However, Aristophanes himself cites what is a typical old saw in ancient Greek comedy:

During the summer of 2004 he holds the leading role of Hremilos in Aristophanes' ancient comedy Ploutos.

The summer of 1951 she made her only appearance in an ancient Greek comedy, in Aristophanes' Lysistrata.

Reviving ancient operatic comedies like "La Dori" sets up a struggle between archeology and entertainment that can scarcely be avoided.

Like feudal politics, or the ancient comedies of spring and regeneration.

A form of rapid patter occurred in the parabasis in ancient Greek comedies.

He vaguely remembered an ancient comedy routine entitled "Catch It and You Keep It!"

It was staged regularly during the Renaissance, and was the second ancient comedy to be translated into the English language.

He screamed, hopped back a pace, and snatched a plate from someone's table, holding it like a cream pie in an ancient comedy "Back!"

Old Comedy (archaia) is the first period of the ancient Greek comedy, according to the canonical division by the Alexandrian grammarians.