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Recent Examples of musical comedy
The musical comedy features the country music singer appearing like a fairy godmother to give life lessons in song to a stricken fan.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Airing on Nickelodeon from 2010 to 2013 for four seasons, the musical comedy series followed Tori Vega (Justice) navigating her teen years at a performing arts high school with her friends and sister (Monet) by her side.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, a new musical comedy featuring original songs and Jimmy Buffet’s classics based on the book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’ Malley. 2 p.m. matinees and 7:30 p.m. shows on select dates at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW Ninth St., Delray Beach.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
The first two seasons of the musical comedy streamed on Peacock from 2021 to 2022; when Peacock decided not to move forward, Netflix came in to renew the series for a third season, which aired in March 2024.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Airing on Nickelodeon from 2010 to 2013 for four seasons, the musical comedy series followed Tori Vega (Justice) navigating her teen years at a performing arts high school with her friends and sister (Monet) by her side.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, a new musical comedy featuring original songs and Jimmy Buffet’s classics based on the book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’ Malley. 2 p.m. matinees and 7:30 p.m. shows on select dates at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW Ninth St., Delray Beach.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
The first two seasons of the musical comedy streamed on Peacock from 2021 to 2022; when Peacock decided not to move forward, Netflix came in to renew the series for a third season, which aired in March 2024.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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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
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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
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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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The Basics On the original Smash, the Marilyn musical is called Bombshell.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Life imitated art on the set of The Sound of Music, the beloved musical that debuted in movie theaters on March 2, 1965.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
26 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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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 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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Ahead of the tragedy, Caribbean leaders met with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the future of the mission amid its uncertain funding.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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The cause of the maritime tragedy remains under investigation.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
24 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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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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