as in musical comedy
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The latter sports comedy drama, starring Bernal and Diego Luna as two brothers working on a banana plantation with dreams of breaking into professional football, was produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Her second film, The Lyricist Wannabe, is a semi-autobiographical comedy drama about a young woman attempting to become a Canto-pop lyricist.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Her second film, The Lyricist Wannabe, is a semi-autobiographical comedy drama about a young woman attempting to become a Canto-pop lyricist.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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That actor was Jefferson Mays when this musical comedy by Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman premiered at Hartford Stage in the fall of 2012 directed by Darko Tresnjak.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Based on the 1980 movie, the musical comedy spins a tale of sexism, revenge and the fight for equal rights in the workplace through the characters of Violet (played by Susan Campen Preuter), Judy (portrayed by Megan Roberts) and Doralee (performed by Brittany Hill).—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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Fox, Deadline exclusively reported, has been cast in Season 3 of the comedy series.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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His performance in The Studio garnered him a nod for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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On London's West End, a musical of the 1990s movie Clueless also started running this year, with a plot that takes its cues from Austen's novel Emma.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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Cygnet Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical about love, betrayal and changing times in the early 1900s Oklahoma Territory.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 July 2025
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This is the stuff of old-as-the-hills melodrama, as a vulnerable youngster is caught between good and, well, less good life paths.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
12 July 2025
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The backstage melodrama, the rehearsal montages, the glittering audition sequences didn’t start with disco.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Erotic Lives of the Superheroes, a cancer tragicomedy, killer women, and more were among the show pitches presented during the Industry Days program of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Tuesday.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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In Facility Theatre’s new revival of the Irish playwright’s absurdist tragicomedy, the blind and paralyzed character (played by artistic director Kirk Anderson) looks like a slightly steampunk Scrooge, writes Emily McClanathan.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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In later years, Francis took extended breaks from music due to tragedy.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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And, as her recording career suffered, Francis experienced personal tragedy in 1974 when she was raped at knifepoint in her hotel room after performing at the Westbury Music Fair.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
18 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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