Sentence examples for comedy type from inspiring English sources

Comedy, type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse.

So, suddenly [after NTNON] they all said, my God, there's money in this young people's comedy type thing, and so we've been flooded with thousands of sketch shows ever since".

What next: Another year off (his third in a decade) to play with his Aston Martin, thus epitomising that classic comedy type - the funny man who is dull at home.

Tonight, Anna & Kelly Anna Crillyy and Katy Wix) present a one-off sketch show, ploughing such wilfully peculiar furrows as a German hospital soap opera, featuring a cameo from primetime comedy type Lee Mack; a deeply awkward village prize-giving event; and a pair of Liverpudlian teenagers obsessed with measuring things.

The slapstick, or physical comedy type?

In addition to operetta and musical comedy, types of comic opera include Italian opera buffa (which has sung dialogue), German Singspiel, English ballad opera, and Spanish tonadilla and zarzuela.

The teacher, Rick Crom, introduced himself, talked about his comedy bona fides (of which there are many) and then gave us a lesson on types of comedy, types of jokes, etc.

Really, this is just another, "here are things that often happen in romantic comedies" type sketch, only with an edgy-ish title.

To that end, she has cast actors like Rosamond Pike — who usually exudes intelligence, and who isn't known for playing comedy — against type, she said, so that "they carry the luggage from the opposite genre with them".

In addition to TV shows, original and otherwise, Seeso will also be the home to live stand-up comedy – a type of programming that has proved to be very popular on other streaming services, like Netflix, which has a large catalog of standup specials available at any given time.

The two movies offer a comedy of types, a kind of Freudian allegory, with Bradley Cooper enacting the ego, Ed Helms the superego, and Zach Galifianakis the id.