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musical comedy

noun

Definition of musical comedynext
as in comedy drama

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Recent Examples of musical comedy Blackman first starred opposite Presley in the rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy Blue Hawaii in 1961. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Jesse Eisenberg’s musical comedy The Debut, starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, has been announced as the closing film of the BFI London Film Festival in October. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 Her breakout role came in the musical comedy The Girl Can’t Help It in 1956, which earned her her first Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026 The claim and counterclaim are among serious allegations – including of smear campaigns and embezzlement – aired in multiple court cases now swirling around the production of the Australian musical comedy. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical comedy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
  1. comedy drama
  2. comedy
  3. musical
  4. melodrama
  5. tragicomedy
  6. tragedy
  7. psychodrama
Noun
  • Rockwell subsequently appeared in the director’s offbeat comedy drama Seven Psychopaths, and later won the supporting actor Oscar for his performance as a volatile cop in McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sam Leifer, who stops by the interview with his brother, has several new project irons in the fire including a YA comedy drama for a streamer and a big Love Actually-style Christmas movie featuring a screenplay by Simon Blackwell.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of comedy drama
Noun
  • The best way to get plugged in is by seeing a show in the Aurora Theatre, where the town’s resident theater company puts on everything from Broadway-style musicals to intimate dramas and comedies.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Fox News personality Kat Timpf unveiled a secret to fans at her comedy show over the weekend.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of comedy
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
  • The series blends traditional melodrama with a Western atmosphere set on ranches and in desert landscapes.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • On paper, The Face of Horror sounds like an engaging melodrama throwback, giving its young talent the unique opportunity to take on classic material in a progressively modern cinematic landscape.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of melodrama
Noun
  • Schweiger is a German actor and filmmaker who debuted in the tragicomedy Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1997).
    — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tragicomedy
Noun
  • The Edmiston family looks forward to bringing accountability to those who exploited tragedy to divide and injure.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But Pavese understood that the only lesson tragedy really teaches is that there is no end to suffering.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tragedy
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

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