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Recent Examples of musical comedy
The 1992 film is remade as a musical comedy with direction and choreography by Tony winner Christopher Gattelli.
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Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Netflix may be eyeing two of them with its surprise hit of 2025, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’s musical comedy on K-pop stars who moonlight as demon hunters.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The festival will also include a variety show paying tribute to the late Pee-Wee Herman, and a reunion of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie).
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The festival will also include a variety show tribute to the late Pee-Wee Herman and musical comedy duo Flight on the Concords (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) will reunite for their first show in 10 years.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Netflix may be eyeing two of them with its surprise hit of 2025, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’s musical comedy on K-pop stars who moonlight as demon hunters.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The festival will also include a variety show paying tribute to the late Pee-Wee Herman, and a reunion of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie).
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The festival will also include a variety show tribute to the late Pee-Wee Herman and musical comedy duo Flight on the Concords (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) will reunite for their first show in 10 years.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
Noun
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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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The actor subsequently used the space to film parts of his 2011 comedy drama Newlyweds.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Widely considered one of the best comedy clubs in the country, if not the best.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Graham’s consulting role is perhaps more surprising as he is not known first and foremost for his comedy chops, although he is widely regarded as one of the most prolific creatives in British TV.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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The studio is also developing a new musical from Turning Red director Domee Shi as well as a project called Ono Ghost Market.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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This 2012 musical is based on the movie starring the late Whitney Houston and is filled with her hits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy star in this latest John Hughes’ teenage melodrama about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the country club who fall for each other.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Her mighty pipes are as unstoppable as her flair for mascara-melting melodrama.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 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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Hints of the tragicomedy to come surfaced on the second day, when heavy clouds threatened rain and the meeting was held in the barracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, who sometimes served as a mentor and listening board for Metayer Bowen, was equally saddened by the tragedy.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Despite the Reina Sofía’s many refusals to lend the work to various institutions around the world, its rebuff of the Guggenheim’s request carries a particular sting because the Basque Country has long held that the painting belongs in the place where the depicted tragedy occurred.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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The trauma drama — ideally multigenerational and tied to addiction, abuse or both — is a tough one for audiences that tends to work better as an acting showcase than as involving psychodrama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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In exerting this apparent influence, Rubio has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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