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Recent Examples of musical comedy
According to Merriam-Webster, a showgirl is defined as a chorus girl in a musical comedy or nightclub show.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
In film, he's appeared in the musical comedy World's Best (2023) and Tessa Blake's indie coming-of-age drama Boundary Waters (2024).
—Katie Labovitz, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Hercules: The Muse-ical could be seen on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder from 1998 through 2008, and was earmarked as a musical comedy.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Following a social hour from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., attendees are encouraged to stay for a captivating performance of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
In film, he's appeared in the musical comedy World's Best (2023) and Tessa Blake's indie coming-of-age drama Boundary Waters (2024).
—Katie Labovitz, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Hercules: The Muse-ical could be seen on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder from 1998 through 2008, and was earmarked as a musical comedy.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Following a social hour from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., attendees are encouraged to stay for a captivating performance of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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The comedy drama first arrived on Hulu in April.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tyriq Withers and Marlon Wayans unite for the sports horror Him, Cillian Murphy stars in Netflix's collegiate comedy drama Steve, and Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell take viewers on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey in a bid for box office glory.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Despite his predominance in the comedy sector, the Emmys presented a high-stakes challenge for an entertainer in the midst of a big push to escape that box.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Studio Ends Big Night With Record Wins Seth Rogen closed out a huge night for Apple TV+’s The Studio, which won best comedy.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This fall has both kinds of theater: The Scottish Play and musicals about Lizard Boy.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Though she's directed smaller musicals and stage shows before, nothing has been on this scale.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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With its calculatedly severe form, the film both distills and extends melodrama to avant-garde extremes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Told with a classic heist structure and hints of tragicomedy, the story follows an ordinary government employee obsessed with winning the Melate lottery.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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The statement further addressed the context of the tribute, comparing it to other moments of silence following tragedies.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Voters should be able to see, right away, who is funding their representatives, especially in the wake of tragedy.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 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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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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