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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This ensemble dramedy follows a group of couples (among them, Perry, Janet Jackson, and Jill Scott) who adjourn to a country estate for what’s supposed to be a carefree weekend but instead devolves into a truth-telling free-for-all.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Comedian Aida Rodriguez is set to star opposite Alycia Pascual-Peña (Bel-Air) in Hurricane Seasons, a new indie dramedy from director Nicole Gomez Fisher (Good Egg).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Comedian Aida Rodriguez is set to star opposite Alycia Pascual-Peña (Bel-Air) in Hurricane Seasons, a new indie dramedy from director Nicole Gomez Fisher (Good Egg).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramedy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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