Comedy hit gets criticism (9)
I believe the answer is:
slapstick
'comedy' is the definition.
(slapstick is a kind of comedy)
'hit gets criticism' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'slap' (both can mean to strike).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'criticism' becomes 'stick' (giving someone stick is criticising them).
'slap'+'stick'='SLAPSTICK'
(Other definitions for slapstick that I've seen before include "Humour based on clumsiness" , "Crude form of comedy" , "laugh" , "That's laughable" , "Knockabout farce" .)