Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 4 compound words that contain comedies. The most common are listed below. Open comedies in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- black comediesplural of black comedy: A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or controversial, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.
- musical comediesplural of musical comedy: A comic type of musical theater.
- romantic comediesplural of romantic comedy: A genre of fiction, especially film, that presents love stories in a humorous and light-hearted way.
- sex comediesplural of sex comedy: A genre of comedy film with sexual content or themes.
- situation comediesplural of situation comedy: An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.
- screwball comediesplural of screwball comedy: A genre of motion picture or play where opposites are juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick
- high comediesplural of high comedy: A type of comedy characterized by witty dialogue and satire, as opposed to lowbrow farce.
- physical comediesplural of physical comedy: A form of comedy focused on manipulation of the body for a humorous effect.
- prop comediesplural of prop comedy: A style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.
- sentimental comediesplural of sentimental comedy: An 18th-century dramatic genre in which middle-class protagonists triumphantly overcome a series of moral trials.
- cringe comediesplural of cringe comedy: A genre of comedy based around characters getting into socially awkward situations.
- comedies of errorsplural of comedy of errors: A comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc.
- comedies of mannersplural of comedy of manners: A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
- improvisational comediesplural of improvisational comedy: A form of improvisational theatre performed with little predetermination of subject matter and structure, but with interaction with the audience.
Compound words 4
- docucomediesplural of docucomedy: A comedy presented as though it were a documentary.
- metacomediesplural of metacomedy: A form of comedy that deals with comedy as its subject.
- noncomediesplural of noncomedy: That which is not comedy.
- telecomediesplural of telecomedy: A television comedy show.