musical comedy

noun

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Delano's last role was in the bluegrass musical comedy Paradise: A Town of Sinners and Saints, which was released in May. Esther Kang, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 More recently, Delano appeared in two films this year - the adventure Road to Dreamland and the bluegrass musical comedy Paradise: A Town of Sinners and Saints. Marc Berman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The musical comedy, based on the popular Apple TV+ series, will open in January at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024 Two days before Hilty and Simard opened the best new musical comedies in ages, Vogue sat down with them at the cavernous Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to discuss camp, spookiness, and their paths to Death Becomes Her. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Nov. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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