| Mockery |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2026 |
| Comedy involving ridiculously improbable events |
The Telegraph Mini |
22 Apr 2026 |
| Silly stage play |
Commuter |
24 Mar 2026 |
| Comedy |
Puzzler Backwords |
14 Mar 2026 |
| Broad humour out of reach these days |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Dec 2025 |
| Comic play; ridiculous situation |
The Telegraph Mini |
09 Nov 2025 |
| The 1987 film "Spaceballs," e.g. |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2025 |
| Comedy |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 Oct 2025 |
| Loud race developed into travesty (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Oct 2025 |
| Fiasco (5) |
Mirror Quick |
15 Oct 2025 |
| Madcap comedy |
The Telegraph Plusword |
10 Oct 2025 |
| Ridiculous situation |
The Telegraph Plusword |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Loud race developed into travesty (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Sep 2025 |
| Fiasco (5) |
Mirror Quick |
26 Sep 2025 |
| It's absurd! |
Universal |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Cost of travel around capital of China? That's absurdity (5) |
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| Remote control easily starts funny show |
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| Cook's stuffing recipe in pan |
The Times Mephisto |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Over-the-top comedy |
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| "Royal Canadian Air _" |
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| Fellow to race round to see play (5) |
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| Broadly humorous play |
The Times Concise |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Church not near? That's ridiculous! |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Absurd comedy |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Mar 2025 |
| This ludicrous, funny play is set in a Forfar centre. (5) |
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| The film "Airplane!," e.g. |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Ludicrous display |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Type of play, often with slapstick humour |
The Telegraph Mini |
16 Dec 2024 |
| What an empty show! Right in the cafe, too! (5) |
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| Ludicrous situation in remote church |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Humorous show |
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| A long way to church, a ridiculous situation (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
04 Nov 2024 |
| Travesty |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Absurd proceedings |
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| Conservative in charge; a travesty! (5) |
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| Made a mockery of seasoned stuffing! (5) |
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| "Noises Off," e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2024 |
| Absurdist comedy |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Distant Anglican Church is a parody (5) |
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| Comedy play (5) |
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| The stuff of comedy in a Bohemian cafe, right? (5) |
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| In which to get a custard pie right in the face? (5) |
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| Satirical comedy |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Cost of taxi around Croatian capital is a joke (5) |
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| Hectic, humorous play |
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| Shambles as Rooney originally included in side |
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| I fear 100 Romans will put on a hollow show! |
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| Absurd comedy |
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| Comedy performed right in the cafe |
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| Comedy characterised by buffoonery and improbable situations (5) |
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| People act foolishly in it (5) |
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| Broadly humorous comedy |
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| Comedy of extravagant humour and buffoonery |
Puzzler Backwords |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Ludicrous situation (5) |
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| Hollow formality |
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| Ridiculous proceedings (5) |
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| Broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations (5) |
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| Comedy clubs having food brought round |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Long way to go to church - a travesty! (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Zany comedy |
USA Today |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Ludicrous display right in front (5) |
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| Satirical skit |
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| Comedy with broad satire and improbable situations (5) |
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| Ridiculous comedy |
Universal |
01 Nov 2023 |
| Ridiculous show |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Slapstick appearance entertaining Queen |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Sep 2023 |
| Travesty |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Absurdist comedy |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2023 |
| Ridiculous display |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Comedic genre |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2023 |
| Mockery |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2023 |
| Broad comedy |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Absurd event |
The Times Concise |
03 Dec 2022 |
| Screwball comedy |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2022 |
| Absurd situation |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2022 |
| "The Comedy of Errors," for one |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2022 |
| Outside appearance involving king is total shambles |
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| Madcap comedy |
Newsday |
01 May 2022 |
| Genre of many sitcoms |
Premier Sunday |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Travesty |
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| Travesty |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Screwball comedy |
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| Screwball comedy |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2022 |
| "Duck Soup," for one |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2022 |
| Travesty |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jan 2022 |
| Ludicrous display |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2021 |
| Complete travesty |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Absurd comedy |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Door-slamming play |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jun 2021 |
| Ridiculous play featuring disembodied figure going round bend |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 May 2021 |
| Exaggerated comedy |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Show of mockery |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2021 |
| Ludicrous comedy |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Sep 2020 |
| Church not near? That's ridiculous! |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Sep 2020 |
| Comedy clubs cutting price of going |
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| Broad comedy with an improbable plot |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Door-slamming comedy |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Comedy act discovered during meal |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 May 2020 |
| Silly comedy |
Universal |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Wacky comedy |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Comedy with much door-slamming |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Mar 2020 |
| Madcap comedy |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2020 |
| Countenance having Queen in comedy |
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| Ridiculous production |
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| Comedy clubs acquiring following with live coverage |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Form of parody |
Newsday |
21 Nov 2019 |
| Absurd comedy |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2019 |
| Oscar Wilde genre |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2019 |
| 'Seinfeld' genre |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2019 |
| Material presented includes opening of clever comic play |
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| It isn't meant to be taken seriously |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2019 |
| It isn't meant to be taken seriously |
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| Screwball comedy |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Screwball comedy |
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| Comedic category |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Travesty right in front |
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| Mug gets to hug lover finally in comedy |
|
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| Comedy at distant church |
|
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| Conservative in charge? Total shambles! |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 May 2019 |
| Absurd event |
The Times Concise |
01 May 2019 |
| Many a Chaplin film |
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| ''30 Rock,'' for one |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2019 |
| 'La Cage aux Folles,' for one |
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| "Seinfeld" genre |
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| Oscar Wilde genre |
|
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| Screwball comedy |
|
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| "La Cage aux Folles," for one |
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| It isn't meant to be taken seriously |
|
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| "La Cage aux Folles," for one |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Traveller catches cold? That's funny! |
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| Three Stooges genre |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Slapstick comedy |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Aug 2018 |
| Absurd play features Romeo brought inside |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Aug 2018 |
| Travesty |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Aug 2018 |
| Stuff of comedy |
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| Introduce royal leader to expression of comedy |
|
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| Broad comedy |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Feb 2018 |
| Satirical comedy |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Three Stooges genre |
|
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| Slapstick comedy |
|
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| Any of the "Scary Movie" movies |
USA Today |
11 Dec 2017 |
| Absurd comedy |
Universal |
15 Nov 2017 |
| Actors perform foolishly in it |
|
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| Distant church in absurd situation |
|
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| Broad comedy |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2017 |
| Mockery |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Absurd comedy |
|
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| Any of the "Scary Movie" movies |
|
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| Conservative in charge? Total shambles! |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Dec 2016 |
| One of the features covering writing in comedy |
|
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| Writing in hash caf? is a skit |
|
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| Many a Monty Python skit |
New York Times |
07 Nov 2016 |
| Charge framing hundred is a joke |
|
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| Distant church's mockery |
|
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| 'Broad City,' for one |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Madcap comedy |
Universal |
28 Jun 2016 |
| Travesty |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2016 |
| Travesty |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 May 2016 |
| Comedy clubs putting on food |
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| Marx Brothers specialty |
Universal |
02 Apr 2016 |
| Satiric comedy |
Universal |
08 Feb 2016 |
| You can't take it seriously |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2016 |
| Travesty |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jan 2016 |
| Food includes cold stuffing |
|
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| Travesty |
|
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| Many a Monty Python skit |
|
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| "Broad City," for one |
|
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| You can't take it seriously |
|
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| Satiric comedy |
|
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| Madcap comedy |
|
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| Ridiculous situation |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Oct 2015 |
| It's not to be taken seriously |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Slapstick comedy |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2015 |
| Many a Wilde play |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2015 |
| Absurd comedy |
The Times Concise |
26 Mar 2015 |
| Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors,' e.g |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2015 |
| Slapstick comedy |
|
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| Many a Wilde play |
|
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| It's not to be taken seriously |
|
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| Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors," e.g. |
|
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| Tom Stoppard's "On the Razzle," for one |
|
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| Comic absurdity |
|
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| Satirical work |
|
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| Coward's specialty |
|
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| Madcap comedy |
|
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| Satirical comedy |
|
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| Slapstick comedy |
|
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| Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," e.g. |
|
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| Feydeau's genre |
|
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| Outrageous comedy |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| Parody |
|
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| Show for laughs |
|
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| Travesty |
|
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| Marx Brothers' specialty |
|
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| Burlesque |
|
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| Burlesque |
|
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| "Noises Off," for one |
|
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| "Noises Off," for one |
|
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| Burlesque |
|
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| Film genre |
|
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| Literary genre |
|
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| It often involves slamming doors |
|
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| Literary form |
|
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| Madcap comedy |
|
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| Humorous play |
|
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| "Some Like It Hot," for one |
|
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| Absurd sham |
|
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| "Some Like It Hot," for one |
|
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| Play genre |
|
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| TV's "Fawlty Towers," for one |
|
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| Exaggerated comedy |
|
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| Ludicrous comedy |
|
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| Absurd sham |
|
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| You can't take it seriously |
|
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| Marx Brothers genre |
|
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| Wilde forte |
|
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| Poor play choice for a tragedian |
|
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| Light, witty play |
|
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| Satirical work |
|
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| Molière's "Tartuffe," e.g. |
|
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| Molière's "Tartuffe," e.g. |
|
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| Ludicrous comedy |
|
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| Feydeau specialty |
|
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| Exaggerated comedy |
|
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| "What's Up, Doc?" is one |
|
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| Travesty |
|
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| Slapstick, e.g. |
|
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| Monty Python's "Spamalot," for one |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| Ridiculous sham |
|
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| Light dramatic work |
|
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| Spoof |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| Typical Wodehouse novel |
|
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| Absurd comedy |
|
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| Type of comedy |
|
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| Monty Python's "Spamalot," for one |
|
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| Tomfoolery |
|
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| Moliere's forte |
|
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| Wilde work |
|
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| Humorous play |
|
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| Low comedy |
|
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| Monty Python specialty |
|
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| Oscar Wilde genre |
|
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| Exaggerated comedy |
|
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| "S.N.L." specialty |
|
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| Satirical comedy |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| Broad comedy |
|
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| Comedy of errors |
|
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| "The Comedy of Errors," for one |
|
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| Moliere genre |
|
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| Oscar Wilde forte |
|
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| It's not to be taken seriously |
|
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| Slapstick comedy |
|
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| Light work? |
|
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| Feydeau forte |
|
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| "The Comedy of Errors," for one |
|
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| Moliere genre |
|
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| Travesty |
|
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| Molière's specialty |
|
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| Screwball production |
|
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| Trial, sometimes |
|
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| Absurd comedy |
|
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| "Dumb and Dumber", for one |
|
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| Madcap comedy |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| Slapstick humor, e.g. |
|
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| What a joke! |
|
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| Sitcom's stock in trade |
|
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| Slapstick drama |
|
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| Parody |
|
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| Humorous play |
|
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| "Charley's Aunt", for one |
|
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| Moli re product |
|
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| Foolish show |
|
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| You can't take it seriously |
|
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| Burlesque |
|
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| Absurdity |
|
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| Satire |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| Satirical comedy |
|
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| Knockabout comedy |
|
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| Burlesque |
|
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| Feydeau specialty |
|
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| Travesty |
|
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| Exaggerated comedy |
|
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| Marx Brothers movie, e.g. |
|
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| "Comedy of Errors," e.g. |
|
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| Stuffing |
|
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| Forcemeat |
|
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| Frayn's "Noises Off," e.g. |
|
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| Obvious pretense |
|
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| Slapstick vehicle |
|
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| Broad humor |
|
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| Mockery |
|
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| "Charley's Aunt" is one |
|
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| Samuel Foote's forte |
|
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| Light stage fare |
|
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| Low comedy |
|
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| French stage forte |
|
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| Bedroom ___ |
|
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| Molière's forte |
|
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| France's gift to the stage |
|
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| Stage offering |
|
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| Type of play. |
|
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| Mockery. |
|
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| Empty show. |
|
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| Ridiculous show. |
|
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| Broadway offering. |
|
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| Ludicrous comedy. |
|
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| Abbott & Costello's specialty. |
|
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| "Charley's Aunt" is one. |
|
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| Ridiculous comedy |
|
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| It's absurd |
|
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| "Tartuffe," for one |
|
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| Laugh-in, on stage. |
|
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| Kind of play. |
|
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| Burlesque. |
|
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| Broad humor. |
|
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| Comedian's forte. |
|
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| Comedy. |
|
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| Kind of comedy. |
|
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| Broad humor on Broadway. |
|
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| Light entertainment on Broadway. |
|
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| Comedy of errors |
|
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| "Comedy of Errors," for example. |
|
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| Type of comedy. |
|
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