dramedy
noun
dra·me·dy
ˈdrä-mə-dē 
ˈdra-
: a comedy (such as a film or television show) having dramatic moments
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The Cannes crowd warmly embraced the dramedy, which stars June Squibb at the titular Eleanor Morgenstern (Squibb), a fiercely independent Florida retiree who, after the sudden death of her lifelong best friend, relocates to New York to live with her daughter.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+) – Jon Hamm is stellar in this dramedy about a man who loses everything and turns to a life of crime, burgling his wealthy friends and neighbors while getting mixed up in various relationships and conflicts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Sawai is currently in production on (Saint) Peter, a coming-of-age dramedy executive produced by Peter Farrelly, and recently wrapped production on the second season of Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Bonnin reshaped her musical dramedy around a rising chef, played by French pop star Juliette Armanet, who returns to her rural hometown to confront a family health crisis and an unexpected pregnancy — just days before launching her namesake restaurant in Paris.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 12 May 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+) – Jon Hamm is stellar in this dramedy about a man who loses everything and turns to a life of crime, burgling his wealthy friends and neighbors while getting mixed up in various relationships and conflicts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Sawai is currently in production on (Saint) Peter, a coming-of-age dramedy executive produced by Peter Farrelly, and recently wrapped production on the second season of Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Bonnin reshaped her musical dramedy around a rising chef, played by French pop star Juliette Armanet, who returns to her rural hometown to confront a family health crisis and an unexpected pregnancy — just days before launching her namesake restaurant in Paris.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 12 May 2025
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramedy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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