothers hit the field for one of their classic comedies.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
His career spans decades of film, television and voice acting, including roles in Space Jam, Toy Story 2 and numerous guest spots on TV dramas and comedies.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
O’Hara’s performance as Kate McCallister helped ground the emotional core of the Home Alone films, turning the holiday comedies into enduring classics.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
There was zero indication that Catherine O’Hara was anywhere near done with her hysterically acerbic arc on this Apple TV smash, one of the biggest comedies of the streaming era.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
In creating Judge Travis, Barnes drew inspiration from classic TV comedies like The Larry Sanders Show and The Bernie Mac Show.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
But that was just the tip of the nostalgic iceberg as the commercial revealed actors from the beloved era of TV comedies.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
With a vibe that throws back to another era of studio comedies, the project tells of a psychologist couple whose parenting philosophy is put to the ultimate test when they’re forced to counsel a crime boss’s dysfunctional family while being held hostage at a hotel.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
The Marx Brothers hit the field for one of their classic comedies.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
His career spans decades of film, television and voice acting, including roles in Space Jam, Toy Story 2 and numerous guest spots on TV dramas and comedies.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
O’Hara’s performance as Kate McCallister helped ground the emotional core of the Home Alone films, turning the holiday comedies into enduring classics.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
There was zero indication that Catherine O’Hara was anywhere near done with her hysterically acerbic arc on this Apple TV smash, one of the biggest comedies of the streaming era.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedies
Noun
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But the humors are acutely sensitive to their surroundings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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These are the records that best balanced my humors and kept me afloat.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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Christopher Guest really took up the mantle of putting real emotional elements in these satires — look at A Mighty Wind.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Dec. 2025
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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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“Comedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedies. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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