Synonyms of comedies

comedies

noun

plural of comedy

as in humors

humorous entertainment

presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humors
• satires
• farces
• slapsticks
• parodies
• burlesques
• fun
• wits
• high comedies
• improvs
• banters
• low comedies
• fooleries
• drolleries
• stand-ups
• shenanigans
• knockabouts
• persiflages
• monkeyshines
• horseplays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comedies

The difference is that climate-change comedies have trouble choking out a laugh. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Run by Garelick and President Will Phelps, American High was founded to fill a gap in the feature market by producing the kinds of teen comedies that are now seldom made elsewhere. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

But black comedies are small films, and this isn’t a small film. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

The speed and clarity with which Cruise delivers that monologue extends to his interactions with his co-stars in scenes that recall the whip-smart comedies of Preston Sturges in their fast badinage. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

The best way to get plugged in is by seeing a show in the Aurora Theatre, where the town’s resident theater company puts on everything from Broadway-style musicals to intimate dramas and comedies. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

The jury noted the film, which had its world premiere at Oldenburg, was made without a budget and praised the resourcefulness that constraint produced, comparing its tone to the irreverence of 1990s comedies. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Although fewer than half of the productions analyzed were comedies, 80% used narcolepsy as a running gag. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026