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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act of comedy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific performance or instance of comedic expression, such as a skit, routine, or scene in a play or film.
Example: "The act of comedy performed by the stand-up comedian had the audience in stitches."
Alternatives: "comedic performance" or "comedy routine".
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He trained at the Aida Foster Theatre School in London before performing his act of comedy and impressions in clubs.
But Ms. Leiderman said there would be one significant format change: "Instead of one long act of comedy, there will now be two long acts of comedy".
If it takes an act of comedy to force us to stand up and confront this tragedy that passes for democracy, then so be it.
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Comedian Brittany Furlan has built up a following of more than 2.8 million people with her anarchic sketches in which she kisses strangers, stands way too close to them, steals their shopping carts and commits other random acts of comedy.
But what I imagine is hardest for the performers to handle is when complete strangers act as though the art of comedy is easy and effortless.
Sol Campbell equalized with a header -- but Campbell, Fabianski and the referee then combined in the act of sad comedy that gave Porto the spoils.
(Isherwood) 'GRAY AREA' The first act of this comedy by John Ahlin couldn't be funnier, but the second is a disorganized disappointment.
(Isherwood) 'GRAY AREA' The first act of this comedy by John Ahlin couldn't be funnier, but the second is a disorganized disappointment.The premise is set up perfectly: a brash radio commentator gratuitously insults Civil War re-enactors and soon finds himself kidnapped by three of them, held captive in a woods in the South.
But as an act of commercial-comedy engineering, it's brilliant.
But while Conti's own ventriloquist act her some of comedy's highest accolades, she is doubtful that even a talking shoe will do the same for Opik's new career.
She concluded her review stating that while "not much for characterization," Amethyst and Garnet's acts of "sitcom comedy" were "the source of laughter this time around" for the series.
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