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Recent Examples of dramedy
Up next, Whelan will star opposite James Franco in the road-trip dramedy Love Meets in the Sunshine.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
There are just enough references to Greek mythology to suggest greater themes of acceptance and morality, but, in the end, Summer Lovers is purely a romantic dramedy that is a lighthearted and steamy watch to start your summer.
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Air Mail,
6 June 2026
During her time on set of the ABC dramedy, Longoria learned crucial career lessons.
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Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
In a sea of prestige actresses doing dramedy, Byrne is a true comedic talent, sporting incredible instincts for finding the funniest angle for Sylvia to take in her line readings or gestures.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
There are just enough references to Greek mythology to suggest greater themes of acceptance and morality, but, in the end, Summer Lovers is purely a romantic dramedy that is a lighthearted and steamy watch to start your summer.
—
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
During her time on set of the ABC dramedy, Longoria learned crucial career lessons.
—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
In a sea of prestige actresses doing dramedy, Byrne is a true comedic talent, sporting incredible instincts for finding the funniest angle for Sylvia to take in her line readings or gestures.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramedy
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The two first crossed paths on André's Adult Swim late-night talk show comedy series The Eric André Show in 2020.
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In the latest installment of the comedy franchise, written by Chris Hazzard and Mike Fontana, Nick faces his biggest challenge yet… grandkids.
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As opposed to tragedy’s narrative arc of historical fate, tragicomedy unfolds in an infinite present.
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Set in Shanghai, the film is a tragicomedy about a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to act normal.
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With a deep baritone and a flair for hyperbolic sentimentality, Clayton-Thomas’ melodrama fueled a string of hits for Blood, Sweat, and Tears in the late Sixties and early Seventies.
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Griffith’s own work looks stiff and sentimental, weighed down with melodrama and grandiosity that may have seemed dated even in 1915.
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Unlike Magazine Dreams, the modest but satisfying Test avoids the lurid descent into violent psychodrama that swerved into hallucinatory Taxi Driver territory and undercut that film’s integrity.
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And Malia is also achingly lonesome for her family life, with a sister about to get married and a doting father played, in this headache-inducingly twisty psychodrama’s most refreshing meta-twist, by Romanian director Radu Jude.
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Of course, bringing an original musical to New York is no small feat.
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The Rocky Horror Show began life as a theatrical musical on London’s West End in 1973.
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First a human scores a model’s outputs — say, how likely a character in a drama would be to react to news of a tragedy with a host of jokes or expressions of sympathy — going back with one score after another to various responses.
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The parents of the teen killed in the horse carriage crash in Central Park are remembering their son as rides resume a week after the tragedy.
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New Zealand actor and comedian Jemaine Clement is having a moment thanks to recent reunion gigs for Flight of the Conchords, his musical comedy act with Bret McKenzie, and co-starring role in buzzy Disney+ relationship drama Alice & Steve.
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Frankie stars in the musical comedy, a parody of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic set to a score of songs by Céline Dion.
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramedy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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