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Recent Examples of tragicomedy
If that sounds less than promising, even for a deadpan Romanian slice-of-life tragicomedy, go ahead and make the mistake of skipping this one.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
The jury cited his skill in crafting a tragicomedy against the backdrop of social upheaval.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
John Fawcett’s flawless tragicomedy is part satire, part splatter body-horror flick, part full-on monster movie, and complete heart.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The Off-Broadway tragicomedy stars Driver as Strings McCrane, a country music icon who finds himself at a crossroads following the death of his mother.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tragicomedy
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
The jury cited his skill in crafting a tragicomedy against the backdrop of social upheaval.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
John Fawcett’s flawless tragicomedy is part satire, part splatter body-horror flick, part full-on monster movie, and complete heart.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The Off-Broadway tragicomedy stars Driver as Strings McCrane, a country music icon who finds himself at a crossroads following the death of his mother.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragicomedy
Noun
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Smashing a watermelon with a giant mallet to the messy delight of audiences, Leo Gallagher became one of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980s and shot to superstardom.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Also, Adam, being a comedy writer, giving feedback on the writing was great.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Why did the intel officials go public with lights, cameras and melodrama?—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Despite being a sports melodrama, the filmmaking fails to distinguish either components, stylistically or narratively.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the first section of the book, Franklin repeatedly brings historical analysis, primary sources and Anne Frank’s writing into juxtaposition with each other in a way that both illuminates Anne Frank as an individual and the larger tragedy of the Holocaust.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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The case was the first to establish a link between toxic waste in the atmosphere and birth defects, and the show follows the story of four mothers dealing with the tragedy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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About Town Indie Rock As Father John Misty, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Tillman stages albums as little psychodramas.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The director borrows from different genres — nostalgic Westerns, propulsive crime thrillers, high-stakes heist films and even musicals — to tell this winding tale about what makes a place and its people feel like home.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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The 50-minute, one-act musical includes audience interaction that begins within a couple minutes of the opening, Jiménez Pagán said.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In an early form of influencer marketing, Allgood arranged for a live opossum to appear onstage with Anna Held, Broadway’s most popular musical comedy star.—
Howard Dorre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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The show has been seen around the world and is about to be staged at London’s Garrick Theatre, where Brooks previously enjoyed success with the musical comedy Young Frankenstein.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Lively was asked a nearly identical question about reuniting with Kendrick for the sequel to the twisty 2018 dramedy A Simple Favor.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The dramedy was also written and directed by Eisenberg, 41.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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At the end of mountain stages, a delicious monodrama always unfolds.—
Thomas Curran,
Time,
8 Aug. 2023
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Suzie Miller constructs her monodrama at the intersection of #MeToo and British justice, and though the dramatist appends a superfluous moral to the story, the proceedings amount to a virtuosic, blow-by-blow account of a process stacked against female victims.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
17 May 2022
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“Tragicomedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragicomedy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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