sitcom
a TV comedy
TRANSLATION
sitcom = die Fernsehkomödie --- GOOGLE INDEX sitcom: approximately 8,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
SITCOM star Charlie Sheen is the highest paid television actor in the US this year, according to TV Guide magazine
(BBC News)
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Variety reports that Kelsey Grammer has signed on to star in a pilot for a half-hour US SITCOM in which he will play a corporate tycoon who reconnects with his family after losing a powerful job.
(The Evening Telegraph)
(BBC News)
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Variety reports that Kelsey Grammer has signed on to star in a pilot for a half-hour US SITCOM in which he will play a corporate tycoon who reconnects with his family after losing a powerful job.
(The Evening Telegraph)
Did you
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sitcom
abbreviation
- short for situation comedy
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WORD ORIGIN
Sitcom is a genre of comedy programs that originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant forms. They usually consist of recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace and generally include laugh tracks or studio audiences.
As opposed to stand-up comedy, or the telling of jokes, the situation comedy has a storyline plot. A key characteristic of the sitcom is that that the characters remain in the same situation from episode to episode. The term was adopted to distinguish the sitcom from other comedy formats like sketch comedy, which generally featured new characters and situations in each show.
The portmanteau "Britcom" is sometimes used by American commentators to distinguish the British situation comedy from American sitcoms. Some Britcoms, like Till Death Do Us Part and Steptoe and Son were remade as American comedy TV shows (All in the Family and Sanford and Son).
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"For some people, watching sitcoms has become as popular as visiting the local pub."
abbreviation
- short for situation comedy
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WORD ORIGIN
Sitcom is a genre of comedy programs that originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant forms. They usually consist of recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace and generally include laugh tracks or studio audiences.
As opposed to stand-up comedy, or the telling of jokes, the situation comedy has a storyline plot. A key characteristic of the sitcom is that that the characters remain in the same situation from episode to episode. The term was adopted to distinguish the sitcom from other comedy formats like sketch comedy, which generally featured new characters and situations in each show.
The portmanteau "Britcom" is sometimes used by American commentators to distinguish the British situation comedy from American sitcoms. Some Britcoms, like Till Death Do Us Part and Steptoe and Son were remade as American comedy TV shows (All in the Family and Sanford and Son).
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"For some people, watching sitcoms has become as popular as visiting the local pub."
