comic relief
noun
: a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element
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Tony Martinez as Pepino Garcia
Tony Martinez portrayed Pepino, the McCoys’ farmhand who often served as comic relief.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 31 May 2025
Whatever the obstacles of the day, Rahim’s children always gave him and his wife, Madina, some comic relief.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Posey goes full comic relief with her loopy-snooty Victoria; the actress’ take on a North Carolina drawl is an amusingly bizarre choice.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Even Gantu, the film’s scariest presence, is mostly there for comic relief — he has been roped into this plot against his will and only sticks with it because of a bruised ego.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 31 May 2025
Whatever the obstacles of the day, Rahim’s children always gave him and his wife, Madina, some comic relief.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Posey goes full comic relief with her loopy-snooty Victoria; the actress’ take on a North Carolina drawl is an amusingly bizarre choice.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Even Gantu, the film’s scariest presence, is mostly there for comic relief — he has been roped into this plot against his will and only sticks with it because of a bruised ego.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for comic relief
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“Comic relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20relief. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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