Thesaurus results for DRAMEDY

dramedy

noun

Definition of dramedy

as in comedy

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Recent Examples of dramedy Of course, this is a big studio dramedy starring two of Hollywood’s most indelible romantic heroines. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Mortal Media — founded by former All-Pro NFL center Ryan Kalil and former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin — is behind the Apple TV sci-fi dramedy Hello Tomorrow! — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Allen returns as an executive producer and Pride showruns the series, which has morphed into a single-camera dramedy that blends nostalgic callbacks with Gen Z storylines about mental health, activism and threats to HBCU funding. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Other television credits include the legal dramedy Ally McBeal (2002) and the beloved sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2003–2005). — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dramedy

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Noun

Multiple stars of the hit Apple TV horror-comedy also took home acting Emmys, and creator Katie Dippold won outstanding writing for a comedy series.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
Hosting Snapple’s revival party was Davidson and Jost’s own comeback project to replenish the New York comedy scene, taking the form of a floating, popsicle-orange vessel.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedy

Noun

Carys made her professional stage debut in June, playing Nina in Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy The Seagull in Brooklyn.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s what appears to be the case with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who first met in 1992 on the set of romantic tragicomedy Jamón Jamón.

— Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026

Definition of tragicomedy

Noun

This is a melodrama of malicious secrets and manipulative lies that may lead to divorce, desertion and even death.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
They’ve been assembled for a brain-breaker of a misfired melodrama, at first darkly amusing, before plunging headlong into soap opera-style twists and a general sense of heavy depression that no one can shake.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of melodrama

Noun

Inspired in equal parts by Italian giallo horror flicks and American slasher flicks, the behind-the-scenes psychodrama stars Cotillard as a deathly ill scream queen shooting a sci-fi art film in Rome in 1982 who starts to go out of her mind.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Early loves his creation, enough to spin an entire psychodrama around her, one that will bring her high and low.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of psychodrama

Noun

The Broadway musical recouped its $17 million capitalization in 2024 (and the tour recouped in 2025), and has since grossed more than $175 million.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
This rebellious new musical is about growing up, discovering yourself, and refusing to live by others’ expectations.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of musical

Noun

Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
For other families quietly and often despairingly living with similar problems of addiction and mental illness involving their children, the tragedy is an unnerving, looming specter — a worst-case scenario made real.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tragedy

Noun

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meanwhile, is Parton’s 1982 musical comedy with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
On Halloween night in 1995, the musical comedy aired on TV for the first time, as part of a celebration on VH1.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of musical comedy

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