n.
 (pl. comedies)
  - entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches intended to make an audience laugh. 
▸a film, play, or programme intended to arouse laughter.
 - a play with a humorous or satirical tone, in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
 
 
  Derivative
  
    
      - comedic
  
/kəˈmiːdɪk, -ˈmɛ-/
 adj. 
    
   
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. comedie, via L. from Gk kōmōidia, based on kōmos ‘revel’ + aoidos ‘singer’.