musical comedy

[ myoo-zi-kuhl kom-i-dee ]

/ ˈmyu zɪ kəl ˈkɒm ɪ di /

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noun

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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Origin of musical comedy

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby musical comedy

musica ficta, musical, musical box, musical chairs, musical chairs, play, musical comedy, musicale, musical glasses, musicality, musicalize, musical ride

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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.
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The Pirates of Penzance is a romantic musical comedy from 1983.
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Other musical comedy fans are probably also wondering why Peacock’s “Girls5eva” didn’t make the list.
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This 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.
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in June 2021|Judy Berman|June 30, 2021|Time

A radio and TV writer with no previous musical comedy experience, Burrows almost instantly solved the problems with the book.
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His big break came when he was cast as Finn on Ryan Murphy's musical-comedy TV series Glee.
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I was also expecting a surprise nomination for Channing Tatum as best actor/musical comedy, since he was in every movie this year.
18 Golden Globes Snubs & Surprises|Ramin Setoodeh|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From heckling hecklers to his musical comedy, WATCH VIDEO of seven of his classic moments.
Best of Galifianakis|Alex Berg|November 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Jace Lacob on where the Fox musical-comedy has gone horribly, offensively wrong.
Why I Loathe Glee|Jace Lacob|September 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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 Bennett
It was as much like musical comedy as any stage setting of war at the Gaiety.
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Great 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. Graves
His Iole was the basis of a delightful musical comedy produced in New York in 1913.
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In hours of ease some business men follow baseball, others golf, tired ones musical comedy.
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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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Cultural definitions for musical comedy

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.

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