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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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But in 1980, aged 34, he left journalism to become a light entertainment presenter.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

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

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

The scandal has for days dominated news headlines and upended the clean-cut image of This Morning, a show known for its daily dose of news, light entertainment and recipes.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

Our desire for light entertainment was amply realized.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various

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