low comedy
nounDefinition of low comedy
: comedy employing burlesque, horseplay, or the representation of low life — compare high comedy
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Getting to the substance of the Bobbitt saga means navigating a good deal of low comedy. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘Lorena’ Review: Cutting to the Heart of the Matter," 14 Feb. 2019 The contemporary scenes, meanwhile, go for low comedy and topical satire, as Singh (the rare Sikh cop on the Mumbai force) dodges his uniformly corrupt superiors. — Mike Hale, New York Times, "Review: The Criminal Life in Mumbai in ‘Sacred Games’," 6 July 2018 Never underestimate the ability of the president* to add some low comedy to high malfeasance in the performance of his constitutional office. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "The Obamacare Repeal Back-Up Plan," 12 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'low comedy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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