No Time for Comedy is a 1940 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by S. N. Behrman, starring James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin and Charlie Ruggles.

The producer eventually loses faith in the play, but Linda persuades the other actors to continue on a cooperative basis.

The Way of the World is a flop, with audiences laughing at unintentionally funny lines, prompting Amanda to drop Gaylord.

Behrman's play opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on April 17, 1939, running for 179 performances.

Olivier starred in this play in New York while his lover Vivien Leigh was filming Gone with the Wind in Hollywood, causing Leigh stress due to their separation, and according to GWTW lore, influenced her portrayal as Scarlett O'Hara and according to her personal assistant at the time, hurry production so she could be reunited with him.