dramedy

Blend of drama + comedy.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɑːmədi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɑmədi/

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dramedy (countable and uncountable, plural dramedies)

1. (uncountable, film) A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy.

   Synonym: comedy drama

2. (countable) A film or television programme belonging to this genre.

   Synonym: comedy drama

   • 2019 December 13, Tracie Egan Morrissey, “The Year Women Got ‘Horny’”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     ”Fleabag,” Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically acclaimed British dramedy, featured a young woman whose strongest character trait — being horny — was decidedly not male.

   • 2025 October 29, Alaina Demopoulos, “What’s with the sponcon slop in Nobody Wants This? Netflix, nobody wants this”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Last year, the Daily Mail found that Emily in Paris, a bubblegum dramedy starring Lily Collins, plugged 37 brands throughout 10 episodes.

   • 2026 April 15, James Poniewozik, “Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Will Make an OnlyFan of You”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     The online platform [OnlyFans] […] has been a plot point in “Industry” and “Euphoria,” was a sideline for some subjects of the docuseries “Neighbors” and is now central to a new Apple TV dramedy, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.”

• seriocomic
• tragicomedy

• dramedy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Maddrey, maddery