Comedic Phrases

adjective treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

• The speaker's facetious remarks were not well-received by the audience.
• Stop being facetious and take this seriously.
• Don't be so facetious, dude.
• Her facetious attitude masked her true feelings.

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'go'

adverb a word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb, such as 'on'

• The speaker's lecture seemed to go on and on without an end in sight.
• I could listen to her stories go on and on for hours.
• Her gossip just keeps on going on and on, it never stops.
• The sunset was so beautiful that it felt like it could go on and on forever.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often indicating time, manner, place, or degree

• The sudden loud noise made me nearly fall off my chair during the meeting.
• I was so shocked by the news that I nearly fell off my chair!
• That joke was so hilarious, I nearly fell off my chair laughing!
• The impact of her words was so powerful, it was as if I nearly fell off my chair in disbelief.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

interjection a word or phrase that expresses a sudden feeling or emotion

• The detective was able to solve the case using his keen observation skills. No shit Sherlock!
• I told my friend that the sky is blue and he responded with 'no shit Sherlock!'
• When I mentioned that it was raining outside, my brother sarcastically said 'no shit Sherlock!'
• After pointing out the obvious mistake, my coworker replied with 'no shit Sherlock!'

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• She couldn't help but laugh like a drain at the professor's witty joke during the lecture.
• When Sarah told the funny story, we all laughed like drains at her hilarious antics.
• The comedy show was so ridiculous, we were all laughing like drains the whole time.
• Even in the face of adversity, he always manages to laugh like a drain and keep a positive attitude.