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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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Morris branched out in to light entertainment with The Animal Roadshow and Animal Country, alongside Sarah Kennedy.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

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

The format smoothly flips between light entertainment interviews to serious society debate, with pop stars performing in the studio as well.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

Mr. Blackburn will be illuminated by oxy-hydrogen; he will thus appear as Mr. White-burn; so altogether a light entertainment.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 5, 1890 by Various

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