Answer: comicrelief

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COMICRELIEF

Break from tension

COMICRELIEF

What a foil may provide

COMICRELIEF

Mood lightener

COMICRELIEF
Leno's substitute?
COMICRELIEF
Drama's tension reducer
COMICRELIEFBreaker of dramatic tension
COMICRELIEFWelfare for an unemployed funnyman?
COMICRELIEFCause of chuckles
COMICRELIEFJester's emotion after the king's laughter?