Comedy and Tale

Comedy

Comedy noun - Humorous entertainment.

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Tale and comedy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Comedy".

Nearby Word: comedian

Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.

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Comedy and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comedy" instead a noun "Tale".

old	old comedy	old tale
musical	musical comedy	musical tale
typical	typical comedy	typical tale
short	short comedy	short tale
Other adjectives: standard, original, many, romantic, popular, serious, little, dark, fun, straightforward, ancient, dramatic, classic, hilarious, lighthearted, modern, greek, surreal.

Pushing Daisies classified itself as a 'forensic fairy tale,' with elements of fantasy, procedural mystery, romantic comedy, musical, and, well, what genre WASN'T it?

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The structure is that of a typical save-the-princess fairy tale, but with comedy and dramatic reversal added.

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Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy retelling the tale of "The Princess and the Pea".

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