as in musical comedy
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Recent Examples of comedy drama
Her second film, The Lyricist Wannabe, is a semi-autobiographical comedy drama about a young woman attempting to become a Canto-pop lyricist.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
This includes Max’s The Pitt, Netflix’s basketball comedy Running Point, which is exec produced by Mindy Kaling and stars Kate Hudson, CBS’ Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and Apple comedy drama Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn and exec produced by Bill Lawrence.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Julie Delpy’s French comedy drama film follows the story of Brittany’s Town, which has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Avengers filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo helm this sci-fi action comedy drama that stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
This includes Max’s The Pitt, Netflix’s basketball comedy Running Point, which is exec produced by Mindy Kaling and stars Kate Hudson, CBS’ Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and Apple comedy drama Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn and exec produced by Bill Lawrence.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Julie Delpy’s French comedy drama film follows the story of Brittany’s Town, which has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Avengers filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo helm this sci-fi action comedy drama that stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy drama
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In the musical comedy franchise about fictional Barden University’s all-female a cappella club, Kendrick played Beca, alongside Wilson's Fat Amy and Fit's character Flo.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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In addition to working on new music, Bailey is also starring in an A24 musical comedy with Julianne Moore and Jesse Eisenberg, and is set to film in Italy for a separate project (Bailey will star in Italianna with Regé-Jean Page, but details on the film have not been released).—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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In the early 2000s, Brand was a rising star in the United Kingdom's comedy and media scene, working for the BBC and MTV.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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The Emmy-winning comedy has been renewed for a fifth season.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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They are also both nominated for best leading actress in a musical at the Tony Awards, airing June 8 from Radio City Music Hall (8 ET/5 PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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What a treat to come across a musical that recognizes just how extraordinary the ordinary can be.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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In this wrenching melodrama from the director Saeed Roustaee, a widowed mother of two (Parinaz Izadyar) suffers an unspeakable loss—and responds by exacting a measure of justice from the many men who, through cruel entitlement or thoughtless neglect, have contributed to her grief.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Through four pilgrimages to the French Riviera in Stanley Donen’s time-hopping melodrama, Audrey Hepburn’s Joanna and Albert Finney’s Mark meet, fall in love, honeymoon and fall apart.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
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The man who shuffled offstage last year in the middle of the play — an absurdist tragicomedy plagued by poor reviews and weak attendance — has shuffled back onto it.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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With a classic heist structure and flashes of tragicomedy, this series, directed by Federico Veiroj and Rodrigo Santos, promises humor and suspense.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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The narrative moves between Joan’s ascent through the ranks, including a love story as explosive as a rocket launch, and a mid-decade disaster reminiscent of the Challenger tragedy.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Saar says the phrase refers to those seeking to export violence beyond the Middle East to places like America, making the D.C. shooting much more than a local tragedy.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 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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The endless psychodrama surrounding the national team is merely a symptom of the chaos.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy%20drama. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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