comedy - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • manner: The personal and the political collide in this outrageous and fast paced comedy of manners by Sunday Times award winning playwright John Donnelly.

Converse of object

  • perform: Writing and performing stand-up comedy is life's blood for Russ.

Adjective modifier

  • romantic: He most recently was seen opposite Ashley Judd in the romantic comedy " Someone Like You.
  • stand-up: Lenny Henry hosts the best of British stand-up comedy, filmed live in Montreal in 2005.
  • hilarious: Find Tickets Dirty Dusting A hilarious comedy about OAP cleaners who start talking dirty and end up filthy rich!
  • satirical: Fiver to you DVDs Synopsis James Brooks directs this satirical comedy about three ambitious TV newscasters.
  • observational: This is observational comedy, Do you ever notice that most roads are gray, and that normally cars drive on them.

Modifies a noun

  • sketch: Not many people will risk their lives for a comedy sketch.
  • duo: The pair formed an impressive comedy duo that made their scenes the most memorable.
  • circuit: Some of the most familiar names on the comedy circuit are to perform a free gig - at a Croydon car showroom.
  • drama: Book online for The History Boys The National Theater production of Alan Bennett's comedy drama finally transfers to the West End.
  • thriller: A comedy thriller is, I think, the hardest thing to put together.
  • genius: Or maybe you're a budding comedy genius with an idea for a comedy show?

Noun used with modifier

  • slapstick: It was just like an old-fashioned slapstick comedy where people threw cakes at each other.
  • laugh-out-loud: His natural talent threw the crowd into a frenzy, resulting in a night of laugh-out-loud comedy.
  • sketch: A refreshingly diverse double act importing their strange brand of sketch comedy to Caledonia's Comedy capital.
  • cult: The third series was where this cult comedy reached its full potential.
  • spoof: Cult Australian spoof comedy Let the Blood Run Free charted life in St Christopher's Hospital.
  • off-the-cuff: An intricate knowledge of the sports world and madcap off-the-cuff comedy has established them as a totally unique commodity in the events market.

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