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tragicomedy

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Definition of tragicomedy

as in comedy

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Recent Examples of tragicomedy Set in Shanghai, the film is a tragicomedy about a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to act normal. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 12 June 2026 These blunders were a tragicomedy—a circus act entirely devoid of peanuts or joy. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 New art forms also emerged, such as the tragicomedy—a play or novel consisting of both comedic and tragic elements. — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Diego Luna got his feet wet as a director with the promising 2011 debut, Abel, a slight but disarming tragicomedy that took imaginative shots at Mexican patriarchy and manhood. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tragicomedy

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Noun

The one-day event will screen 12 shorts from seven countries, with documentaries, dramas, comedies, animation and experimental pieces in the mix.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Because in the 1950s and 1960s, Prince Charles used to listen to a radio show each week called 'The Goon Show,' which was a comedy show where Fred and Gladys were called.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of comedy

Noun

Elia Kazan’s 1955 adaptation of East of Eden is a bold prestige melodrama of the sort Hollywood rarely makes these days.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
Ulysses Terrero directed the clip, which captures Latin melodrama at its steamiest and is now a bonafide streaming hit.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of melodrama

Noun

His story does not add up; there is even more weirdness among extended family, and the tragedies pile up.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce — or in this case, as an uncanny sort of San Francisco camp.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 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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Alejandro Sanz‘s songs form the foundation of El Alma al Aire, a new musical that builds an original story inspired by his repertoire.

— Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
The titular musical is a recounting of the 9/11 terror attacks, with original music and cardboard Twin Towers ablaze.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of musical

Noun

The song, featured in the 1934 musical comedy Bright Eyes, describes a journey to a fantasy land made of sweets.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meanwhile, is Parton’s 1982 musical comedy with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of musical comedy

Noun

The dramedy’s trajectory has taken it across the world through a variety of development and co-production programs in such festivals as Marseille, Toulouse, San Sebastián, the Berlinale and Discovery TIFF 2029.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Janssen’s upcoming projects include director Sean McEwan’s indie action dramedy Turnbuckle alongside Kate Beckinsale, Chee Keong Cheung’s The Experiment, and Scott Rogers’ thriller One Second After.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dramedy

Noun

In her performance of Francis Poulenc’s operatic monodrama La Voix Humaine (The Human Voice), Hannigan turned that problem — and many more — into an advantage with a couple of technological aids.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
At the end of mountain stages, a delicious monodrama always unfolds.

— Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023

Definition of monodrama

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