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Recent Examples of dramedy
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
Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Netflix's dramedy about three couples who take quarterly vacations had a shaky first season in 2025, despite an A-list cast that included cocreator Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Will Forte and Oscar-nominee Colman Domingo.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Latifah and Nichols later crossed professional paths again in the 2017 dramedy Girls Trip.
—Emily St. Martin, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Netflix's dramedy about three couples who take quarterly vacations had a shaky first season in 2025, despite an A-list cast that included cocreator Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Will Forte and Oscar-nominee Colman Domingo.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Latifah and Nichols later crossed professional paths again in the 2017 dramedy Girls Trip.
—Emily St. Martin, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramedy
Noun
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Demi gets in some sharp one-liners and fun physical-comedy bits throughout the rest of the episode.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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In 2024, Rauch and Nayyar reunited on-screen during his season 2 guest appearance on the comedy.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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As opposed to tragedy’s narrative arc of historical fate, tragicomedy unfolds in an infinite present.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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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.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Other landmark credits include ensemble buddy, road trip, coming-of-age film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), directed by Zoya Akhtar, and family melodrama Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham (2001), directed by Karan Johar.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The emotion that the melodrama required was happening.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Deliberately schlocky and over-the-top, the production is a mere backdrop for the psychodrama happening off set between Elle and her costar Dominique (Havana Rose Liu), a girl her own age who’s also unfortunately her stepmother.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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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.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The tribute also coincided with the 30th anniversary of Larson's groundbreaking musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1996 before transferring to Broadway and becoming a cultural phenomenon.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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In the audience will be Pink's mother — who took her to shows growing up in Philadelphia, instilling a love of musicals — and Pink's two children, a passing of the musical theater baton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Netflix also has a pair of strong four-hour adaptations in the harrowing Lord of the Flies and the darkly comic political tragedy of Death by Lightning.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Since these leaks are invisible and odorless, a portable carbon monoxide detector is the only way to prevent a tragedy.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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The festival will feature Black comedians in Chicago, ranging from improv to musical comedy.—
Felicity Abbott,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Gasteyer and her Most Wonderful Company have teamed up with SuperBloom House and Hollywood Game Night producer Mission Control Media to produce the interactive musical comedy.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramedy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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