Comedy drama

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Comedy drama, also known as the portmanteau dramedy,[1][2][3][4] is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama but exhibit far fewer jokes per minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom.

In the United States[edit]

Examples from United States television include: M*A*S*H, Moonlighting, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,[5] Northern Exposure, Ally McBeal, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives,[6] and Scrubs. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including The Wonder Years, Hooperman,[7] Doogie Howser, M.D., and Frank's Place.[8]

In Indonesia[edit]

Examples from Indonesian television in the month of Ramadan 2023 include: Para Pencari Tuhan Jilid 16.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Dramedy". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. "Dramedy". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. "Girls Gone Mild – Ian O'Doherty reviews Girls, Celebrity Big Brother, and Charlie". independent. 17 January 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. "Rethinking the Dramedy: What Is It, Anyway?". pastemagazine.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  5. Brinkmoeller, Tom (September 3, 2010). "Classic "Molly Dodd" Series Remains Locked Up, Awaiting 'Bail'". TV Worth Watching. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  6. Weiner, Allison Hope (December 20, 2004). "Is 'Desperate Housewives' a comedy?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. Kelley, Bill (September 23, 1987). "The Best And The Brightest Abc's Hooperman – The Hands-down Winner Of The Best New Show Of The Year – Introduces A New Format, dramedy, While Slap Maxwell Reintroduces Dabney Coleman". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  8. Hill, Michael (August 6, 1989). "Bochco gives dramedy another go with 'Doogie Howser, M.D.'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. Kamelia, Robiatul. "Nonton Para Pencari Tuhan Jilid 16, Pemain, Jadwal & Jam Tayang". tirto.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved April 12, 2023.

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