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Recent Examples of musical comedy
The series is created by Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore, a writing and performing duo who also go by their musical comedy alter egos, Two Hearts.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Anna Camp has won high praise from her Pitch Perfect musical comedies, while Bruce Campbell is the undisputed king of horror comedy thanks to his classic role as Ash Williams in The Evil Dead movie trilogy and the spinoff series Ash vs. Evil Dead.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The directorial debut from the Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star is an Aussie musical comedy set in a small outback town that appears to have the energy to be a potential Muriel’s Wedding or Strictly Ballroom-style indie breakout.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
So the musical comedy style helps carry that through musical drama, where singing and dancing do play a role.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Anna Camp has won high praise from her Pitch Perfect musical comedies, while Bruce Campbell is the undisputed king of horror comedy thanks to his classic role as Ash Williams in The Evil Dead movie trilogy and the spinoff series Ash vs. Evil Dead.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The directorial debut from the Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star is an Aussie musical comedy set in a small outback town that appears to have the energy to be a potential Muriel’s Wedding or Strictly Ballroom-style indie breakout.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
So the musical comedy style helps carry that through musical drama, where singing and dancing do play a role.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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Goodrich—a new comedy drama starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis—is coming soon to digital streaming.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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It’s been ten years since Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader starred in the comedy drama The Skeleton Twins, and what better way to celebrate than talking to them both.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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She was recently set to star in and executive produce comedy pilot Phony at Hulu and she’ll also be seen in Prime Video’s Overcompensating.Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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At the International Emmys, Daily Dose of Sunshine competes in the comedy category with the Australian series Deadloch, the Argentinian series Division Palermo and the French series HPI Season 3.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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That interpretation reached something of a tipping point with the September 30 death of Creel, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men of musicals and much beloved for his LGBTQ+ activism.Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, shared an emotional moment while speaking about the new movie musical's friendship-forward themes in a video shared to Australian television series The Project's Instagram page with interviewer Georgie Tunny on Monday, Nov. 4.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The show is over-the-top melodrama, but writer and co-creator Taylor Sheridan obviously chose real-life conflicts in Montana and other western states to base the plot on.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Schmaltz refers to excessive sentimentality or melodrama and is often used for art, movies, music or storytelling purposes.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Off-Broadway tragicomedy stars Driver as Strings McCrane, a country music icon who finds himself at a crossroads following the death of his mother.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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But in this first-rate production – featuring superb performances from Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati – the play nevertheless emerges as a gripping drama of great wit, absurdity and tragicomedy.The Week UK, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
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That tragedy impacts the family deeply, especially her brother Joe, who last saw her.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because, yes — somehow Peanut’s untimely death has spiraled from a social-media tragedy to a conservative political movement.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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The psychodrama is naked — sometimes hard to read, at other moments approaching farce.New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
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Gaga would be seen as a key component of what Phillips wants to do with this sequel as well, in terms of integrating old-fashioned musical numbers into the psychodrama.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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