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Recent Examples of musical comedy
The Musical, is a musical comedy based on the life story of Billy McFarland, the founder of the Fyre Festival.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Well, things are pretty scary right now, and on his first album of original songs since before the pandemic, Byrne is … writing musical comedy.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
The puppet show itself is a fun musical comedy for all ages, with a behind-the-scenes look into puppetry after the show.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
According to Merriam-Webster, a showgirl is defined as a chorus girl in a musical comedy or nightclub show.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Well, things are pretty scary right now, and on his first album of original songs since before the pandemic, Byrne is … writing musical comedy.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
The puppet show itself is a fun musical comedy for all ages, with a behind-the-scenes look into puppetry after the show.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
According to Merriam-Webster, a showgirl is defined as a chorus girl in a musical comedy or nightclub show.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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Issa Rae, Dan Stevens, Zach Cherry and Kate Berlant have joined Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen in Babies, the new comedy drama from writer-director Lauren Miller Rogen now shooting in Los Angeles.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fox is launching Best Medicine, an adaptation of the long-running medical comedy drama, in midseason.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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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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In performances at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City, the musical follows killers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, two murderesses who use their criminal notoriety to find fame in the Vaudeville circuit.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Bill Condon, the film is an adaptation of the 1992 musical by Terrence McNally, itself an adaptation of the 1976 play by Manuel Puig.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 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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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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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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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 12 Nov. 2025.
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