musical comedy

noun

Examples of musical comedy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Rebel Wilson’s The Deb, a musical comedy set in rural Australia, will close TIFF. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024 The show is described as a one-woman musical comedy that is definitely NOT about the ever-present specter of death. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 July 2024 The revival of the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress, starring Sutton Foster, Michael Urie and Ana Gasteyer, joined the fray last week, starting previews at the Hudson Theatre on July 31, after transferring from a run Off-Broadway at City Center. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024 Lionsgate has acquired the John Carney directed musical comedy Power Ballad, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, for release in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for musical comedy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of musical comedy was in 1765

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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20comedy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.

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