musical comedy

noun

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Tommy Dix, who starred as a young military school cadet opposite Lucille Ball in the 1943 MGM musical comedy Best Foot Forward after appearing in the Broadway original, has died. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025 What a week to revive a musical comedy about corporate raiders sabotaging the public good. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 In 2020, DeBose played one of the leads in Ryan Murphy's Netflix adaptation of the Broadway musical The Prom, and in 2021, starred in the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon!. Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 This musical comedy begins with a small town that's beloved corn is dying. Alex Golden, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for musical comedy

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First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of musical comedy was in 1765

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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20comedy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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