Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and

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. The genre is most prevalent in film with

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s, though several TV series fit this genre.

Film

The action comedy film is a film genre that combines aspects of

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and

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describes action comedy films as those with "fast and furious" action yet being "mostly lighthearted", rarely having death or serious injury. The Script Lab wrote, "

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relies on the characters to bring out the humor, while the action scenes tend to be less intense than in the traditional action movie."

Television

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Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...

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'' (1982-1987) *'' What We Do in the Shadows'' (2019-2022)

References

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