Comedy and Performance

Comedy

Comedy noun - Humorous entertainment.

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Performance and comedy are semantically related in art topic. In some cases you can use "Performance" instead a noun "Comedy".

Nearby Word: comedian

Performance noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Comedy and performance are semantically related in art topic. Sometimes you can use "Comedy" instead a noun "Performance".

good	good comedy	good performance
physical	physical comedy	physical performance
musical	musical comedy	musical performance
best	best comedy	best performance
Other adjectives: usual, complete, original, great, bad, early, dramatic, awful, hilarious, over-the-top.

They consulted a witch who foresaw his talent for performance and comedy, much to the bafflement of everyone.

Source: Sad Clown
A mediocre performance is much more readable/watchable in a drama than in a comedy, because once comedy starts to fall apart, it's very hard to pull it back together again.

Source: Tom Hanks Syndrome
Of course, the play itself wasn't meant to be a comedy, but the loopy performance of the lead actor made it so.

Source: All Part of the Show

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Performance and Comedy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comedy/performance

Comedy & Performance. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comedy/performance>.

Performance or Comedy. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/comedy/performance.

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