comedy drama

noun

: serious drama that has comic elements

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Julie Delpy’s French comedy drama film follows the story of Brittany’s Town, which has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025 Avengers filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo helm this sci-fi action comedy drama that stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for comedy drama

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comedy drama was in 1838

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“Comedy drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedy%20drama. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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