Collocations for "comedy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "comedy" in context.
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comedy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [tragic, slapstick, romantic] comedy
- in a comedy about [space, a family]
- am in the mood for a (good) comedy
- comedy and [drama, action]
- watch a (good) comedy
- [make, direct, produce] a comedy
- a comedy based on...
- in a comedy of errors
- the comedy of the situation
- need a little bit of comedy (in my life)
- was full of comedy
'comedy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
act
- actor
- attic
- author
- bedroom
- black
- bland
- combination
- cross
- dose
- film
- flair
- gag
- gift
- hilarious
- lace
- light
- low on
- masterpiece
- movie
- muse
- musical
- must
- novel
- play
- poignant
- program
- prominent
- romance
- romantic
- routine
- series
- show
- situation
- sketch
- sly
- writer