plural sitcoms
: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy
… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.—
Ted Cox
Ted CoxLike many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.—Greg Morabito
Greg MorabitoDidn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?—Benjamin Svetkey
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Brody also appeared in seven episodes of his wife’s ABC sitcom Single Parents in 2019 and 2020, playing Meester’s deadbeat boyfriend Derek.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The sitcom, which premiered on Sept. 22, 1994, followed the story of six friends living in New York City.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
After an introductory scene resembling the title sequence of the Nineties sitcom Family Matters, the video follows the storyline of the track itself, with Doechii uncovering her supposedly straight boyfriend, played by Zack Fox, cuddled up with a man on her couch – played by Rickey Thompson.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
That said, Enlisted was a terrific show, an unlikely alchemy of broad sitcom laughs and actual patriotism, and Brockmire was one of my favorite shows of the past decade, a deliriously profane comedy with an uncompromising sweetness.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The sitcom, which premiered on Sept. 22, 1994, followed the story of six friends living in New York City.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
After an introductory scene resembling the title sequence of the Nineties sitcom Family Matters, the video follows the storyline of the track itself, with Doechii uncovering her supposedly straight boyfriend, played by Zack Fox, cuddled up with a man on her couch – played by Rickey Thompson.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
That said, Enlisted was a terrific show, an unlikely alchemy of broad sitcom laughs and actual patriotism, and Brockmire was one of my favorite shows of the past decade, a deliriously profane comedy with an uncompromising sweetness.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Sitcom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitcom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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