comic relief
light relief

I have to be allowed a bit of light relief.

That, at least, should be fun, and how she needed a little light relief!

After this beginning some light relief must have been welcome.

It would be a funny story, a bit of light relief.

I'd think anyone doing such a harrowing job probably needed a bit of light relief.

For those who find Vienna heavy going, there is light relief only an hour away.

That made me laugh again and I was glad of the light relief.

It will get him out of the way and give him some light relief.

And a little English girl might provide light relief?

At the same time, when you're on a beer tour, there is always light relief just around the corner.

A lot of farm dogs are partial to a little light relief from their work.

After a day's work, it was a bit of light relief to use it.

Her only light relief was Tony, who took her out every night.

The other women laughed, glad of some light relief.

Light relief at the cabaret after the formalities were over.

There was a local schoolteacher coming round to give art therapy; that at least should provide some light relief.

He claims that presenting the programme was a light relief after so many years on radio.

While it takes its role of describing and commenting on the action seriously, there has also been much light relief.

Although many of the calls are routine, we do have moments of light relief.

The third contender has offered what little light relief there has been.

For a bit of light relief, except that there's been a murder.'

Might have been a bit of light relief if the rest had been suitably dark.

Why they invited me to this gathering is a mystery: presumably for light relief.

For the toes of the stockings, and as light relief after all that double cream.

But he is here, and providing more than comic relief.

In the book, the children often provide welcome comic relief.

He was the main source of comic relief in the show.

He provides the comic relief in the first half of the film.

He could be considered a form of comic relief throughout the series.

These are the two who provide much of the comic relief in the movies.

And to think we had signed up simply to provide comic relief for the rest of the class.

He added a new comic relief role to the original play especially for her.

He actually bears more of a comic relief role during the series.

He is invented for the show to help provide comic relief.

The comic relief comes in the form of the rabbi.

He is also to some degree, a source of comic relief in the games.

"There's comic relief in pretty much everything that happens to her."

Among other things he explained his role is supposed to provide some comic relief.

These two are the new comic relief duo of the series.

It could be played for shock value or comic relief.

His roles usually are to provide comic relief to the audience.

He offers a kind of support for Kit, along with being comic relief.

Jimmy would build whatever was needed and John act as the comic relief.

"When they brought me in, it was for comic relief," he said.

Every continent requires at least one country to provide comic relief.

At the same time, they offer plenty of broad comic relief.

He offers human compassion and comic relief in the play.

He appears more often in the first half of the series, and is occasionally used for comic relief.

They all star in their own lives, everybody does, and the rest of us provide comic relief."