broad comedy

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He seems to think the assignment was to do a sort of Peter Sellers turn, as though under the impression that the project was a broad comedy like last year’s “Fackham Hall.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Qualley and Viswanathan are fantastically committed and charismatic, with Qualley demonstrating a capacity for broad comedy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

But her nuanced turn as Liz after decades in broad comedy comes as a surprise even to those who know her best.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

And ” About My Father,” the broad comedy starring stand-up Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro, was sixth with $4.3 million.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2023

Hogarth, in one of his pieces of coarse yet subtile engraving, has presented a group of occupants of the pit of a theatre, sketched during the performance of some broad comedy or farce.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various