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as in humor
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass
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Recent Examples of comedy
Branum's more recent gigs include producing the Max comedy series The Other Two and writing and appearing on a season 3 episode of the network's Emmy-winning show Hacks.
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EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Call Log • Maddie is a comedy queen in this episode.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
The comedy centers on Ashley (Arjona), who has asked for a divorce from good-natured Carey (Marvin), who then runs to his friends Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino) for support.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The pair played Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker in the hit comedy, which aired from 2009 to 2020.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Call Log • Maddie is a comedy queen in this episode.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
The comedy centers on Ashley (Arjona), who has asked for a divorce from good-natured Carey (Marvin), who then runs to his friends Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino) for support.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The pair played Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker in the hit comedy, which aired from 2009 to 2020.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
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Blend humor, vulnerability and appreciation to create a unified, inclusive environment.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The humor, if anything comes from wrecking that; familiarity and hopefully homage.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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Beloved satire website the Onion bought Alex Jones’s misinformation hub in a bankruptcy auction, the New York Times reports.Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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But Grande does have experience on both the stage and screen, having appeared on Broadway's 13: The Musical and starring on Nickelodeon sitcoms Victorious and Sam & Cat, as well as Adam McKay's sci-fi political satire Don't Look Up.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump basically ripped us away from any detached sense of irony in interacting with and covering these things.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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The irony, of course, is that Aaron’s crimes have far surpassed the type that once prevented Dennis from reaching his full potential.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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