How to Use comedy in a Sentence

comedy

noun
Definition of comedynext
Synonyms for comedynext
  • We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation.
  • The movie includes a lot of physical comedy.
  • The new comedy is the network's most popular television show.
  • The five uncles provide much of the comedy in the show.
    — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 19 May 2023
  • Their comedies have been produced thousands of times on stage across the U.S. and around the world.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023
  • No See has been producing some of the best comedy shows in clubs in and around the L.A. area for years.
    — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But what if there was a way to bring a new twist to this type of television, in the form of a dark comedy thriller?
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2023
  • The trouble is that, for all the comedy and the poignancy of this central concept, the movie requires a plot.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • As part of the film’s satire of/homage to ’80s teen comedies, Lisa is focused on losing her virginity to the right guy.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • As in a classic screwball comedy, the contrivances were part of the pleasure.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • She’s been a sketch and improv veteran at comedy venues across the Dallas area for the past 10 years.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Picnics, comedy, home tours and shopping are on the menu for Mother’s Day.
    — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The third and final season of this soccer comedy from Apple TV+ was hands down the show’s most uneven to date.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • As a result, the late-night shows – which rely on writers for monologues and comedy bits – all went dark in May.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
  • At first glance, a comedy based on a children’s toy and bathed in pink may not fit the mold for a blockbuster at a time when superhero movies reign.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 July 2023
  • The sci-fi comedy has been given a two-season order and will premiere on Prime Video on Feb. 23.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a lot of physical humor, action and comedy in the show.
    — Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Her background in stage work and even comedy, that’s just what this is, timing, tension.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The other new award is best performance in stand-up comedy.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
  • May that bring us more comedy, sure, but also more The Musicals.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Her career spans more than 30 years across TV, film, standup comedy and other stage work.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Harrelson plays Marcus in this remake of the 2018 Spanish comedy of the same name.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • The comedy club has hosted free Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for anyone in need for 43 years.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Whitmer Thomas owes a bit of his comedy career to Blink-182, after the band inspired one of his signature jokes.
    — Vulture, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Rounding out the four-day Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit are two nights of concerts and a comedy showcase.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 4 May 2023
  • The comedy focuses on two brothers who plan to make a movie about diabetes during the time of Jesus.
    — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The other theft, at the heart of the play’s power and yet also its comedy, is much larger: the theft of the freedom of generations of Black Americans.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The full trailer looks fun while downplaying the broad comedy of the earlier teaser.
    — Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The feature is described as a black comedy set at a luxurious Swiss hotel on New Year’s Eve in 1999.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2023
  • The stars of The Office are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the comedy's series finale.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023

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