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humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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Recent Examples of comedies
Jeff, Aubrey, and Alison were like the Three Musketeers of kooky low-budget comedies.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Yes, both are comedies set in the City of Brotherly Love, which happens to be the hometown of both Abbott creator-star Quinta Brunson and her Sunny counterpart Rob McElhenney.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
But the category — which for the past 60 years has crowned a single winner among comedies and musicals — hasn’t always experienced smooth sailing.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globes have been honoring comedies since the 1950s and the days of such Billy Wilder gems as The Apartment and Some Like It Hot.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2025
Therefore, the government supported the showing of American comedies like Three Stooges films and the publication of innocuous cartoons focused on daily life.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
Make the Audience Heave Remember when gross-out movies were lowbrow comedies?
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Showbiz comedies are big swings that not always land with audiences.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Morgan became a reliable scene stealer in acerbic British comedies, often playing bluntly profane characters with little regard for social niceties.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Yes, both are comedies set in the City of Brotherly Love, which happens to be the hometown of both Abbott creator-star Quinta Brunson and her Sunny counterpart Rob McElhenney.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
But the category — which for the past 60 years has crowned a single winner among comedies and musicals — hasn’t always experienced smooth sailing.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globes have been honoring comedies since the 1950s and the days of such Billy Wilder gems as The Apartment and Some Like It Hot.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2025
Therefore, the government supported the showing of American comedies like Three Stooges films and the publication of innocuous cartoons focused on daily life.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
Make the Audience Heave Remember when gross-out movies were lowbrow comedies?
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Showbiz comedies are big swings that not always land with audiences.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Morgan became a reliable scene stealer in acerbic British comedies, often playing bluntly profane characters with little regard for social niceties.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Comedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedies. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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