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as in parody
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce
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as in comedy
humorous entertainment
the rubber-faced, loose-jointed comedian is a master of knockabout farce
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Recent Examples of farce
Everything crystallized in 1984, when Fox landed the lead role in the supernatural coming-of-age farce Teen Wolf, renewed his contract for season 3 of Family Ties, and got the call to meet with Zemeckis and Spielberg about a little film already a month and a half into production.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
There are glimpses of a backstage farce, with Nora trying to use a quickie with her married stage-manager lover (longtime Trier regular Anders Danielsen Lie) to quell a panic attack on opening night, then threatening to bolt.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Veep is, of course, the reigning television champ on this front, but Our Cartoon President similarly leaned into such farce.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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The three-year Off-Broadway hit is a parody of the classic film Titanic, imagining the story as if Celine Dion were narrating it.—
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Maduro played the song at so many events that Chavistas (or Maduro supporters) began to claim it as pro-Maduro, even though Santana made it as a parody of the president.—
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Rudd's latest project, the comedy Anaconda, which costars Jack Black, is now in theaters.—
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Jade Catta-Preta Jade Catta-Preta pivoted from a career in theater to a career in comedy.—
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This life is not supposed to be a bad joke.—
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Jordan’s mom found that out early when host Nikki Glaser made a lusty joke about her son, then noticed Donna in the room and hastily fake apologized.—
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Its challenge will be scale — and whether subtlety can compete with spectacle and satire once preferential ballots come into play.—
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The first season of Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire memorably included an episode devoted to drama around a night at the Globes.—
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Some of the Catholic and Jewish characters are caricatures, too, but this anonymous ideologue is a bit too understated for someone wanting to conscript another into deadly service and could benefit from the absurdist flair Cash deploys elsewhere.—
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In less careful hands, the role could have collapsed into caricature.—
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Some commenters tried to strike a middle ground, acknowledging the humor while criticizing the impact on workers.—
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Artworks by seven artists include illustrations, sculptures, screen printing, comics and collaborative projects that explore themes of humor, nostalgia and the subtle complexities of life.—
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Both the pillow shams and bedding are made with a comfy cotton blend.—
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All of us know this is a sham and a shame.—
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“Farce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farce. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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