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comedy

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Related topics: Performing, Media
com·e·dy /ˈkɒmədi $ ˈkɑː-/ ●●● W3 noun (plural comedies)  
1  [uncountableU] entertainment that is intended to make people laugh 喜剧
comedy writer/series/show/actor etc 喜剧作家/连续剧/节目/演员等
 a career in stand-up comedy (=telling jokes in front of people as a job)
单口喜剧表演职业
► see thesaurus at funny
2  [countableC]APAM a play, film, or television programme that is intended to make people laugh 喜剧片，喜剧节目
 a highly successful TV comedy
一部极为成功的电视喜剧
► see thesaurus at movie
3  [uncountableU]FUNNY the quality in something such as a book or play that makes people laugh 喜剧性，喜剧成分；幽默 SYN humour, → tragedy
 Can’t you see the comedy of the situation?
你不觉得这种情况滑稽吗？
→ black comedy, situation comedy
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: entertainment that is intended to make people laugh
comedy + NOUN
a comedy series (=a regular TV programme about the same characters)
I used to like the comedy series 'Friends’.
a comedy show (=a performance)
She has her own comedy show on TV.
a comedy writer
He is best known as a comedy writer for radio and television.
a comedy actor/actress
He was voted the top TV comedy actor.
a comedy star (=a very famous comedy actor or actress)
The main role in the film is played by comedy star Whoopi Goldberg.
a comedy film
They were the most successful comedy films of all time.
a comedy routine (=the jokes that form a comedy show)
He always has a brilliant comedy routine.
a comedy duo (=two people who perform together regularly)
the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
the comedy circuit/scene (=all the people, places etc involved in providing comedy)
She became a major star on the international comedy circuit.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + comedy
stand-up comedy (=performances with one person telling jokes alone)
He developed a stand-up comedy act.
slapstick comedy (=in which the performers do silly things like falling over, getting dirty etc)
The tradition of slapstick comedy goes back to the early days of cinema.
high comedy (=intelligent and with very funny conversations and situations)
The director wanted actors who could play high comedy.
low comedy (=about very silly situations etc)
He’s a popular actor who excels at low comedy.
light comedy (=about subjects that are not very serious)
He is clearly talented at light comedy.
black/dark comedy (=about subjects that are usually sad or serious, especially death)
The plot contains plenty of black comedy.
alternative comedy (=that is different from traditional types of comedy)
He’s making a name for himself on the alternative comedy scene.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a play, film, or television programme that is intended to make people laugh
adjectives
a romantic comedy
'Four weddings and a Funeral' is a well-known romantic comedy.
a black comedy (=about serious subjects, especially death)
There are several murders in this black comedy set in Florida.
a musical comedy (=with music and singing)
As far as musical comedies go, this is one of the most successful.
a sentimental comedy (=about emotions such as love and sadness)
The film is one of those tearful sentimental comedies.
a situation comedy (=a regular comedy TV programme about the same characters)
She starred in a situation comedy about a family with teenage kids, that ran for ten years.
a TV comedy
The actor played the character Baldrick in the TV comedy 'Blackadder'.
Examples from the Corpus
comedy• This one, obviously, is not a comedy.• a comedy show on Channel 4• It was a brilliant play - full of drama, and both sadness and comedy.• So is the prejudice against mixing tragedy and comedy.• The movie's a black comedy about a pair of junkie musicians who are trying to kick the drug habit.• The movie swings from broad comedy to moving drama in a single scene.• The aggressive style of mainland cabaret comedy is only now reaching Northern Ireland.• Bill started acting in musical comedy.• 'One Fine Day' was a romantic comedy with George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer.• In general, the violations of the unities in sentimental comedy are slight.• The tribute includes a 1960s episode of Coronation Street and the comedy Nearest and Dearest.• But the comedy is smart and funny, and Michael Douglas and Annette Bening are charming.• Much of the comedy in Pratchett's books comes from the clever way he plays around with words and ideas.
stand-up comedy• And if you want the best stand-up comedy available for a dollar, try a speaker meeting on skid row.• Throughout the first decade of television, the dominant influence was what would now be called stand-up comedy.• Capurro has been doing stand-up comedy for about a year.• I had a girlfriend, Lisa DeLarios, who went to New York, and was doing great stand-up comedy.• Or a president of the Board of Supervisors whose real job is stand-up comedy.• Other tales that make up the show are obviously fictional: the stuff of stand-up comedy.• His starting point was stand-up comedy the thing he still does best, in 15-minute monologues at the start of every show.
Origin comedy
(1300-1400) French comédie, from Latin, from Greek komoidia, from komos “having fun, partying” + aeidein “to sing”
com·e·dy noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4172 COCA: 3216
comedy

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMEDY | COMEDY + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤high, low高雅／低俗喜劇▸➤film, movie, television, TV喜劇電影；喜劇電視➤alternative, light, musical, physical, romantic, screwball, situation, sketch, slapstick, stand-up, teen (especially NAmE) 另類喜劇；輕喜劇；音樂喜劇；肢體喜劇；浪漫喜劇；荒誕喜劇；情景喜劇；喜劇小品；粗俗滑稽劇；單口相聲；青少年喜劇◇a popular romantic comedy深受喜愛的浪漫喜劇◇The show contains some wonderful slapstick comedy.這場演出包括一些精彩的粗俗滑稽劇。➤black, dark黑色喜劇VERB + COMEDY➤do, play演喜劇◇Does he play comedy?他演喜劇嗎？COMEDY + NOUN➤actor, actress, writer（男）喜劇演員；女喜劇演員；喜劇作家▸➤film, movie, series, show喜劇電影；喜劇系列；喜劇演出▸➤routine, sketch喜劇套路；喜劇小品▸➤club喜劇俱樂部PHRASES➤a comedy of errors荒唐可笑的情形◇The case quickly became a comedy of errors. (figurative) 這件事很快變成了一場錯誤百出的鬧劇。➤a comedy of manners風俗喜劇  ➡ note at performance (for more verbs)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4172 COCA: 3216
comedy noun
⇨ humour (appreciate the comedy of the situation) ⇨ play (a romantic comedy)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4172 COCA: 3216
comedy
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