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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Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies.
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Beth Harris,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The Platonic ideal of a situation comedy.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
The premise that Valerie must keep that AI secret from the rest of her cast, and from the industry as a whole, gives this season a solid comedic game and allows for the kind of misunderstandings and humiliations that are the meat and potatoes of classic situation comedy.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
All in the Family, by contrast, brought real life to the situation comedy.
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Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Beth Harris,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The Platonic ideal of a situation comedy.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
The premise that Valerie must keep that AI secret from the rest of her cast, and from the industry as a whole, gives this season a solid comedic game and allows for the kind of misunderstandings and humiliations that are the meat and potatoes of classic situation comedy.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
All in the Family, by contrast, brought real life to the situation comedy.
—
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for situation comedy
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“Situation comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/situation%20comedy. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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