Ms. Ettenauer was at her best in works with a comic edge.

"Now there is much more of a comic edge to it, and a lot more one-liners."

He is known for playing tough guys with a comic edge.

The cartoon feel of the night lost its comic edge soon enough.

"But I've always had this comic edge to myself."

And the lack of a hard comic edge brings with it a certain loss of seriousness.

He demonstrated what he wanted, performing tiny staccato steps with a comic edge.

There's a sharp, comic edge even to an all-out horror film on the order of "Poltergeist."

"It gives it a comic edge and then forces us to think."

Hamell addresses poignant and controversial issues, but with a comic edge.