musical comedy

noun

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Wilson starred in the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect as Fat Amy, and Steinfeld, 28, joined the cast as Emily for the second and third installments in 2015 and 2017. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 June 2025 Up next, he's set to star in an upcoming A24 musical comedy from Jesse Eisenberg. EW.com, 7 June 2025 The romance appears to have started as a friendship that developed when Jackman and Foster worked together on the classic musical comedy, which ran on Broadway from early 2022 to early 2023. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025 Beetlejuice The Musical will return to Broadway for the third time when the First National Tour of the international hit musical comedy begins performances Wednesday, October 8 at The Palace Theatre. Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025 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 Jun. 2025.

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