Definition of DRAMEDY

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This particular one is a 1995 dramedy directed by rom-com god Rob Reiner, and stars Annette Bening as an environmental crusader who starts going out with the President of the United States (Michael Douglas). — Marie Claire, "The 17 Best Movies on HBO Go to Watch Right Now," 28 Feb. 2019 Yorgos Lanthimos/Fox Searchlight Hear me out: There is absolutely a case to be made that Yorgos Lanthimos’ bizarre, brilliant costume dramedy The Favourite is a romantic comedy. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "What Is The Favourite Movie About? It's a Rom-Com of a Sort," 23 Feb. 2019 Meanwhile, over on Netflix, one of the season's biggest hits was Like Father, a quiet dramedy about a woman (Kristen Bell) reuniting with her estranged father (Kelsey Grammer) written and directed by Lauren Miller Rogen. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, "How Like Father Became Netflix's Unexpected Hit of the Summer," 21 Aug. 2018 The family dramedy is not all heart-wrenching fights and impossible issues. — Katie Walsh, The Seattle Times, "‘Instant Family’: a heartwarming and hilarious adoption tale with Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne," 14 Nov. 2018 The half-hour dramedy, which began its run as a fun look at the weirdness of casual dating (especially online), quietly became one of the most interesting, introspective relationship series on TV. — Pilot Viruet, The Verge, "The 12 best overlooked TV shows of 2018," 14 Dec. 2018 The half-hour cable dramedy has become television's most consistent expression of experimental film techniques, its own little exercise in 21st-century new-wave cinema. — Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com, "After all the praise and hype, what if 'Atlanta' is just a great show about the human condition?," 1 Mar. 2018 In January 2017, the network ordered a full season as an hourlong dramedy, but two months after that, the series moved to sibling network Paramount Network without explanation. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Verge, "The TV reboot of Heathers was doomed from the start," 31 Oct. 2018 The pair are taking that in for their upcoming dramedy with Apple. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Anniston Are Named TV's Highest Paid Actresses," 31 Oct. 2018

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