musical comedy

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noun

musical(def 5).

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Origin of musical comedy

First recorded in 1755–65

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Examples from the Web for musical comedy

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|DAILY BEAST
And the musical-comedy Glee was the breakout hit of the season on any network.
TV's Winners and Losers|Jace Lacob|May 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Oh, those silly buffoons and their musical-comedy uniforms," the Crown Prince shrugged.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
The Widow Weld was a musical-comedy sort of widow in French-heeled, patent-leather slippers and girlish gowns.
Half Portions|Edna Ferber

She, too, had attained a good deal of celebrity in the musical-comedy world—was to be one of the features of the cast.
The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster
Meg had deferred the adoption of the musical-comedy costume until such time as she took over Ayah's duties.
Jan and Her Job|L. Allen Harker
In losing her, the musical-comedy stage has lost a player whose peculiar individuality will not easily be replaced.
When It Was Dark|Guy Thorne

British Dictionary definitions for musical comedy

musical comedy

noun

a play or film, usually having a light romantic story, that consists of dialogue interspersed with singing and dancing

such plays and films collectively

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