comedy

IPA: kˈɑmʌdi

(countable, historical) A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.
(countable) A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
(countable, Medieval Europe) A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy).
(countable, drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.
(drama) The genre of such works.
(uncountable) Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
The art of composing comedy.
(countable) A humorous event.

Examples of "comedy" in Sentences

Unfortunately, a crucial ingredient in comedy is timing.
When you're paying tribute to something like that, the comedy is already inherent in the material.
One of the most consistent and effective tools in comedy is something I call ‘The Garden Path Routine.’
The term comedy however is not used in the modern sense which suggests to us a light laughable drama written in a familiar style.
And the comedy is actually funny, particularly when Oda just lets loose with the deformed cartooning and amazing dumbness of Luffy.
Do prepare yourself for the occasional cringe-worthy line of dialogue though, and like most PG-13 action films, the comedy is almost never funny.
While other kids picked up electric guitars and sports equipment, I was feverishly collecting comedy albums and reading anything that had the word comedy in it.
Madrid's expensively-assembled superstars put up a good fight, but Barca have drawn first blood in the title comedy and tragedy, so here are ten of the decade's most noteworthy events.
Based on a short story by Irwin Shaw, this comedy is about a football player with hearing problems who receives experimental surgery and finds himself suddenly able to hear everyone talking from far distances.