as in musical comedy
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Recent Examples of comedy drama
This includes Max’s The Pitt, Netflix’s basketball comedy Running Point, which is exec produced by Mindy Kaling and stars Kate Hudson, CBS’ Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and Apple comedy drama Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn and exec produced by Bill Lawrence.
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Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Julie Delpy’s French comedy drama film follows the story of Brittany’s Town, which has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Avengers filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo helm this sci-fi action comedy drama that stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
The term was first popularized by a 1997 episode of the television comedy drama Ally McBeal, but received a boost after being used by a contestant on the British reality show Love Island in 2017.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Julie Delpy’s French comedy drama film follows the story of Brittany’s Town, which has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Avengers filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo helm this sci-fi action comedy drama that stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
The term was first popularized by a 1997 episode of the television comedy drama Ally McBeal, but received a boost after being used by a contestant on the British reality show Love Island in 2017.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy drama
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In addition to working on new music, Bailey is also starring in an A24 musical comedy with Julianne Moore and Jesse Eisenberg, and is set to film in Italy for a separate project (Bailey will star in Italianna with Regé-Jean Page, but details on the film have not been released).—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Joe, who becomes Josephine, is played on this tour by Matt Loehr with a confident old-school musical comedy bravado.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Murphy, who played new kid Tai in the iconic 1995 teen comedy, died in 2009 at the age of 32.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Saturday brought the close of the comedy sketch show’s 50th season.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2025
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They are also both nominated for best leading actress in a musical at the Tony Awards, airing June 8 from Radio City Music Hall (8 ET/5 PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The daughter of Katy Farrell and Bill French is on the Step by Step Elite Dance Team, has performed in ensemble and lead roles in musicals with Music Pillars and Scripps Theatre Arts, and is in the AVID college and career readiness program.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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While there is room for some interpersonal conflict and drama between characters, this isn’t a melodrama like so many other medical dramas.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield are too often unwilling or unable to engage with meaningful melodrama.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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The man who shuffled offstage last year in the middle of the play — an absurdist tragicomedy plagued by poor reviews and weak attendance — has shuffled back onto it.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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With a classic heist structure and flashes of tragicomedy, this series, directed by Federico Veiroj and Rodrigo Santos, promises humor and suspense.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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And a drowning tragedy struck a TikTok influencer's family.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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More crucially, comedy and tragedy are allowed to coexist as parallel realities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The endless psychodrama surrounding the national team is merely a symptom of the chaos.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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All those effects can startle for sure, but there’s a lot to take in and pay attention to in this multi-leveled multimedia psychodrama.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2025
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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy%20drama. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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