comedy gold

comedy gold noun: something that is very funny or humorous.

Noun

comedy gold (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Something that is very funny or humorous.
- […] where the streets were paved with comedy gold as far I was concerned.1999, Stephen Dixon, Deirdre Falvey, Gift of the Gag - The Explosion in Irish Comedy, page 98
- Those little irritating habits of your parents can be comedy gold.2001, Judy Carter, The Comedy Bible - From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide, page 57

Lastly, the audience will surprise you and laugh in places you never even thought were funny and teach you where the true comedy gold lies in your performance.2005, Larry Moss, The Intent to Live - Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor, page 230:
You have just turned chaos into comedy gold with a flick of your laughter wand.2024, Brandy Covington, Anxiety Relief - Laugh Your Way To Calm, page 11:
In video after video, he unspools comedy gold about the gulf between the earnest rituals of modern parenting and the essential, eternal weirdness of a small child’s inner life.2025 March 20, Amelia Nierenberg, “How George Lewis Made Comedy Gold Imagining Two Toddlers Chatting”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

What does comedy gold mean?: Comedy gold means something that is very funny or humorous.
How do you use comedy gold in a sentence?: Lastly, the audience will surprise you and laugh in places you never even thought were funny and teach you where the true comedy gold lies in your performance.
What part of speech is comedy gold?: Comedy gold is a noun.

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