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high comedy

American

noun

comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot.

high comedy British

noun

comedy set largely among cultured and articulate people and featuring witty dialogue Compare low comedy

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Other Word Forms

high comedian noun

Etymology

Origin of high comedy

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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This makes for page after page of high comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Performing for a Dutch audience presents a high comedy bar, Meyers explained.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Moreover, scenes of Kempton on the witness stand in the courtroom provide moments of high comedy.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2022

So to literally every sane person outside New England, you're welcome for the high comedy.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 14, 2019

I may confess that I have only once appeared in theatricals, and that was in high comedy as a member of the Dublin Amateur Theatrical Society.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Furniss, Harry

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