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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 said he spotted "a beautiful girl" in a yellow dress and invited her to audition for Mariette, despite Jones only being in the building for a light entertainment programme.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

But she became a household name playing Margo in The Good Life from 1975, winning the Bafta TV award for best light entertainment performance in 1977.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

Our desire for light entertainment was amply realized.

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

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