comedy drama

noun

: serious drama that has comic elements

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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 Goodrich—a new comedy drama starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis—is coming soon to digital streaming. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 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 30 Nov. 2024.

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