New Comedy

American  

noun

1. Greek comedy arising toward the end of the 4th century b.c. that employed stock characters and plots drawn from contemporary bourgeois life, the formulas of which were adopted by later Roman writers for the comic stage.

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Etymology

Origin of New Comedy

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

NBC’s new comedy “Seinfeld” blows up a gale of wit and freshness.

From Los Angeles Times

She is finishing filming “Hacks” Season 5, developing a TV show and appearing in a new comedy series from Steve Carell and “Ted Lasso” creator Bill Lawrence — both for HBO — and embarking on a stand-up tour in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times

Television: Jamie McDermott helped develop NBC’s hot new comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

A doctor was called on to the set of a new comedy drama filmed on the Welsh coast to make sure the actors did not suffer from the cold - despite it being shot during summer.

From BBC

I remind myself of this sage corrective, because like playwright Keiko Green, author of the new comedy “You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!”

From Los Angeles Times