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Recent Examples of musical comedy
Fox's musical comedy series lives on thanks to the ubiquity of its talented performers, many of whom continue to headline Broadway musicals, TV shows, concert tours, podcasts, and much more.
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
After a difficult divorce, an unemployed actor goes to absurd lengths to create an alter ego in order to spend time with his kids in this musical comedy.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Kelly premiered her larger statement ring in several scene-stealing moments during the filming of High Society, the musical comedy that marks Kelly’s final performance before leaving Hollywood for royal life in Monaco.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
After a difficult divorce, an unemployed actor goes to absurd lengths to create an alter ego in order to spend time with his kids in this musical comedy.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
This outrageous musical comedy follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Kelly premiered her larger statement ring in several scene-stealing moments during the filming of High Society, the musical comedy that marks Kelly’s final performance before leaving Hollywood for royal life in Monaco.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
Noun
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Private Eyes West Coast is a spinoff of Canadian detective comedy drama that ran for five seasons.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Slumdog Millionaire, a feel-good comedy drama about predestination and game shows, is the one that won him all the glory.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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In the 2026 Netflix comedy-thriller How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Irish is used as a private code, deployed in front of an English speaker who cannot understand it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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Because floaty comedy is easier for people to take.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Her character, based on the original musical, was the first to share in her support group about being canceled online.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Whether this is a new opera or a new musical is open to debate.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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There’s something about it that rages and burns, especially among young women who process their emotions through melody and melodrama.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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The film is described as a psychological melodrama with almost supernatural overtones, suspended between musical backstage, ghost story, and a toxic relationship between two brilliant women who know each other too well.—
Maddalena Gomez,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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It’s presented as dramatic dialogue, or maybe as absurdist tragicomedy.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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That’s a strong hook, but Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is just getting started with an erotic political tragicomedy that, like a Roomba, is forever veering off in unexpected directions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Are those the exact services a family needs and can rely on to avoid tragedy?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The investigation falls amid a variety of other probes into the tragedy at Camp Mystic, including as part of lawsuits filed by families against the camp’s leaders.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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But on a night on which psychodrama only ever felt one mistake away, the mood just about held throughout.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The other is a patchy, unpersuasive psychodrama about the underlying motivations and years-later ramifications of an unspeakable act—or, in this case, an unrealized plan to commit an unspeakable act.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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