as in musical comedy
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Recent Examples of comedy drama
His filmography ranges from thrilling sci-fi films like Invasion of the Body Snatchers to quirky comedy dramas like The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
The comedy drama, about legitimate defense law, was released at Lunar New Year time and was a huge box office success.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
At Vulture Festival’s 10-year anniversary reunion for the film, Hader said Craig Johnson’s comedy drama is also the reason that his HBO show Barry exists.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
More:These metro Detroit restaurants offer Thanksgiving dinner options 'Friendsgiving'
This comedy drama presents a chaotic, dysfunctional Thanksgiving dinner among friends, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Le, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
The comedy drama, about legitimate defense law, was released at Lunar New Year time and was a huge box office success.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
At Vulture Festival’s 10-year anniversary reunion for the film, Hader said Craig Johnson’s comedy drama is also the reason that his HBO show Barry exists.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
More:These metro Detroit restaurants offer Thanksgiving dinner options 'Friendsgiving'
This comedy drama presents a chaotic, dysfunctional Thanksgiving dinner among friends, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy drama
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Tommy Dix, who starred as a young military school cadet opposite Lucille Ball in the 1943 MGM musical comedy Best Foot Forward after appearing in the Broadway original, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Feb. 2025
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What a week to revive a musical comedy about corporate raiders sabotaging the public good.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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During the event, held on Feb. 22 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and hosted by Deon Cole, the Wayans family was honored for their contributions to TV, film and comedy.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television's most famous comedy hour.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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There, visitors can catch performances by pop artists like Amy Grant, theatrical stagings of musicals like Hamilton and Kimberly Akimbo, and dances by troupes such as the Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Spanish-language musical, which leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13, has come under fire for multiple issues: its depiction of Mexico and transgender identity, and its star Karla Sofía Gascón’s resurfaced, offensive tweets with anti-Muslim, anti-diversity and racist language.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the director and his actors play it with neither sensationalism nor melodrama.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Its film-noir visual palette matches the melodrama implicit in its stories.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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That applies, too, to the unusual case of the Jews, scattered to the winds and reconvening 2,000 years (and one extraordinary tragedy) later in Israel.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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So is White taking a superficial approach to Thailand, its traditions and its tragedies, or are his insular characters?—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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The results are equal parts marital crisis, sins-of-the-father psychodrama and visceral body horror.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Niemann himself sometimes seems like a method actor appearing in a psychodrama, whether by temperament or by a recognition that the mad villain is the only decent role available to him now.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy%20drama. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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