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M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker). The series is a medical drama/black comedy that was produced in association with 20th...
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Comedy
Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδία, komodia) as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the...
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- Sealab 2021,
- Bishōjo Celeb Panchanne,
- This Morning With Richard Not Judy,
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- Bishōjo Celeb Panchanne,
Satire
Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of...
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- F Troop,
- I'm Alan Partridge,
- The Colbert Report,
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- I'm Alan Partridge,
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. Sitcoms usually consist of recurring...
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- Cheers,
- Frasier,
- Everybody Hates Chris,
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- Frasier,
Black comedy
Black comedy is a sub-genre of comedy and satire in which topics and events that are usually regarded as taboo are treated in a satirical or humorous manner while retaining their seriousness. Synonyms include dark comedy, black humor, dark humor,...
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- Happy Tree Friends,
- Wilfred,
- M*A*S*H,
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- Wilfred,
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama, also called dramedy or seriocomedy, is a style of television, theatre and film in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance of humor and serious content.
Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was...
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- Boston Legal,
- Sports Night,
- Moonlighting,
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- Sports Night,
Medical drama
A medical drama is a television drama in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. While not as popular as legal/crime drama, it is still easily identifiable occupational based drama.
In the United States,...
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- House,
- The Royal Today,
- Private Practice,
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- The Royal Today,
Military
- x TV programs of this genre:
- The A-Team,
- Dad's Army,
- Hogan's Heroes,
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- Dad's Army,
Medical fiction
Medical fiction is fiction whose events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. It is highly prevalent on television, especially as medical dramas, as well as in novels. Romance novels have an independent subcategory...
- x TV programs of this genre:
- Lifestories,
- The Dr. Oz Show,
- Dr. Finlay,
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- The Dr. Oz Show,
