comedy drama

noun

: serious drama that has comic elements

Examples of comedy drama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The comedy drama miniseries takes place in 1969 and follows Maxine Simmons (played by Wiig), who is determined to get into a high society resort club in Palm Beach, Florida, where Robert Diaz, Martin’s character, works as a bartender. Arturo Conde, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024 The 2007/2008 Writers Guild strike was responsible for many television deaths, but one of the saddest was the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, an hour-long comedy drama that aired on ABC for only two seasons, in spite of its seven Emmy wins. EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023 Vanessa’s first role was alongside Scarlett in the 1996 comedy drama Manny & Lo, as part of a group in the background. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023 Hamill will co-star with her real-life husband, actor Jason O’Connell, in the risqué comedy drama based on the memoirs of real-life 19th-century British courtesan Harriette Wilson. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for comedy drama 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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