dramedy
noun
dra·me·dy
ˈdrä-mə-dē 
ˈdra-
: a comedy (such as a film or television show) having dramatic moments
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By Judy Berman June 7, 2024 7:00 AM EDT
Hulu’s wonderful new dramedy Queenie opens with an overhead, medium close-up shot that puts viewers face-to-face with the show’s namesake heroine.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024
The Queen, the 2000 dramedy High Fidelity and 1988's Dangerous Liaisons.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Curmudgeonly chef Tina began Hulu's award-winning dramedy as stubbornly resistant to Carmy's (Jeremy Allen White) vision for Chicagoland food spot The Beef.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 June 2024
The coming-of-age dramedy followed the members of the punk-rock band Lady Parts, young British Muslim women with different perspectives on faith, family, and identity bonding over writing and playing music together.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 24 May 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024
The Queen, the 2000 dramedy High Fidelity and 1988's Dangerous Liaisons.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Curmudgeonly chef Tina began Hulu's award-winning dramedy as stubbornly resistant to Carmy's (Jeremy Allen White) vision for Chicagoland food spot The Beef.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 June 2024
The coming-of-age dramedy followed the members of the punk-rock band Lady Parts, young British Muslim women with different perspectives on faith, family, and identity bonding over writing and playing music together.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 24 May 2024
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramedy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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