situation comedy
noun
: a radio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of episodes
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And the parameters of what is a comedy or a situation comedy has widened to a point that people are questioning what is.
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 June 2025
While funny in a situation comedy, the discomfort of being excluded from a conversation is genuine.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The resulting conflict between their different cultures and personalities is so standard, the script could have been copied and pasted from other situation comedies.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Noah and Joanne are unselfish people whose constitutional truthfulness robs the series of one of situation comedy’s main engines — the lie — for the better.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 June 2025
While funny in a situation comedy, the discomfort of being excluded from a conversation is genuine.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The resulting conflict between their different cultures and personalities is so standard, the script could have been copied and pasted from other situation comedies.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Noah and Joanne are unselfish people whose constitutional truthfulness robs the series of one of situation comedy’s main engines — the lie — for the better.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Situation comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/situation%20comedy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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