The phrase "ambitious comedy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a comedic work that aims for high artistic or thematic goals, often pushing boundaries or exploring complex ideas.
Example: "The film is an ambitious comedy that tackles serious social issues while still delivering plenty of laughs."
Alternatives: "aspirational humor" or "bold comedy".
Christopher Walken is to star alongside Kevin Spacey in ambitious comedy Nine Lives, according to Deadline.
Al Franken, the politically ambitious comedy writer, is running a Senate campaign that is anything but a joke.
Ambitious comedy writers are flocking to animation because, as a process and an art form, it seems especially amenable to building and sustaining laughs.
Like all ambitious comedy, itcan verge on the tasteless and occasionally misfires (her stand-up is not as good as her sketches).
Worshippers of "Dr. Strangelove," for instance, tend to fight shy of the awkwardness that comes from seeing an ambitious comedy created by a humorless artist.
But the veteran Mr. Crystal, who performed the same ambitious comedy opening as he has in the past, was criticized this year for not having strong appeal to young viewer.
The play, an ambitious comedy-drama with new music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Craig Carnelia, opens tonight at the Globe Theater in San Diego in advance of the Broadway premiere at the Barrymore Theater on Dec. 12.
Some ambitious comedies incorporated serial elements, while others, like "Arrested Development," satirized cliffhangers in much the way that "Soap" had.
Nevertheless, the Kushner opus is so astonishing for its bravura reach that the most picayune critics would likely swap it in a heartbeat for a dozen safer but less ambitious comedy-dramas.
32.6 million weekly viewers, budget £570mn, cost per user per hour 7.5p Will be established as a home for "intelligent and ambitious drama, comedy and factual programming".
PH The "new neighbours on the block" premise is given new life in this ambitious, surreal comedy pilot from Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly – writing together for the first time since Pulling.
