comedy gold

English

Noun

comedy gold (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that is very funny or humorous.
    • 1999, Stephen Dixon, Deirdre Falvey, Gift of the Gag - The Explosion in Irish Comedy, page 98:
      […] where the streets were paved with comedy gold as far I was concerned.
    • 2001, Judy Carter, The Comedy Bible - From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide, page 57:
      Those little irritating habits of your parents can be comedy gold.
    • 2005, Larry Moss, The Intent to Live - Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor, page 230:
      Lastly, the audience will surprise you and laugh in places you never even thought were funny and teach you where the true comedy gold lies in your performance.
    • 2006, Dan Rosenberg, The Book on Hosting: How Not to Suck as an Emcee, page 6:
      This was comedy gold for me. How could I not get better after doing that for a while?
    • 2024, Brandy Covington, Anxiety Relief - Laugh Your Way To Calm, page 11:
      You have just turned chaos into comedy gold with a flick of your laughter wand.
    • 2025 March 20, Amelia Nierenberg, “How George Lewis Made Comedy Gold Imagining Two Toddlers Chatting”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      In video after video, he unspools comedy gold about the gulf between the earnest rituals of modern parenting and the essential, eternal weirdness of a small child’s inner life.
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