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'''Comedy drama''', also known as the [[portmanteau]] '''dramedy''',<ref>{{cite web|title=Dramedy|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/dramedy|website=[[Cambridge Dictionary]]|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dramedy|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dramedy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926041642/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dramedy|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2016|website=[[Oxford Dictionaries (website)|Oxford Dictionaries]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Girls Gone Mild – Ian O'Doherty reviews Girls, Celebrity Big Brother, and Charlie |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/girls-gone-mild-ian-odoherty-reviews-girls-celebrity-big-brother-and-charlie-30911220.html |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=independent |date=17 January 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2021 |title=Rethinking the Dramedy: What Is It, Anyway? |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/dramedy/rethinking-the-dramedy-what-is-it-anyway/ |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}</ref> is a [[genre]] of dramatic works that combines elements of [[comedy]] and [[Drama (film and television)|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]].<br />
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== In the United States ==<br />
Examples from United States television include: ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', ''[[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Brinkmoeller|first1=Tom|title=Classic "Molly Dodd" Series Remains Locked Up, Awaiting 'Bail'|url=http://www.tvworthwatching.com/post/Classic-Molly-Dodd-Series-Remains-Locked-Up-Awaiting-Bail.aspx|website=TV Worth Watching|date=September 3, 2010|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Northern Exposure]]'', ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'',<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Weiner|first=Allison Hope|title=Is 'Desperate Housewives' a comedy?|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/12/20/desperate-housewives-comedy/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 20, 2004|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[Hooperman]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kelley|first1=Bill|title=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|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-09-23/features/8703150300_1_hooperman-lewis-erlicht-brandon-stoddard|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|date=September 23, 1987|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924095527/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-09-23/features/8703150300_1_hooperman-lewis-erlicht-brandon-stoddard|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'', and ''[[Frank's Place]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hill|first=Michael|title=Bochco gives dramedy another go with 'Doogie Howser, M.D.'|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-06/news/tv-7_1_doogie-howser|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 6, 1989|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref><br />
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== In Indonesia ==<br />
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Examples from Indonesian television in the month of Ramadan 2023 include: Para Pencari Tuhan Jilid 16.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamelia |first=Robiatul |title=Nonton Para Pencari Tuhan Jilid 16, Pemain, Jadwal & Jam Tayang |url=https://tirto.id/nonton-para-pencari-tuhan-jilid-16-pemain-jadwal-jam-tayang-gCoq |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=tirto.id |language=id}}</ref><br />
==See also==<br />
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*[[List of comedy drama television series]]<br />
*[[Black comedy]]<br />
*[[Dramatic structure]]<br />
*[[Melodrama]]<br />
*[[Seriousness]]<br />
*[[Tragicomedy]]<br />
*[[Psychological drama]]<br />
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