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 damage and acceptance that kind of internal contradiction can bring to a person over an extended period runs through every frame of Firstman’s film, and the result feels less like a conventional dramedy than a decade-long discovery unfolding in real time.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
In the coming-of-age dramedy produced by Adam Sandler, his daughter Sunny Sandler stars as a teenager who snags the lead in her high school musical and is ready for the spotlight.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Mike White’s beloved dramedy about a luxury resort chain and the insufferable and suffering people that visit and work there is heading to France.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 May 2026
The network also has hourlong dramedy Best Medicine, which has been renewed for a second season, and is in active development on half-hour live-action comedy series, with a greenlight expected soon but not necessarily before the upfronts.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 May 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
In the coming-of-age dramedy produced by Adam Sandler, his daughter Sunny Sandler stars as a teenager who snags the lead in her high school musical and is ready for the spotlight.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Mike White’s beloved dramedy about a luxury resort chain and the insufferable and suffering people that visit and work there is heading to France.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 May 2026
The network also has hourlong dramedy Best Medicine, which has been renewed for a second season, and is in active development on half-hour live-action comedy series, with a greenlight expected soon but not necessarily before the upfronts.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 May 2026
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramedy. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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