comedy

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1 general::   noun ADJ. high, low | alternative, black, light, musical, romantic, situation, slapstick, stand-up a popular romantic comedy The show contains some wonderful slapstick comedy. VERB + COMEDY do, play Does he play comedy? COMEDY + NOUN actor, actress, writer | film, series, show PHRASES a comedy of mannersPERFORMANCE (for more verbs)

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun funny: The movie was a comedy.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: comedy comedy + NOUN a comedy series (= a regular TV programme about the same characters ) • I used to like the comedy series 'Friends’. a comedy show (= a performance ) • She has her own comedy show on TV. a comedy writer • He is best known as a comedy writer for radio and television. a comedy actor/actress • He was voted the top TV comedy actor. a comedy star (= a very famous comedy actor or actress ) • The main role in the film is played by comedy star Whoopi Goldberg. a comedy film • They were the most successful comedy films of all time. a comedy routine (= the jokes that form a comedy show ) • He always has a brilliant comedy routine. a comedy duo (= two people who perform together regularly ) • the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy the comedy circuit/scene (= all the people, places etc involved in providing comedy ) • She became a major star on the international comedy circuit. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + comedy stand-up comedy (= performances with one person telling jokes alone ) • He developed a stand-up comedy act. slapstick comedy (= in which the performers do silly things like falling over, getting dirty etc ) • The tradition of slapstick comedy goes back to the early days of cinema. high comedy (= intelligent and with very funny conversations and situations ) • The director wanted actors who could play high comedy. low comedy (= about very silly situations etc ) • He’s a popular actor who excels at low comedy. light comedy (= about subjects that are not very serious ) • He is clearly talented at light comedy. black/dark comedy (= about subjects that are usually sad or serious, especially death ) • The plot contains plenty of black comedy. alternative comedy (= that is different from traditional types of comedy ) • He’s making a name for himself on the alternative comedy scene. comedy 2 adjectives a romantic comedy • 'Four weddings and a Funeral' is a well-known romantic comedy. a black comedy (= about serious subjects, especially death ) • There are several murders in this black comedy set in Florida. a musical comedy (= with music and singing ) • As far as musical comedies go, this is one of the most successful. a sentimental comedy (= about emotions such as love and sadness ) • The film is one of those tearful sentimental comedies. a situation comedy (= a regular comedy TV programme about the same characters ) • She starred in a situation comedy about a family with teenage kids, that ran for ten years. a TV comedy • The actor played the character Baldrick in the TV comedy 'Blackadder'.

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