A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy that usually consists of recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace and can include laugh tracks or studio audiences. Such programs originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms.
As opposed to stand up comedy, a situation comedy has a storyline and ongoing characters in, es...
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TV programs of this genre:
- F Troop ,
- Gilligan's Island ,
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ,
- The Simpsons ,
- Cheers ,
- Frasier ,
- Everybody Hates Chris ,
- American Dreamer ,
- Father Ted ,
- Scrubs
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Also known as:
- Sitcom