sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

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

Like many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.

—Greg Morabito

Didn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?

—Benjamin Svetkey

Examples of sitcom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the star of Lizzie McGuire, the Disney sitcom that aired from 2001 to 2004 and turned her into a teen idol, Duff never came across as an untouchable diva. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026

Fairchild played the free-spirited Nora Bing to Perry's Chandler on five episodes of the classic NBC sitcom. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026

Galentine's Day got its start in the sitcom 'Parks and Recreation,' set in the fictional Pawnee, Indiana. —Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026

There’s little narrative through-line; the show was far more akin to a comic strip than a narrative sitcom. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

situation comedy

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sitcom

• aplomb
• balaam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm
• dom

Kids Definition

sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

: situation comedy