comedy writer

collocation in English

meaningsofcomedyandwriter

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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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writer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.tər/us
/ˈraɪ.t̬ɚ/
a person who writes books or articles to ...
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(Definition ofcomedyandwriterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She also works as a freelancecomedywriterand maintains a blog.
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Kelley is also a stand-up comedian andcomedywriter.
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He's anothercomedywriter, and he's exactly like that.
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He worked as acomedywriterin the 1950s, writing jokes and scripts for television and publishing several books of short humor pieces.
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In addition to performing as a standup comic, he is also acomedywriter.
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Her father was acomedywriterwho developed material for stage, television and the movies.
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His character was a sketchcomedywriterfor the show-within-a-show.
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Brooks found more rewarding work behind the scenes, becoming acomedywriterfor television.
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Lloyd was an aspiringcomedywriterand performer, and a fellow radio presenter.
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Skelton, also acomedywriter, was chosen to take part in the flight.
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Early commercials were unscripted, but later spots were written by comedy writers.
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Using the basement of a local pub, they held a fortnightly open forum for comedy writers and performers.
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It opened up a visual medium that those of us as comedy writers were not used to.
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He reasons that even if comedy writers write a play that is morally acceptable, the audience will not find it funny.
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They were very funny guys and unusually polished comedy writers for that age.
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The program primarily consists of interviews with comedians and comedy writers as well as others in the entertainment and radio communities.
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A reorganization at the newspaper left it without comedy writers.
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On each show, guests from the comedy world, such as comedians, comedy writers and critics talked about what was going on in comedy that week.
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The program primarily consists of interviews with comedians and comedy writers, as well as others in the entertainment and radio communities.
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He was also to argue for a comedy writer's rights.
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