musical comedy
a musical that is light or humorous with a happy or cheerful ending.
(formerly, especially in reference to works from the first half of the 20th century) musical (def. 5).
Also called com·e·dy mu·sic . a genre of entertainment that prominently features songs in a comedy routine, such as stand-up comedy, or that is a type of show or album similar to a comedy routine, presented entirely in song.
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How to use musical comedy in a sentence
This past spring, executive producer Tina Fey and creator Meredith Scardino offered up Girls5eva, a hilarious musical comedy that traced the reunion of a late-’90s one-hit-wonder girl group.
The Pirates of Penzance is a romantic musical comedy from 1983.
15 Best Swashbuckling Pirate Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 7, 2021 | TechCrunchOther musical comedy fans are probably also wondering why Peacock’s “Girls5eva” didn’t make the list.
Emmy nominations 2021: ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘WandaVision’ lead with most nods | Sonia Rao, Bethonie Butler | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostThis month’s highlights include a modern Masterpiece, an offbeat British rom-com, an homage to Anaïs Nin, a musical comedy about finding oneself in punk rock and the darkly funny origin story of an ’80s aerobics mogul.
A radio and TV writer with no previous musical comedy experience, Burrows almost instantly solved the problems with the book.
New York’s Greatest Show Or How They Did Not Screw Up ‘Guys and Dolls’ | Ross Wetzsteon | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His big break came when he was cast as Finn on Ryan Murphy's musical-comedy TV series Glee.
‘Glee’ Star Cory Monteith Found Dead: A Tortured Talent Gone Too Soon | Marlow Stern | July 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI was also expecting a surprise nomination for Channing Tatum as best actor/musical comedy, since he was in every movie this year.
From heckling hecklers to his musical comedy, WATCH VIDEO of seven of his classic moments.
Jace Lacob on where the Fox musical-comedy has gone horribly, offensively wrong.
I daresay you know Lord Woldo saw me in a musical comedy at Scarborough—he has a place near there, ye know.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettIt was as much like musical comedy as any stage setting of war at the Gaiety.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsGreat care has been taken to follow the usual musical-comedy plan of making the Second Act even worse than the first.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesHis Iole was the basis of a delightful musical comedy produced in New York in 1913.
When Winter Comes to Main Street | Grant Martin OvertonIn hours of ease some business men follow baseball, others golf, tired ones musical comedy.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLane
British Dictionary definitions for musical comedy
a play or film, usually having a light romantic story, that consists of dialogue interspersed with singing and dancing
such plays and films collectively
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for musical comedy
A play or film that highlights song and dance. Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, and The Producers are well-known musical comedies.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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