stand-up comedy

collocation in English

meaningsofstand-upandcomedy

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stand-up
adjective
uk
/ˈstænd.ʌp/us
/ˈstænd.ʌp/
performed by a single person telling jokes and funny stories ...
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comedy
noun
uk
/ˈkɒm.ə.di/us
/ˈkɑː.mə.di/
a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or ...
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(Definition ofstand-upandcomedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This element ofstand-upcomedyis perhaps the most mysterious.
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Another feature distinguishingstand-upcomedyand documentaries was the proportion of time the viewer sees a large face looking at the camera: high for stand-up comedy, low for documentaries.
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The influence of actors, comedians, and popular theatre on punk is obvious in the qualities it shares with forms such asstand-upcomedyand music hall.
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Again, the exemption for big-screen entertainment andstand-upcomedyexposes the weakness of that argument.
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Perhaps that is hardly surprising, as the subject does not lend itself tostand-upcomedyor pre-scripted jokes.
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In doing so, he has transformed a city where the previous idea of culture wasstand-upcomedyinto one of the country's most vibrant artistic centres.
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That wasstand-upcomedy, if you like.
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The show blendedstand-upcomedywith theater and was a critical success.
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A new label created to focus exclusively onstand-upcomedy.
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The album contains highlights from thestand-upcomedyfilm of the same name.
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That decade also witnessed a rise instand-upcomedydealing with more provocative or politically charged subject matter.
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All sketches, short vignettes, animated segments andstand-upcomedywere loosely related to the theme of the episode.
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In 2005, she returned tostand-upcomedywith a world tour.
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Thestand-upcomedyscene has been growing, with a weekly open mic.
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The 1980s and 90s saw the popularity ofstand-upcomedycontinue to increase.
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The channel carries comedy programming, in the form of both original and syndicated series andstand-upcomedyspecials, as well as feature films.
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This theater provided a wider range of material includingstand-upcomedy, variety shows, and specialty acts.
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It was there that she discoveredstand-upcomedyafter winning a $50 competition and then performed constantly during her college life.
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Typically, the episodes last 45 minutes long and feature a gueststand-upcomedyact.
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