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sit·u·a·tion com·e·dy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. situation comedy, sitcomnoun

    a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

  2. situation comedy, sitcomnoun

    a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life

Wiktionary

  1. situation comedynoun

    An episodic comedy television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation.

  2. situation comedynoun

    An episode of such a program.

Wikipedia

  1. situation comedy

    A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather than the traditional sitcom.

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  1. situation comedy

    A situation comedy, often referred by the abbreviation sitcom, is a genre of comedy television series or radio program that revolves around a fixed set of characters and settings. The stories are typically based on humorous or funny situations, often involving family life, workplaces, or friendship groups. The comedy generally arises from the characters' interactions and the humorous circumstances they find themselves in. Sitcoms are usually episodic, meaning each episode stands alone, though character development continues from episode to episode.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of situation comedy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of situation comedy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of situation comedy in a Sentence

  1. Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle, 2004:

    There are so many different ways lives work out, so many stories, and every one of them is precious: full of joy and heartbreak, and a fair amount of situation comedy.


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