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Recent Examples of dramedy
It was announced in May that the beloved Back to the Future star would appear in an undisclosed guest-star capacity on the Apple TV dramedy.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Noah Baumbach's dramedy lets Clooney cook in a meta character study full of humor and self-reflection.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
In the first season of Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical, silly-sad dramedy, two depressed young men—one straight and eager to fit in, the other gay and nervous about exploring his sexuality—become college roommates, then fast friends.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Last year, the Best Feature prize went to a totally out-of-nowhere pick: the dark dramedy A Different Man.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Noah Baumbach's dramedy lets Clooney cook in a meta character study full of humor and self-reflection.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
In the first season of Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical, silly-sad dramedy, two depressed young men—one straight and eager to fit in, the other gay and nervous about exploring his sexuality—become college roommates, then fast friends.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Last year, the Best Feature prize went to a totally out-of-nowhere pick: the dark dramedy A Different Man.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramedy
Noun
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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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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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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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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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Accordingly, the film is a historical musical.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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The show comes to Broadway as the season has a slim number of new musicals, which could all be vying for the Tony for best musical.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Dec. 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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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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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramedy. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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