low comedy
Example Sentences
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Sounds sad, but the show blends high and low comedy with weighty themes and melancholic moments.
From Los Angeles Times
Bottom’s acting troupe, meanwhile, provides low comedy of the highest order, as the bickering performers rehearse their play with a heaping dose of vaudevillian slapstick.
From Washington Post
What connects the novels and the stories is Barry’s style, a nervy mix of high poetry and low comedy that he applies with unceasing vigor.
From New York Times
Beckett, who miraculously balanced high literature with low comedy, is too complex for single-minded interpretations.
From Los Angeles Times
But he’s now knocking 70 and suffering through an undignified low comedy of back problems, tinnitus and spiritual malaise.
From The Guardian
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