| After a while, she sort of grudgingly accepts him, and their relationship provides much of the comic relief in the series. |
| I think he's the subtle comic relief, but I can't figure out if that's intentional. |
| I am supposed to move the story along and provide comic relief or cynicism wherever I can. |
| Intended for comic relief, the song and dance numbers come across as uninspired and robotic. |
| The soubrette of the piece, Musetta, is supposed to offer comic relief to the central tragic affair. |
| True, Dwarves provided comic relief in The Hobbit but that was originally written as a children's book and not as a 'serious' work. |
