comedy drama

noun

: serious drama that has comic elements

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Dhoni: The Untold Story, Netflix anthology Lust Stories as well as films like Kabir Singh and comedy drama Good Newwz. Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 May 2025 The 30-year-old, born and raised in Nantes, has starred in the likes of comedy drama series Greek Salad and drama film The Passengers of the Night. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025 The comedy drama scooped awards at the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes. Clare Fisher, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The nine-episode comedy drama featured an ensemble cast including veteran actors Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane, Bhuvan Arora, Sparsh Shrivastava, Shivani Raghuvanshi, and Yashpal Sharma. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Mar. 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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