comedy drama

noun

: serious drama that has comic elements

Examples of comedy drama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rockwell subsequently appeared in the director’s offbeat comedy drama Seven Psychopaths, and later won the supporting actor Oscar for his performance as a volatile cop in McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Sam Leifer, who stops by the interview with his brother, has several new project irons in the fire including a YA comedy drama for a streamer and a big Love Actually-style Christmas movie featuring a screenplay by Simon Blackwell. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026

The comedy drama, co-created by Danielle Sanchez Witzel and based on Buteau’s memoir of the same name, premiered its first season in 2023. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

The actor’s film credits include the 2012 Juliette Binoche comedy drama Another Woman’s Life, as well as the French TV movies Murder on Omaha Beach (2018) and Fatal Reunion (2022). — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comedy drama

• trypanosoma
• agama
• bahama
• pajama
• ulama
• brahma
• chama
• comma
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