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The term was first popularized by a 1997 episode of the television comedy drama Ally McBeal, but received a boost after being used by a contestant on the British reality show Love Island in 2017.—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 The New York native also directed the buddy-road comedy drama and co-starred alongside Kieran Culkin, who was nominated for best supporting actor.—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025 Described as a dark comedy drama anthology, The White Lotus from Mike White follows the often troubled and privileged guests and the employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain in a different location each season.—Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Longoria played Gaby Solis on the comedy drama from 2004 to 2012.—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for comedy drama
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