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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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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

When Parkinson was recruited to present his eponymous show on BBC One, the corporation's head of light entertainment, Bill Cotton, envisaged a variety programme along the lines of America's Ed Sullivan Show.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023

O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present BBC One game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes.

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 Lynd, Robert