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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Tewes, who had played cruise director Julie McCoy, since the series debuted in 1977, returned for a handful of episodes in the dramedy's final two seasons in 1986 and 1987.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
His international slate has included Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde biopic The Happy Prince (2018), the 2013 Berlin Golden Bear winner Child’s Pose from Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer and Benedikt Erlingsson’s Icelandic dramedy Woman at War (2018).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
In July, Deadline reported that Apple TV+ greenlit a dramedy series inspired by I’m Glad My Mom Died, with Aniston attached.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
The comedy/dramedy stars Lil Rel Howery, Tabitha Brown, DomiNque Perry, Anna Maria Horsford and Regan Gomez.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
His international slate has included Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde biopic The Happy Prince (2018), the 2013 Berlin Golden Bear winner Child’s Pose from Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer and Benedikt Erlingsson’s Icelandic dramedy Woman at War (2018).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
In July, Deadline reported that Apple TV+ greenlit a dramedy series inspired by I’m Glad My Mom Died, with Aniston attached.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
The comedy/dramedy stars Lil Rel Howery, Tabitha Brown, DomiNque Perry, Anna Maria Horsford and Regan Gomez.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramedy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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