satirical comedy

collocation in English

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satirical
adjective
uk
/səˈtɪr.ɪ.kəl/us
/səˈtɪr.ɪ.kəl/
criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a ...
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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 ofsatiricalandcomedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The dialogue can be read as much as a serious philosophical work as a lightsatiricalcomedywith two actors.
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Thissatiricalcomedytouches on gambling addiction and the consequences of one's actions.
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The film is asatiricalcomedyabout an artist seeking his freedom.
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His performances are known to combine many disparate elements, fromsatiricalcomedyto painting, surrealism and even striptease, much of which is aggressive in nature.
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This parsing into sub-genres can continue: "comedy" has its own sub-genres, including, for example, comedy of manners, sentimental comedy, burlesque comedy, andsatiricalcomedy.
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It issatiricalcomedyabout several political philosophies which are expounded by the characters, often in lengthy monologue.
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The zarzuelas (light one-act operettas) and bufos (ribaldsatiricalcomedy) both included songs with content about contemporary political and social events.
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Asatiricalcomedy, it was reported to the authorities as a lewd plaie full of seditious and slanderous matter.
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The film is asatiricalcomedywith intentionally exaggerated story line and caricature-like characters.
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With a remarkable sense of psychology and humour he forcefully performed a wide range of characters in various genres, including drama, crime thriller orsatiricalcomedy.
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The show features the two hosts sitting on a couch on-stage and responding to questions from the audience -- at times rather seriously, but usually with bizarre digressions intosatiricalcomedy.
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Together, they wrote the script for about a hundred movies, mainly satirical comedies.
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Shaffer's canon contains a unique mix of philosophical dramas and satirical comedies.
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He also directed several well-regarded satirical comedies.
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