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"Shrill" at times approaches that level of intimacy, but still falls into a great, oatmeal-filled valley of dramedies; it's neither better nor worse than much of its ilk and it's rescued from oblivion by Bryant's talent for toggling between the show's sparkly sense of pride and its wounded moments of outrage.

Ranjan came into limelight for his dramedies 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety' and 'Pyar Ka Punchnama' series.

If "Jean of the Joneses" feels fresher than most ensemble dramedies, credit not only the relative novelty of an all-black, mostly female cast, but also writer-director Stella Meghie's talent for suggesting the invisible bonds that unite her characters, despite their many disagreements and general disagreeableness.

Generally dramedies are very funny but this isn't a kind of comedy that built by an effort to determine the absolute humor.

Busch is best known as the writer behind the long-running off-Broadway musical Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and the drag star of his popular dramedies, including Red Scare on Sunset, You Should Be So Lucky, and Shanghai Moon.

And here's another question: Why does HBO put so much effort into finding the perfect one-hour drama (the quest for that elusive "next 'Sopranos'" or "next 'Wire,'" which leads to cowboy robots and other existential crises) when, time after time, some of its most moving and effective dramatic work is contained within its half-hour dramedies? "High Maintenance," "Insecure," "Getting On," "Enlightened," "Veep" -- I could go on.

Sibling bonds are fertile territory for indie dramedies, but "The Skeleton Twins" distinguishes itself from the pack with a pair of knockout performances from "Saturday Night Live" veterans Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig.