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Recent Examples of dramedy
World premiere dramedy written by Nina McConigley and Matthew Spangler, directed by Chris Coleman.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Cooper obviously longs for that era of storytelling to return—nobody could lob a sincere, big-feelings dramedy over the plate better than Crowe (Say Anything, Singles, and Jerry Maguire).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Production on the Western dramedy starring Ethan Hawke will begin in Tulsa this spring.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The dramedy, based on the French show Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, stars Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom who works as a cleaner for the Los Angeles Police Department, despite having a genius-level IQ.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Cooper obviously longs for that era of storytelling to return—nobody could lob a sincere, big-feelings dramedy over the plate better than Crowe (Say Anything, Singles, and Jerry Maguire).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Production on the Western dramedy starring Ethan Hawke will begin in Tulsa this spring.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The dramedy, based on the French show Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, stars Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom who works as a cleaner for the Los Angeles Police Department, despite having a genius-level IQ.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramedy
Noun
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Sahlins and Close were friends and the improv-sketch divide was never absolute in Chicago comedy circles.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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Chelsea Green is perhaps the most entertaining star in all of WWE, but she’s been largely booked as a comedy character on the main roster.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Stoppard broke through in 1966 with his play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, an ambitious tragicomedy that reimagines the lives of two minor characters in Shakespare’s Hamlet, and which became a landmark moment in British theater.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Nov. 2025
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The citizen in you laughs heartily as this film, a tragicomedy, skewers the hypocrisies and ironies of the repressed West.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2025
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What follows is a grief drama of a different kind, one part melodrama, one part soap opera, all of it original and with a deceptively light touch.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sentimental Value was the big winner at the 38th European Film Awards, with Joachim Trier’s Norwegian melodrama winning best film, as well as best director and twin acting honors for Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Jan. 2026
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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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Inspired by Keys’ own upbringing in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, the coming-of-age musical follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl finding her voice through music, mentorship and community.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The audacious musical, from auteur Jacques Audiard, earned Saldaña prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film debuted, as well as a clean sweep of awards season accolades, including a SAG award, BAFTA award, Golden Globe and Critics Choice award.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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The tragedy marked the second fatal incident involving North Texas students during the winter storm.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The letters had been dispatched from Cartagena de Indias, the rich port city on the coast of what is now Colombia, just days after what appeared to have been a horrific tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Netflix may be eyeing two of them with its surprise hit of 2025, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’s musical comedy on K-pop stars who moonlight as demon hunters.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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The festival will also include a variety show paying tribute to the late Pee-Wee Herman, and a reunion of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie).—
Charlie Vargas,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramedy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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