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Recent Examples of musical comedy
The 33-year-old writer-director-comedian, who earned a loyal social following for pandemic-era Instagram impressions, makes the premise for his 17-track musical comedy album clear within its first 15 seconds.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
The goal of the musical comedy is to use satire to ask questions about how Mangione could become such a national figure and how institutions, including healthcare, tech, and Hollywood, are seen in the modern America, according to show-runners.
—Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
The romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending is one of the biggest Broadway hits this season.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Other examples in the research reveal more disturbing aspects of Claude’s thought process, moving from musical comedy to police procedural, as the scientists discovered devious thoughts in Claude’s brain.
—Steven Levy, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
The goal of the musical comedy is to use satire to ask questions about how Mangione could become such a national figure and how institutions, including healthcare, tech, and Hollywood, are seen in the modern America, according to show-runners.
—Luke Gentile, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
The romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending is one of the biggest Broadway hits this season.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Other examples in the research reveal more disturbing aspects of Claude’s thought process, moving from musical comedy to police procedural, as the scientists discovered devious thoughts in Claude’s brain.
—Steven Levy, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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The comedy drama scooped awards at the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The nine-episode comedy drama featured an ensemble cast including veteran actors Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane, Bhuvan Arora, Sparsh Shrivastava, Shivani Raghuvanshi, and Yashpal Sharma.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Saturday brought the close of the comedy sketch show’s 50th season.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2025
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Murphy, who played new kid Tai in the iconic 1995 teen comedy, died in 2009 at the age of 32.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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They are also both nominated for best leading actress in a musical at the Tony Awards, airing June 8 from Radio City Music Hall (8 ET/5 PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The daughter of Katy Farrell and Bill French is on the Step by Step Elite Dance Team, has performed in ensemble and lead roles in musicals with Music Pillars and Scripps Theatre Arts, and is in the AVID college and career readiness program.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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While there is room for some interpersonal conflict and drama between characters, this isn’t a melodrama like so many other medical dramas.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield are too often unwilling or unable to engage with meaningful melodrama.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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The man who shuffled offstage last year in the middle of the play — an absurdist tragicomedy plagued by poor reviews and weak attendance — has shuffled back onto it.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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With a classic heist structure and flashes of tragicomedy, this series, directed by Federico Veiroj and Rodrigo Santos, promises humor and suspense.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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More crucially, comedy and tragedy are allowed to coexist as parallel realities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Few legacies in American motorsports carry the same weight, and even fewer families are as synonymous with both triumph and tragedy.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The endless psychodrama surrounding the national team is merely a symptom of the chaos.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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All those effects can startle for sure, but there’s a lot to take in and pay attention to in this multi-leveled multimedia psychodrama.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2025
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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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