Comedy drama
Comedy drama, forby kent bi the portmanteau dramedy,[1][2] is a hybrid genre that combines elements o comedy an drama.[3] In film, as weel as scriptit telly series, serious dramatic subjecks are haundled wi realism an subtlety, whiles preservin a licht or humorous tone.[4]
The term "dramedy" begound tae be uised in the telly industrie in the 1980s.[5][6][7] Modren telly comedy dramas tend tae hae mair humour integratit intae the story nor the comic relief common in drama series, bit tend tae hae a lawer joke rate nor sitcoms.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "DRAMEDY | Meaning & Definition for UK English | Lexico.com". Lexico Dictionaries | English (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
- ↑ "dramedy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
- ↑ "dramedy". dictionary.cambridge.org (in Inglis). 22 Apryle 2026. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
- ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa; Arts; Correspondent, Media (11 Mey 2019). "Seriously funny: why we fell in love with dramedies". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
- ↑ "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". tribunedigital-sunsentinel (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
- ↑ Press, Joy (5 Mairch 2018). "Meet the dramedy queens: the women who built TV's new golden age". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
- ↑ "Rethinking the Dramedy: What Is It, Anyway?". Paste Magazine (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.