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light entertainment

NOUN
comedy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farce fun humor satire sitcom
STRONG
ball burlesque camp comicality drollery facetiousness funnies funniness grins hilarity hoopla humorousness interlude laughs merry-go-round picnic schtick slapstick takeoff travesty vaudeville witticism wittiness
WEAK
chaffing comic drama comicalness drollness field day fun and games gag show high camp high time jesting joking send-up wisecracking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sadness tragedy
STRONG
seriousness

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He recalls Grampian making a wide range of programmes, from award-winning documentaries on the oil industry to light entertainment.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Throughout his long career, Jewison combined light entertainment with topical films that appealed to him on a deeply personal level.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

The format smoothly flips between light entertainment interviews to serious society debate, with pop stars performing in the studio as well.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023

Lincoln was no supper-club singer, uninterested in light entertainment, and more concerned with shaking an audience into consciousness.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

Some of the critics have protested that the theme is too grim for light entertainment.

From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd

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