comedy drama

noun

: serious drama that has comic elements

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Jay Kelly star George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, attended the red carpet premiere of the comedy drama on Thursday. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 But her lead role as a working mom in this stress-inducing psychological comedy drama could provide her best performance yet. Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025 While horror is a huge draw to Thai audiences, other popular genres in Thailand are comedy drama and BL (Boys’ Love) projects, Yoon said. Jim Halterman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025 Britton most recently starred opposite Billy Zane, Scott Adkins and Trace Adkins in the action thriller Day of Reckoning and next can be seen in the comedy drama Bruton starring Theo Rossi. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for comedy drama

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comedy drama was in 1838

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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy%20drama. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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