Why was Richard Brinsley Sheridan called the modern Congreve?

Richard Brinsley Sheridan earned the title of "the modern Congreve" primarily due to the brilliant and satirical wit displayed in his play The School for Scandal, produced in 1777.1

Like the Restoration dramatist William Congreve, Sheridan was a master of the comedy of manners, a genre characterized by its focus on social usage, brittle atmosphere, and epigrammatic dialogue. Sheridan’s work in The School for Scandal mirrored Congreve’s style through its sophisticated, polished ridicule of societal affectation and pretentiousness. Although Sheridan’s satirical wit was sometimes so general that it struggled to distinguish between individual characters—a trait he shared with Congreve—his ability to craft a brilliant, intelligent, and imaginative plot cemented his reputation as the natural successor to the Restoration tradition.213