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prop comedy

prop comedy noun: a style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.

Noun

prop comedy (plural prop comedies)

  1. A style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.
    • In his zany prop comedy Gallagher would sometimes smash watermelons and splatter the front rows of the audience.

Forms of prop comedy

pluralprop comedies

Questions about prop comedy

What does prop comedy mean?
Prop comedy means a style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.
What part of speech is prop comedy?
Prop comedy is a noun.
What is the plural of prop comedy?
The plural of prop comedy is prop comedies.

Words near prop comedy in the dictionary

  1. prop blast
  2. prop blasts
  3. prop comedian
  4. prop comedians
  5. prop comedies
  6. prop comedy
  7. prop comic
  8. prop comics
  9. prop forward
  10. prop forwards
  11. prop gun

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