as in musical comedy
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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.
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Longoria played Gaby Solis on the comedy drama from 2004 to 2012.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Discovery global streaming chief JB Perrette, the third season of HBO's award-winning comedy drama will air on Max in February, 2026.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
His filmography ranges from thrilling sci-fi films like Invasion of the Body Snatchers to quirky comedy dramas like The Grand Budapest Hotel.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Longoria played Gaby Solis on the comedy drama from 2004 to 2012.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Discovery global streaming chief JB Perrette, the third season of HBO's award-winning comedy drama will air on Max in February, 2026.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
His filmography ranges from thrilling sci-fi films like Invasion of the Body Snatchers to quirky comedy dramas like The Grand Budapest Hotel.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy drama
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In an early form of influencer marketing, Allgood arranged for a live opossum to appear onstage with Anna Held, Broadway’s most popular musical comedy star.—
Howard Dorre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Not to be confused with New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Simultaneously, the Claire Tow Theater will program events, concerts and comedy shows, in addition to LCT3 productions, serving as a hub for community gatherings.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Smashing a watermelon with a giant mallet to the messy delight of audiences, Leo Gallagher became one of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980s and shot to superstardom.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Finally, Winter Park Playhouse has cemented its lineup of new musicals that will receive staged readings at the Florida Festival of New Musicals.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Both theaters have also staged musicals in the past.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Why did the intel officials go public with lights, cameras and melodrama?—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Despite being a sports melodrama, the filmmaking fails to distinguish either components, stylistically or narratively.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Directed by Josef Hader The soil of the Austrian countryside is rich with tragicomedy in writer-director-star Hader’s second feature as a director after 2017’s Wild Mouse.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alas, Godwin’s gentle take on the tragicomedy misses the explosive nature of this moment, the desperation these characters feel to change their fate right now or live and die steeped in stifling ennui.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The rush occurred mere weeks before Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s planned announcement of their spa updates; the tragedy in Los Angeles simply moved up the timeline for the quiet, coastal community’s merits as a luxury wellness hub.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And that March, tragedy struck when three people died in a fatal crowd surge at her concert with Finesse2tymes in Rochester, N.Y.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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About Town Indie Rock As Father John Misty, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Tillman stages albums as little psychodramas.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy%20drama. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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