as in musical comedy
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Recent Examples of comedy drama
Tyriq Withers and Marlon Wayans unite for the sports horror Him, Cillian Murphy stars in Netflix's collegiate comedy drama Steve, and Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell take viewers on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey in a bid for box office glory.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Jay Kelly star George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, attended the red carpet premiere of the comedy drama on Thursday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But her lead role as a working mom in this stress-inducing psychological comedy drama could provide her best performance yet.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
While horror is a huge draw to Thai audiences, other popular genres in Thailand are comedy drama and BL (Boys’ Love) projects, Yoon said.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Jay Kelly star George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, attended the red carpet premiere of the comedy drama on Thursday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But her lead role as a working mom in this stress-inducing psychological comedy drama could provide her best performance yet.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
While horror is a huge draw to Thai audiences, other popular genres in Thailand are comedy drama and BL (Boys’ Love) projects, Yoon said.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy drama
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That Brewer never loses the delicate tone of this musical comedy/drama is a miracle itself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2025
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The casting news a month after Deadline reported that Wilson, 45, would write, direct, produce and star in the new musical comedy.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fans of her comedy applauded Glaser for not being afraid of going to some dark places, as others objected to the edgy material.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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With so many comedy writers on the bill, the Broder tribute was no somber affair.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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In performances at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City, the musical follows killers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, two murderesses who use their criminal notoriety to find fame in the Vaudeville circuit.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Bill Condon, the film is an adaptation of the 1992 musical by Terrence McNally, itself an adaptation of the 1976 play by Manuel Puig.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Avoiding romance and melodrama, deBoer writes in an affectless register that mirrors Alice’s dissociation.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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That’s what happens when melodrama (girls) meets baseball (boys)!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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This was the run that was supposed to make up for that tragicomedy of errors.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The longtime friends put their chemistry to good use in the latest revival of Samuel Beckett's tragicomedy.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ege didn’t know it at the time, but the tragedy that happened to Musyoka has been playing out across the nation as pedestrian deaths near a four-decade high.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Burma’s plight is not just a domestic tragedy but echoes across the globe.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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How that psychodrama played out in the UK could have lessons for the US — not least because Cummings eventually succeeded in undermining Johnson’s political career, ultimately defenestrating the prime minister through relentless briefings and leaks.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy%20drama. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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