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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedia_de_situaci%C3%B3n" title="Comedia de situación – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Comedia de situación" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitkom" title="Sitkom – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Sitkom" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE" title="সিটকম – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সিটকম" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Сітуацыйная камедыя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сітуацыйная камедыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Сытуацыйная камэдыя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сытуацыйная камэдыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Ситуационна комедия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ситуационна комедия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitkom" title="Sitkom – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Sitkom" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com%C3%A8dia_de_situaci%C3%B3" title="Comèdia de situació – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Comèdia de situació" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedi_sefyllfa" title="Comedi sefyllfa – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Comedi sefyllfa" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situatsioonikom%C3%B6%C3%B6dia" title="Situatsioonikomöödia – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Situatsioonikomöödia" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%89%CE%BC%CF%89%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%89%CE%BD" title="Κωμωδία καταστάσεων – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κωμωδία καταστάσεων" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedia_de_situaci%C3%B3n" title="Comedia de situación – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Comedia de situación" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situacia_komedio" title="Situacia komedio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Situacia komedio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="کمدی موقعیت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کمدی موقعیت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komeedzjesearje" title="Komeedzjesearje – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Komeedzjesearje" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedia_de_situaci%C3%B3n" title="Comedia de situación – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Comedia de situación" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9C%ED%8A%B8%EC%BD%A4" title="시트콤 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="시트콤" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%AB%D5%A9%D6%84%D5%B8%D5%B4" title="Սիթքոմ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սիթքոմ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE" title="सिट्काम – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सिट्काम" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komedija_situacije" title="Komedija situacije – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Komedija situacije" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situeso-komedio" title="Situeso-komedio – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Situeso-komedio" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komedi_situasi" title="Komedi situasi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Komedi situasi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%B0st%C3%A6%C3%B0ukomed%C3%ADa" title="Aðstæðukomedía – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Aðstæðukomedía" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D" title="קומדיית מצבים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קומדיית מצבים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyolan_Kahanan" title="Banyolan Kahanan – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Banyolan Kahanan" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98" title="სიტკომი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სიტკომი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Ситуациялық комедия – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ситуациялық комедия" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ucheshi" title="Ucheshi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ucheshi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%AEtkom" title="Sîtkom – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Sîtkom" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situ%C4%81ciju_kom%C4%93dija" title="Situāciju komēdija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Situāciju komēdija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situacij%C5%B3_komedija" title="Situacijų komedija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Situacijų komedija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" 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Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3" title="シチュエーション・コメディ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シチュエーション・コメディ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situasjonskomedie" title="Situasjonskomedie – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Situasjonskomedie" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situasjonskomedie" title="Situasjonskomedie – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Situasjonskomedie" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitkom" title="Sitkom – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Sitkom" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AE" title="ਸਿਟਕਾਮ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸਿਟਕਾਮ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%B9%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85" title="سٹکام – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سٹکام" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Ситуационная комедия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ситуационная комедия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Ситком – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Ситком" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_comedy" title="Situation comedy – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Situation comedy" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitkom" title="Sitkom – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Sitkom" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situacijska_komedija" title="Situacijska komedija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Situacijska komedija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AF%DB%86%D8%AE%DB%8C" title="کۆمیدیای دۆخی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کۆمیدیای دۆخی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Комедија ситуације – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Комедија ситуације" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Sitcom" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilannekomedia" title="Tilannekomedia – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Tilannekomedia" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationskomedi" title="Situationskomedi – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Situationskomedi" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a 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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Situation comedy" redirects here. For the album, see <a href="/wiki/Situation_Comedy_(album)" title="Situation Comedy (album)"><i>Situation Comedy</i> (album)</a>. For the film, see <a href="/wiki/Sitcom_(film)" title="Sitcom (film)"><i>Sitcom</i> (film)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Two characters sit at the table and chat with expressive faces, a common scene in sitcoms" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg/220px-Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg/330px-Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg/440px-Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_Lucille_Ball_I_Love_Lucy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="753" data-file-height="931" /></a><figcaption>A shot from the American television sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></i>, often regarded as one of the most influential television programs in history</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>sitcom</b> (short for <b>situation comedy</b> or <b>situational comedy</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Genre" title="Genre">genre</a> of <a href="/wiki/Comedy" title="Comedy">comedy</a> produced for <a href="/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>, that centers on a recurring cast of <a href="/wiki/Character_(arts)" title="Character (arts)">characters</a> as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike <a href="/wiki/Sketch_comedy" title="Sketch comedy">sketch comedy</a>, which features different characters and settings in each <a href="/wiki/Sketch_comedy" title="Sketch comedy">skit</a>, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"History of the sitcom" redirects here. For the CNN documentary series, see <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Sitcom" title="History of the Sitcom"><i>History of the Sitcom</i></a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_radio" title="History of radio">History of radio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radio_comedy" title="Radio comedy">Radio comedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/History_of_television" title="History of television">History of television</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Television_comedy" title="Television comedy">Television comedy</a></div> <p>The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as <a href="/wiki/Farce" title="Farce">farces</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comedy_of_manners" title="Comedy of manners">comedy of manners</a>. These forms relied on <a href="/wiki/Running_gag" title="Running gag">running gags</a> to generate humor, but the term <i>sitcom</i> emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early television sitcoms were often filmed in front of a <a href="/wiki/Studio_audience" title="Studio audience">live studio audience</a> using a <a href="/wiki/Multiple-camera_setup" title="Multiple-camera setup">multiple-camera setup</a>, the latter of which continues in some modern productions such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory" title="The Big Bang Theory">The Big Bang Theory</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Fuller_House_(TV_series)" title="Fuller House (TV series)">Fuller House</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other formats make use of a <a href="/wiki/Laugh_track" title="Laugh track">laugh track</a> or "canned laughter". </p><p>Since the 1990s, sitcoms have since expanded to <a href="/wiki/Animated_sitcom" title="Animated sitcom">animated sitcoms</a>, with successful shows of the genre including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>. </p><p>Critics have debated the exact definition of a sitcom, mostly regarding productions created at the turn of the 21st century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use a <a href="/wiki/Single-camera_setup" title="Single-camera setup">single-camera setup</a> and do not feature a laugh track, instead more resembling documentaries or the <a href="/wiki/Dramedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dramedy">comedy-dramas</a> of the 1980s and 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_country">By country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: By country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Australia" title="Television in Australia">Television in Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Television_ratings_in_Australia" title="Television ratings in Australia">Television ratings in Australia</a></div> <p>Although there have been few long-running Australian-made sitcoms, many American and British sitcoms have been successful in Australia, since sitcoms are considered a staple of the government broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a> (ABC). In the 1970s and 1980s many British sitcoms also screened on the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a>. By 1986, UK comedies <i><a href="/wiki/Bless_This_House_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bless This House (UK TV series)">Bless This House</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Are_You_Being_Served%3F" title="Are You Being Served?">Are You Being Served?</a></i> had been re-screened several times by <a href="/wiki/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)" title="ABC Television (Australian TV network)">ABC Television</a>; they were then acquired and screened by the Seven Network.<sup id="cite_ref-19860602CollierShayneAgain_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19860602CollierShayneAgain-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_at_Dawn" title="Daily at Dawn">Daily at Dawn</a></i> was the first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character (Terry Bader as journalist Leslie).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1987, <i><a href="/wiki/Mother_and_Son" title="Mother and Son">Mother and Son</a></i> won the Television Drama Award for portraying a woman suffering from senile dementia and her interaction with her family, presented by the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Human_Rights_Commission" title="Australian Human Rights Commission">Australian Human Rights Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, <i><a href="/wiki/Kath_%26_Kim" title="Kath & Kim">Kath & Kim</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s first episode of series 4 attracted an Australian audience of 2.521 million nationally.<sup id="cite_ref-SDRR_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDRR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the highest rating for a first episode in the history of Australian television,<sup id="cite_ref-SDRR_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDRR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until the series premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Underbelly:_A_Tale_of_Two_Cities" title="Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities">Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities</a></i> in 2009, which garnered 2.58 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, <i><a href="/wiki/Please_Like_Me" title="Please Like Me">Please Like Me</a></i> received an invitation to screen at the <a href="/wiki/Series_Mania" title="Series Mania">Series Mania</a> Television Festival in Paris,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was praised by critics,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and earned numerous awards and nominations.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 2013, <i><a href="/wiki/At_Home_with_Julia" title="At Home with Julia">At Home with Julia</a></i> was criticized by several <a href="/wiki/Social_commentary" title="Social commentary">social commentators</a> as inappropriately disrespectful to the office of the Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show nevertheless proved very popular with both television audiences and critics, becoming the most-watched Australian scripted comedy series of 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was nominated at the 2012 <a href="/wiki/AACTA" class="mw-redirect" title="AACTA">Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts</a> Awards for Best Television Comedy Series.<sup id="cite_ref-nominees_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nominees-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Canadian_humour" title="Canadian humour">Canadian humour</a> and <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Canada" title="Television in Canada">Television in Canada</a></div> <p>Although there have been several notable exceptions, relatively few Canadian sitcoms attained notable success in Canada or internationally.<sup id="cite_ref-brioux_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brioux-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canadian television has had much greater success with <a href="/wiki/Sketch_comedy" title="Sketch comedy">sketch comedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dramedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dramedy">dramedy</a> series.<sup id="cite_ref-brioux_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brioux-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The popular show <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Kensington" title="King of Kensington">King of Kensington</a></i> aired from 1975 to 1980, at its peak garnering an average of 1.5 to 1.8 million viewers weekly.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1999 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Trailer_Park_Boys" title="Trailer Park Boys">Trailer Park Boys</a></i> was followed up by a television series of the same name that ran from 2001 to 2018, airing in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Corner_Gas" title="Corner Gas">Corner Gas</a></i>, which ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009, became an instant hit, averaging one million viewers per episode.<sup id="cite_ref-CTV_Inc_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CTV_Inc-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been the recipient of six <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemini Award">Gemini Awards</a> and has been nominated almost 70 times for various awards.<sup id="cite_ref-CTV_Globemedia_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CTV_Globemedia-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other noteworthy recent sitcoms have included: <i><a href="/wiki/Call_Me_Fitz" title="Call Me Fitz">Call Me Fitz</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek" title="Schitt's Creek">Schitt's Creek</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Letterkenny_(TV_series)" title="Letterkenny (TV series)">Letterkenny</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience" title="Kim's Convenience">Kim's Convenience</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all of which have been winners of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Screen_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Screen Award">Canadian Screen Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Comedy_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Comedy Series">Best Comedy Series</a>. </p><p>In 2020, the sixth and final season of <i>Schitt's Creek</i> was nominated for 15 <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This broke the record for the most Emmy nominations given to a comedy series in its final season.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/72nd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="72nd Primetime Emmy Awards">72nd Primetime Emmy Awards</a>, the show became the first ever comedy or drama series to sweep the four acting categories (<a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Lead Actor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Lead Actress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Supporting Actor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series">Outstanding Supporting Actress</a> for <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Levy" title="Eugene Levy">Eugene Levy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catherine_O%27Hara" title="Catherine O'Hara">Catherine O'Hara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Levy_(Canadian_actor)" title="Dan Levy (Canadian actor)">Dan Levy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Annie_Murphy" title="Annie Murphy">Annie Murphy</a> respectively) and one of only four live action shows, along with <i><a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Golden_Girls" title="The Golden Girls">The Golden Girls</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Will_%26_Grace" title="Will & Grace">Will & Grace</a></i> where all the principal actors have won at least one Emmy Award.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_India" title="Television in India">Television in India</a></div> <p>Sitcoms started appearing on <a href="/wiki/Television_in_India" title="Television in India">Indian television</a> in the 1980s, with serials like <i><a href="/wiki/Yeh_Jo_Hai_Zindagi" title="Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi">Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi</a></i> (1984), <a href="/wiki/Nukkad" title="Nukkad">Nukkad</a> (1986), and <i><a href="/wiki/Wagle_Ki_Duniya" title="Wagle Ki Duniya">Wagle Ki Duniya</a></i> (1988) on the state-run <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a> channel. Gradually, as private channels were permitted to operate, many more sitcoms followed. In the 1990s these included: <i><a href="/wiki/Dekh_Bhai_Dekh" title="Dekh Bhai Dekh">Dekh Bhai Dekh</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Zabaan_Sambhalke" title="Zabaan Sambhalke">Zabaan Sambhalke</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Shrimaan_Shrimati_(TV_series)" title="Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)">Shrimaan Shrimati</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/wiki/Office_Office" title="Office Office">Office Office</a></i> (2001), Ramani Vs Ramani (Tamil 2001), <i><a href="/wiki/Amrutham_(TV_series)" title="Amrutham (TV series)">Amrutham</a></i> (Telugu 2001–2007), <i><a href="/wiki/Khichdi_(2002_TV_series)" title="Khichdi (2002 TV series)">Khichdi</a></i> (2002), <i><a href="/wiki/Sarabhai_vs_Sarabhai" title="Sarabhai vs Sarabhai">Sarabhai vs Sarabhai</a></i> (2005) <i><a href="/wiki/F.I.R._(TV_series)" title="F.I.R. (TV series)">F.I.R.</a></i> (2006–2015), <span title="Hindi-language text"><i lang="hi-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Taarak_Mehta_Ka_Ooltah_Chashmah" title="Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah">Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah</a></i></span> (2008–present), <i><a href="/wiki/Uppum_Mulakum" title="Uppum Mulakum">Uppum Mulakum</a></i> (Malayalam 2015–present), and <i><a href="/wiki/Bhabiji_Ghar_Par_Hain" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain">Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain</a></i> (2015–present).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/SAB_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="SAB TV">SAB TV</a> is one of the leading channels in India, dedicated entirely to Sitcoms. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Taarak_Mehta_Ka_Ooltah_Chashmah" title="Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah">Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah</a> is the longest-running sitcom of Indian television and is also known as the flagship show of <a href="/wiki/SAB_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="SAB TV">SAB TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran">Iran</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Iran"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Iran" title="Television in Iran">Television in Iran</a></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/On_Tiptoes" title="On Tiptoes">On Tiptoes</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Shabhaye_Barareh" class="mw-redirect" title="Shabhaye Barareh">Shabhaye Barareh</a></i> were among the first and most important sitcoms that led to the growth of this type of comedy in Iran, both receiving wide critical and audience acclaim. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mexico">Mexico</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Mexico"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Mexico" title="Television in Mexico">Television in Mexico</a></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/El_Chavo_del_Ocho" title="El Chavo del Ocho">El Chavo del Ocho</a></i>, which ran from 1971 to 1980, was the most-watched show on Mexican television and had a Latin-American audience of 350 million viewers per episode at its popularity peak during the mid-1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show continues to be popular in <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a> as well as in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, the United States, and other countries. <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">Syndicated</a> episodes average 91 million daily viewers in all its American markets. Since it ceased production in 1992,<sup id="cite_ref-chavo_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chavo-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the show has earned an estimated $1 billion in syndication fees alone for <a href="/wiki/Televisa" title="Televisa">Televisa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand">New Zealand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_New_Zealand" title="Television in New Zealand">Television in New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_television_series" title="List of New Zealand television series">List of New Zealand television series</a></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Gliding_On" title="Gliding On">Gliding On</a></i>, a popular sitcom in New Zealand in the early 1980s, won multiple awards during its run including Best Comedy, Best Drama and Best Direction at the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_film_and_television_awards" title="New Zealand film and television awards">Feltex Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russia">Russia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Russia" title="Television in Russia">Television in Russia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Media_of_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of Russia">Media of Russia</a></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> sitcom series was "Strawberry", which resembled "Duty Pharmacy" in a Spanish format. It was aired from 1996 to 1997 on the <a href="/wiki/Rossiya_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Rossiya 1">RTR</a> channel. The "boom" of Russian sitcoms began only in the 2000s, when in 2004, the <a href="/wiki/STS_(TV_channel)" title="STS (TV channel)">STS</a> started the highly successful sitcom "<a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Nanny_(Russian_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="My Fair Nanny (Russian TV series)">My Fair Nanny</a>" (an adaptation of the American sitcom "<a href="/wiki/The_Nanny" title="The Nanny">The Nanny</a>"). Since that time, sitcoms in Russia have been produced by the two largest entertainment channels in the country — <a href="/wiki/STS_(TV_channel)" title="STS (TV channel)">STS</a> and <a href="/wiki/TNT_(Russian_TV_channel)" title="TNT (Russian TV channel)">TNT</a>. In 2007, the STS released the first original domestic sitcom — "<a href="/wiki/Daddy%27s_Daughters" title="Daddy's Daughters">Daddy's Daughters</a>" (there were only adaptations before), and in 2010, TNT released "<a href="/wiki/Interns_(TV_series)" title="Interns (TV series)">Interns</a>" — the first sitcom, filmed as a comedy (unlike dominated "conveyor" sitcoms). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Korea">South Korea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: South Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_South_Korea" title="Television in South Korea">Television in South Korea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Korean_humor" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean humor">Korean humor</a></div><p>Sitcoms, or "시트콤" in Korean, gained significant popularity in South Korea during the 1990s. This popularity was fueled by the success of shows like <i>Dr. Oh's People</i>, <i>LA Arirang</i>, and <i>Men and Women</i>. </p><p>The use of <a href="/wiki/Computer_graphics" title="Computer graphics">computer graphics</a> (CG) in sitcoms began to increase in the late 1990s as more broadcasters adopted CG technology. This led to more visually dynamic and creative sitcoms. </p><p>However, viewer preferences shifted towards dramas and thrillers in the 2010s, resulting in a decline in sitcom popularity. Nevertheless, there have been recent efforts to revive the sitcom genre. For instance, <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> released <i><a href="/wiki/So_Not_Worth_It" title="So Not Worth It">So Not Worth It</a></i> in 2021, featuring many creators from popular South Korean sitcoms. </p><p>Popular South Korean sitcoms include the <i><a href="/wiki/High_Kick!" title="High Kick!">High Kick</a></i> series, which has spawned several spin-offs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/British_sitcom" title="British sitcom">British sitcom</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Television in the United Kingdom">Television in the United Kingdom</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/British_sitcom" title="British sitcom">British sitcoms</a>, like their American counterparts, often revolve around a core group of characters who interact in a recurring setting, such as a family, workplace, or institution. However, British sitcoms typically consist of shorter series, often six episodes, and are frequently developed by a smaller writing team. </p><p>The majority of <a href="/wiki/British_sitcom" title="British sitcom">British sitcoms</a> are half-hour comedies recorded in studio settings using a multiple-camera setup. While many adhere to traditional sitcom conventions, some have ventured into more unconventional territory. For example, <i><a href="/wiki/Blackadder" title="Blackadder">Blackadder</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Yes_Minister" title="Yes Minister">Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister</a></i> shifted the focus from domestic or workplace settings to the world of politics. </p><p>A more recent development in British comedy is the <a href="/wiki/Mockumentary" title="Mockumentary">mockumentary</a>, a style that blends documentary and comedic elements. Shows like <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(British_TV_series)" title="The Office (British TV series)"><i>The Office</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Come_Fly_with_Me_(2010_TV_series)" title="Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)">Come Fly with Me</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/W1A_(TV_series)" title="W1A (TV series)">W1A</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/People_Just_Do_Nothing" title="People Just Do Nothing">People Just Do Nothing</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/This_Country" title="This Country">This Country</a></i> have successfully employed this format to explore a variety of topics and characters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sitcoms_in_the_United_States" title="Sitcoms in the United States">Sitcoms in the United States</a></div> <p>Sitcoms, or situation comedies, made their debut in the United States in 1926 with the radio show <i><a href="/wiki/Sam_%27n%27_Henry" title="Sam 'n' Henry">Sam 'n' Henry</a></i>. The subsequent success of <i><a href="/wiki/Amos_%27n%27_Andy" title="Amos 'n' Andy">Amos 'n' Andy</a></i>, also created by <a href="/wiki/Freeman_Gosden" title="Freeman Gosden">Freeman Gosden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Correll" title="Charles Correll">Charles Correll</a>, solidified the sitcom's place in American radio programming. </p><p>The transition to television brought about significant changes in the sitcom format. <i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Kay_and_Johnny" title="Mary Kay and Johnny">Mary Kay and Johnny</a></i>, which premiered in 1947, became the first American television sitcom. Today, American sitcoms typically run for 22 minutes, allowing for approximately eight minutes of advertising within a 30-minute time slot. </p><p>Throughout their history, American sitcoms have often drawn inspiration from British counterparts. Popular shows like <i><a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sanford_and_Son" title="Sanford and Son">Sanford and Son</a></i> were adapted from successful British series. More recently, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)" title="The Office (American TV series)">The Office</a></i> achieved significant popularity in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, following the success of its British counterpart. </p><p>The large influence of the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">cinema of the United States</a> has also allowed it to influence the world, with <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bewitched" title="Bewitched">Bewitched</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show" title="The Mary Tyler Moore Show">The Mary Tyler Moore Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Gilligan's Island">Gilligan's Island</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Friends" title="Friends">Friends</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i> continuing to hold an influence on the format.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The United States also features the largest <a href="/wiki/Animated_sitcom" title="Animated sitcom">animated sitcoms</a>, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flintstones" title="The Flintstones">The Flintstones</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jetsons" title="The Jetsons">The Jetsons</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Daria" title="Daria">Daria</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sitcoms have had such a profound impact on U.S. television entertainment that aspects of it even appear in other broadcasting formats; including the radio and television comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Program</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Western_(genre)" title="Western (genre)">Western</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/War_film" title="War film">war</a> comedy drama <a href="/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" title="M*A*S*H (TV series)"><i>M*A*S*H</i></a>, fantasy <a href="/wiki/Horror_fiction" title="Horror fiction">horror</a> series <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(American_TV_series)" title="Supernatural (American TV series)"><i>Supernatural</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Western" title="Contemporary Western">contemporary Western</a> crime <a href="/wiki/Media_franchise" title="Media franchise">media franchise</a> <a href="/wiki/Breaking_Bad_(franchise)" title="Breaking Bad (franchise)"><i>Breaking Bad</i></a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality television</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/Duck_Dynasty" title="Duck Dynasty">Duck Dynasty</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Numerous television networks in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> feature sitcoms in their programming. <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a> are just a few examples, however many of them are beginning to move to digital formats.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sitcom&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output 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Arrow books. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-09-941685-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-09-941685-9">0-09-941685-9</a>. A contemporary comic thriller set in London and Los Angeles that covers the financing, production, creation, ratings, and marketing of a modern American network half-hour situation comedy.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMary_M._Dalton2012" class="citation book cs1">Mary M. Dalton (1 February 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=s8ARc_7-NtUC"><i>Sitcom Reader, The: America Viewed and Skewed</i></a>. SUNY Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-8263-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-8263-6"><bdi>978-0-7914-8263-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sitcom+Reader%2C+The%3A+America+Viewed+and+Skewed&rft.pub=SUNY+Press&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.isbn=978-0-7914-8263-6&rft.au=Mary+M.+Dalton&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Ds8ARc_7-NtUC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASitcom" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lewisohn" title="Mark Lewisohn">Lewisohn, Mark</a> (2003) <i>Radio Times' Guide to TV Comedy</i>. 2nd Ed. Revised – BBC Consumer Publishing. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-563-48755-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-563-48755-0">0-563-48755-0</a>, Provides details of every comedy show ever seen on British television, including imports.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBrett_Mills2006" class="citation book cs1">Brett Mills (12 January 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=L8lkAAAAMAAJ"><i>Television Sitcom</i></a>. British Film Institute. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84457-087-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84457-087-4"><bdi>978-1-84457-087-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Television+Sitcom&rft.pub=British+Film+Institute&rft.date=2006-01-12&rft.isbn=978-1-84457-087-4&rft.au=Brett+Mills&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DL8lkAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASitcom" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBrett_Mills2009" class="citation book cs1">Brett Mills (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7HmFmw6OBSMC"><i>The Sitcom</i></a>. Edinburgh University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7486-3752-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7486-3752-2"><bdi>978-0-7486-3752-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Sitcom&rft.pub=Edinburgh+University+Press&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0-7486-3752-2&rft.au=Brett+Mills&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D7HmFmw6OBSMC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASitcom" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFJoanne_Morreale2003" class="citation book cs1">Joanne Morreale (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=yH1upjtj4OYC"><i>Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader</i></a>. Syracuse University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8156-2983-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8156-2983-2"><bdi>978-0-8156-2983-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Critiquing+the+Sitcom%3A+A+Reader&rft.pub=Syracuse+University+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-0-8156-2983-2&rft.au=Joanne+Morreale&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DyH1upjtj4OYC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASitcom" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Padva, Gilad (2005). "Desired Bodies and Queer Masculinities in Three Popular TV Sitcoms". In Lorek-Jezinska, Edyta and Wieckowska, Katarzyna (Eds.), <i>Corporeal Inscriptions: Representations of the Body in Cultural and Homosexual Literature</i> (pp. 127–138). Torun, Poland: Nicholas Copernicus University Press. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/83-231-1812-4" title="Special:BookSources/83-231-1812-4">83-231-1812-4</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAntonio_Savorelli2010" class="citation book cs1">Antonio Savorelli (13 April 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ULavmB3bt0YC"><i>Beyond Sitcom: New Directions in American Television Comedy</i></a>. McFarland. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-5992-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-5992-6"><bdi>978-0-7864-5992-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Beyond+Sitcom%3A+New+Directions+in+American+Television+Comedy&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=2010-04-13&rft.isbn=978-0-7864-5992-6&rft.au=Antonio+Savorelli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DULavmB3bt0YC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASitcom" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Starman, Ray (2014). <i>The Sitcom Class Wars: 20th Century</i>. Troy, NY: The Troy Bookmakers. History and analysis of 60 classic American sitcoms. Also includes a glossary for easy access. 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menace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte" title="Commedia dell'arte">Commedia dell'arte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_act" title="Double act">Double act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Improvisational_theatre" title="Improvisational theatre">Improvisational</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macchietta" title="Macchietta">Macchietta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One-person_show" class="mw-redirect" title="One-person show">One-person show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantomime" title="Pantomime">Pantomime</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harlequinade" title="Harlequinade">Harlequinade</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_comedy" title="Restoration comedy">Restoration comedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentimental_comedy" title="Sentimental comedy">Sentimental comedy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Com%C3%A9die_larmoyante" title="Comédie larmoyante">Comédie larmoyante</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_play" title="Shadow play">Shadow play</a></li> <li><a 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