Comedy and Wit

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Comedy noun - Humorous entertainment.

Usage example: presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations

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Wit is a synonym for comedy in laughter topic. In some cases you can use "Wit" instead a noun "Comedy", when it comes to topics like sense of humor.

Nearby Word: comedian

Wit noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.

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Comedy is a synonym for wit in laughter topic. You can use "Comedy" instead a noun "Wit", if it concerns topics such as sense of humor.

Nearby Words: witty, witling

good	good comedy	good wit
pure	pure comedy	pure wit
typical	typical comedy	typical wit
usual	usual comedy	usual wit
Other adjectives: standard, original, great, dark, satirical, silly, silent.

Most Sam & Max media, while most of the media is a bit Lighter and Softer than the original comics (well, until The Devil's Playhouse, of course), they've more or less had some pretty good games for quite a while now, demonstrating the dark comedy and wit that the series is known for.

Source: Pragmatic Adaptation
To an extent, even Spider-Man himself suffers this, mostly because his sense of humor seems closer to Deadpool's than that of the comic Spidey (whose comedy depends more on wit and dialogue more than zaniness).

Source: The Scrappy / Western Animation
His original counterpart in the British version, David Brent, was also like this, due to a similar over-reliance on second hand humor from old comedy shows and a general lack of wit.

Source: Cannot Tell a Joke

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