situation comedy

noun

: a radio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of episodes

Examples of situation comedy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The situation comedy that defined the term aired from 1951-57 on CBS and was an was an out-of-the-box smash. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. — Beth Harris, Fortune, 20 June 2026

The Platonic ideal of a situation comedy. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for situation comedy

• psalmody
• tragicomedy

Kids Definition

situation comedy

noun

: a radio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in different stories not related to each other