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musical comedy

[myoo-zi-kuhl kom-i-dee] / ˈmju zɪ kəl ˈkɒm ɪ di /
NOUN
humorous musical performance
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The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, was long-time frontman of acclaimed rock band The Frames.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Take “Operation Mincemeat,” a hit World War II musical comedy, which began with a modest government grant and ran in several small theaters before its lengthy sold-out West End run.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The agitations for justice she mockingly compares to an Evelyn Waugh novel and “a musical comedy about college life.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

When I recently watched both movies again, it was like falling into a musical comedy time warp.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

In 1921, Eubie Blake’s Shuffle Along became the first musical comedy written by African-Americans and starring African- Americans to run successfully on Broadway.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall



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