comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN comedy)) (ADJP (ADJP (RB only) (NN half) (RB as) (JJ clever)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ thinks) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is))))))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN )) (ADJP (ADJP (RB ) (NN ) (RB ) (JJ )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ))))))))))