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Meaning of "low comedy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW COMEDY

low comedy play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW COMEDY

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Low comedy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LOW COMEDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Low comedy

Low comedy, in association to comedy, is a dramatic or literary form of entertainment with no primary purpose but to create laughter by boasting, boisterous jokes, drunkenness, scolding, fighting, buffoonery and other riotous activity. It is also characterized by "horseplay", slapstick or farce. Other examples include somebody throwing a custard pie in another's face. This definition has also expanded to include lewd types of comedy that rely on physical jokes, for example, the wedgie.

Definition of low comedy in the English dictionary

The definition of low comedy in the dictionary is comedy characterized by slapstick and physical action.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW COMEDY

low blow
low camp
Low Church
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Low Countries
low explosive
low frequency
Low German
low heels
Low Latin
Low Mass
low profile
low relief
low season
Low Sunday
low tech
low technology
low tide
low vowel
low water

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW COMEDY

alternative comedy
Bach flower remedy
black comedy
character comedy
comedy
dramedy
golden remedy
herbal remedy
high comedy
light comedy
musical comedy
remedy
Restoration comedy
romantic comedy
situation comedy
tragicomedy

Synonyms and antonyms of low comedy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «low comedy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW COMEDY

Find out the translation of low comedy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low comedy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low comedy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低喜剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo la comedia
570 millions of speakers

English

low comedy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम कॉमेडी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انخفاض الكوميديا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низкий комедия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo comédia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম কমেডি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faible comédie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komedi rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

niedrigen Komödie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低コメディ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낮은 코미디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komedi kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hài thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த நகைச்சுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी कॉमेडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük komedi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basso commedia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niski komedia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низький комедія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comedie scăzut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαρσοκωμωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae komedie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låg komedi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lav komedie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of low comedy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW COMEDY»

The term «low comedy» is normally little used and occupies the 141.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW COMEDY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low comedy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW COMEDY»

Discover the use of low comedy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low comedy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Child Garden: A Low Comedy
In future, tropical London, where biology has replaced electronics, Milena, resistant to the educational viruses, struggles to find a home.
Geoff Ryman, 2013
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Empire Burlesque: High Crimes and Low Comedy in the Bush ...
Empire Burlesque tells the tale, giving us the secret history of the Bush Regime - the backroom deals, the covert ops, and the monstrous betrayals of American principles that have gone down behind the pious rhetoric and sugary deceptions.
Chris Floyd, 2006
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International ...
The form was essentially theatrical rather than literary and its scripts are of interest more to the theatre historian than to the student of the drama. low comedy Particular type of comic material that may be present in a number of different forms of ...
Stanley Hochman, 1984
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ACT Assessment (REA) - the Very Best Coaching and Study ...
I. Shakespeare used low comedy for dramatic purposes such as comic relief. I II. Shakespeare used high comedy for dramatic purposes such as marking the passage of time in the drama. HI. Shakespeare used both low and high comedy in ...
Charles Brass, Suzanne Coffield, Joseph T. Conklin, 2004
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Dictionary of the Theatre: Terms, Concepts, and Analysis
Low comedy uses comic devices from farce (visual comedy, gags*, lazzi*, blows); while high comedy uses wordplay, allusions and "witty" situations. The Comedy of Humours, which is attributed to JONSON, author of Every Man in His Humour ...
Patrice Pavis, 1998
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The Just and the Lively: The Literary Criticism of John Dryden
Similarly, by comedy of humour (or low comedy) he means not inferior comedy but comedy that depicts inferior or socially 'vulgar' characters. If he prefers the former to the latter, he hastens to point out that he does so on thoroughly subjective ...
Michael Werth Gelber, 2002
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How to Prepare for SAT II.: Literature
In contrast, low comedy is just plain fun with jesting and clownish behavior. Plays can be predominantly high or low comedy, or elements of either (or both) can be incorporated into more serious FORMS. Compare the elements of low comedy ...
Christina Myers-Shaffer, 2000
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British Comedy Cinema
Some aspects of low comedy identified with the pre-PC era of the 1970s have been revived, and older generations of comedians, from Dick Emery to Bruce Forsyth and Bob Monkhouse, have been re-appreciated for their skill. To some extent ...
I. Q. Hunter, Laraine Porter, 2012
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ACT Assessment: The Best Test Prep for the ACT
High comedy is closer to tragedy than it is to low comedy. Choice (C) is incorrect. The idea that high comedy is associated with tragedy is not erroneous. Choice (D ) is incorrect. High comedy is not a form of low comedy. 29. According to the ...
Charles Brass, Joseph T. Conklin, 2004
10
Romantic Vs. Screwball Comedy: Charting the Difference
He brought elegance to low comedy, and low comedy gave him the corky common-man touch that made him a great star.”2O One cannot emphasize enough the double-edged insightfulness of this statement—a slapstick marriage that both ...
Wes D. Gehring, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW COMEDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low comedy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Everybody back in the shark tank
So for the bad news and the good news, high drama and the low comedy, the sci-fi and the reality shows, you know you really must stay tuned. «Bay Area Reporter, Jul 15»
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Ratings: 'Big Brother' Dominates Thursday; CW Originals Fizzle
The network saw similarly low comedy numbers last year for the likes of “Seed” and “Backpackers.” Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: ... «Variety, Jul 15»
3
A handy liberal guide on how to save mankind, courtesy of Soho …
Measure for Measure is a moral tragedy intercut with scenes of low comedy. In Dominic Dromgoole's riotously casual production, the larks and ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Lend Me a Tenor: See This Hilarious Play at LMC Summer Theatre …
Author Ken Ludwig has verve, a sound grasp of plot mechanics and a rare ability to couple high art with low comedy.” Tito Morelli, famous ... «High Country Press, Jul 15»
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The Week Ahead: July 7 to 13
... low comedy and high wisdom, nostalgia and postmodernism. Originally produced in 2005 but improved in 2014, “Lookingglass Alice” is one ... «Boca Raton, Jul 15»
6
Duncan: 7000 days and a lifetime of stories
Vice President Dan Quayle attended, turning a season opener involving the defending world champs into low comedy. Quayle wanted to attend ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»
7
Churches: Presbyterian pastor steps down after 31 years in the pulpit
It was going take a few extra minutes for him to say what he needed to say, and he had advised old folks during a moment of low comedy at a Saturday night ... «Coastal Observer, Jul 15»
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Review: Sarah Hepola's 'Blackout,' on the Darkness That Took Over …
She plays these moments, at the start, for either existential or low comedy. We watch her roofie herself, basically, and later ask questions like ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Welcome to the Transfer Window: A Wild Ride Into the Unknown
... were among the continent's most fearsome, the team had been let down by a defence which specialised in low comedy and high scorelines. «VICE, Jun 15»
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Hitler musical caper rides again in 'The Producers' at Olney
Kostroff is terrific with the ground rules of low comedy, and you can see the gears whirring in that desperate mind. He draws out laughs in long ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

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