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Sitcom

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.[when?] 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.[1]

History

The terms "situation comedy" or "sitcom" were not commonly used until the 1950s.[2] There were prior examples on radio, but the first television sitcom is said to be Pinwright's Progress, ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom between 1946 and 1947.[3][4] In the United States, director and producer William Asher has been credited with being the "man who invented the sitcom",[5] having directed over two dozen of the leading sitcoms, including I Love Lucy, from the 1950s through the 1970s.

By country

Australia

There have been few long-running Australian-made sitcoms, but many US and UK sitcoms have been successful there. Sitcoms are a staple of government broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); in the 1970s and 1980s many UK sitcoms also screened on the Seven Network. By 1986, UK comedies Bless This House and Are You Being Served? had been repeated by ABC Television several times, and were then acquired and screened by the Seven Network, in prime time.[6]

In 1981, Daily at Dawn was the first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character (Terry Bader as journalist Leslie).[7]

In 1987, Mother and Son was winner of the Television Drama Award presented by the Australian Human Rights Commission.[8][9]

In 2007, Kath & Kim's first episode of series four attracted an Australian audience of 2.521 million nationally,[10] the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television,[10] until the series premiere of Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities in 2009 with 2.58 million viewers.[11]

In 2013, Please Like Me received an invitation to screen at the Series Mania Television Festival in Paris,[12] was praised by critics [13] and has garnered numerous awards and nominations.[14] Also in 2013, At Home With Julia was criticised by several social commentators as inappropriately disrespectful to the office of Prime Minister,[15] the show nevertheless proved very popular both with television audiences — becoming the most watched Australian scripted comedy series of 2011[16] — and with television critics.[17] Nominated to the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for Best Television Comedy Series.[18]

Canada

Although there have been a number of notable exceptions, Canadian television networks have generally fared poorly with their sitcom offerings, with relatively few Canadian sitcoms attaining notable success in Canada or internationally.[19] Canadian television has had much greater success with sketch comedy and dramedy series.[19]

The popular show King of Kensington aired from 1975 to 1980, drawing an average of 1.5 to 1.8 million viewers weekly at its peak.[20]

Corner Gas, which ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009, became an instant hit, averaging a million viewers per episode.[21] It has been the recipient of six Gemini Awards, and has been nominated almost 70 times for various awards.[22]

Other noteworthy recent sitcoms have included Call Me Fitz, Schitt's Creek,[23] Letterkenny and Kim's Convenience,[24] all of which have been winners of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series.

India

Sitcoms started appearing on Indian television in the 1980s, with serials like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984) and Wagle Ki Duniya (1988) on the state-run Doordarshan channel. Gradually, as private channels were allowed, many more sitcoms followed in the 1990s, such as Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993), Zabaan Sambhalke (1993), Shrimaan Shrimati (1995), Office Office (2001), Ramani Vs Ramani (2001), Amrutham (Telugu 2001–2007), Khichdi (2002), Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2005) to F.I.R. (2006–2015), Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008–present), Uppum Mulakum (Malayalam 2015–present), and Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain (2015–present).[25] SAB TV is one of the leading channels of India dedicated entirely to Sitcoms.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is the longest running sitcom of Indian television and is known as the flagship show of SAB TV.[26]

Mexico

El Chavo del Ocho, which ran from 1971 to 1980, was the most watched show in the Mexican television and had a Latin American audience of 350 million viewers per episode at its peak of popularity during the mid-1970s.[27] The show continues to be popular in Hispanic America as well as in Brazil, Spain, the United States, and other countries, with syndicated episodes averaging 91 million daily viewers in all of the markets where it is distributed in the Americas.[28][29] Since it ceased production in 1992, the show has earned an estimated billion in syndication fees alone for Televisa.[29]

New Zealand

Gliding On, a popular sitcom in New Zealand in the early 1980s, won multiple awards over the course of its run, including Best Comedy, Best Drama and Best Direction at the Feltex Awards.[30]

Russia

The first Russian sitcom series was "Strawberry" (resembled "Duty Pharmacy" in Spanish format), which was aired in 1996–1997 on the RTR channel. However, the "boom" of Russian sitcoms began only in the 2000s — when in 2004, the STS started very successful sitcom "My Fair Nanny" (an adaptation of the American sitcom "The Nanny"). Since that time sitcoms in Russia were produced by the two largest entertainment channels of the country — STS and TNT. In 2007 the STS released the first original domestic sitcom — "Daddy's Daughters" (there were only adaptation before), and in 2010 TNT released "Interns (sitcom)" — the first sitcom, filmed as a comedy (unlike dominated "conveyor" sitcoms).

United Kingdom

Although styles of sitcom have changed over the years they tend to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. British sitcoms are typically produced in one or more series of six episodes. Most such series are conceived and developed by one or two writers. The majority of British sitcoms are 30 minutes long and are recorded on studio sets in a multiple-camera setup. A subset of British comedy consciously avoids traditional situation comedy themes and storylines to branch out into more unusual topics or narrative methods. Blackadder (1983–1989) and Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister (1980–1988, 2013) moved what is often a domestic or workplace genre into the corridors of power. A later development was the mockumentary in such series as The Office (2001–2003, 2013). Also coming of age in such series as The Inbetweeners (2008-2010).

United States

The sitcom format was born in January 1926 with the initial broadcast of Sam 'n' Henry on WGN radio in Chicago, Illinois. The 15-minute daily program was revamped in 1928, moved to another station, renamed Amos 'n' Andy, and became one of the most successful sitcoms of the period. It was also one of the earliest examples of radio syndication. In 1947, the first American television sitcom, Mary Kay and Johnny, debuted. Since that time, many of the most watched shows in the US have been sitcoms.

American sitcoms are generally written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving eight minutes for advertisements in a 30 minute timeslot.[31]

Some popular British shows have been successfully adapted for the US.[32] Some of the most successful American sitcoms of the 1970s, including All in the Family, Three's Company, and Sanford and Son, were adapted from British productions.

Iran

On Tiptoes and Shabhaye Barareh They were among the first and most important sitcoms that led to the growth of this type of comedy in Iran,the idea of ​​making On Tiptoes was borrowed from the series Friends

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Evolution Of The Sitcom: The Age of the Single Camera". New York Film Academy, September 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Dalton, Mary M.; Linder, Laura R., eds. (2012). Sitcom Reader, The: America Viewed and Skewed. SUNY Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7914-8263-6.
  3. ^ "Pinwright's Progress". comedy.co.uk.
  4. ^ Lewisohn, Mark (2003). "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy". BBC Worldwide Ltd.
  5. ^ "William Asher – The Man Who Invented the Sitcom", Palm Springs Life Dec. 1999
  6. ^ Collier, Shayne. Again and again and again. The Sydney Morning Herald – The Guide: 2 June 1986, p.1, 6. [1]
  7. ^ Howes, Keith. (1998, February). "Gays of Our Lives". Outrage, Number 177, 38-49.
  8. ^ "1987 Human Rights Medal and awards winners". Human Rights Medal and Awards. Australian Human Rights Commission. 1987. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  9. ^ Tynan, Jacinta (2008-09-13). "Weird how my rello won his fame". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  10. ^ a b Seven Network (20 August 2007). . ebroadcast.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  11. ^ Knox, David (2009-02-10). "2.58m: Underbelly sets new record". TV Tonight.
  12. ^ Knox, David (22 February 2013). "Please Like Me, Puberty Blues selected for French TV festival". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Please Like Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Please Like Me - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  15. ^ Craven, Peter (8 Sep 2011). . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Packed to the Rafters and Underbelly are 2011's top local dramas – Mumbrella". Mumbrella. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  17. ^ Knox, David (Dec 1, 2011). "Critics' Choice: The Best of 2011". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards Nominees" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-31.
  19. ^ a b "Why do Canadian sitcoms suck?". canada.com, March 21, 2014.
  20. ^ "King to be bachelor". Ottawa Citizen. 1978-01-25. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  21. ^ (Press release). CTV Inc. 2004-01-23. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
  22. ^ . CTV Globemedia. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  23. ^ "The success of Schitt’s Creek marks a turning point for the CBC". The Globe and Mail, January 9, 2017.
  24. ^ "CBC orders more Kim’s Convenience". Media in Canada, December 21, 2016.
  25. ^ Patel, Nidhin (2011-10-13). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31.
  26. ^ Panjari, Swagata (October 1, 2018). . Television Post. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  27. ^ "Adiós al Chavo del 8: murió Roberto Gómez Bolaños". Forbes Mexico. 2014-11-29. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  28. ^ "El Chavo del 8 – Historia". Chespirito (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  29. ^ a b "Meet El Chavo, The World's Most Famous (And Richest) Orphan". Forbes. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  30. ^ "Roger Hall Piece about Gliding On". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  31. ^ How Sitcoms Work, page 3.
  32. ^ When British TV flies across the pond. CNN.com, April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2013.

Further reading

  • Lewisohn, Mark (2003) Radio Times' Guide to TV Comedy. 2nd Ed. Revised – BBC Consumer Publishing. ISBN 0-563-48755-0, Provides details of every comedy show ever seen on British television, including imports.
  • Padva, Gilad (2005) Desired Bodies and Queer Masculinities in Three Popular TV Sitcoms. In Lorek-Jezinska, Edyta and Wieckowska, Katarzyna (Eds.), Corporeal Inscriptions: Representations of the Body in Cultural and Homosexual Literature (pp. 127–138). Torun, Poland: Nicholas Copernicus University Press. ISBN 83-231-1812-4
  • Asplin, Richard (2004) Gagged – A Thriller With Jokes – Arrow books. ISBN 0-09-941685-9 is a contemporary comic thriller set in London and Los Angeles that covers the financing, production, creation, ratings and marketing of a modern American network half-hour situation comedy
  • Mary M. Dalton (1 February 2012). Sitcom Reader, The: America Viewed and Skewed. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-8263-6.
  • Antonio Savorelli (13 April 2010). Beyond Sitcom: New Directions in American Television Comedy. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5992-6.
  • Joanne Morreale (2003). Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-2983-2.
  • Brett Mills (12 January 2006). Television Sitcom. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-1-84457-087-4.
  • Brett Mills (2009). The Sitcom. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-3752-2.
  • Starman, Ray "The Sitcom Class Wars:20th Century". (2014) The Troy Bookmakers, Troy NY. History and analysis of 60 classic American sitcoms. Also includes glossary for easy access. Photos for every program.

External links

  • Situation Comedy Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)—mostly USA programs.
  • Sitcoms Online

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and do not feature a laugh track thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather than the traditional sitcom 1 Contents 1 History 2 By country 2 1 Australia 2 2 Canada 2 3 India 2 4 Mexico 2 5 New Zealand 2 6 Russia 2 7 United Kingdom 2 8 United States 2 9 Iran 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditMain articles History of radio Radio comedy History of television and Television comedy The terms situation comedy or sitcom were not commonly used until the 1950s 2 There were prior examples on radio but the first television sitcom is said to be Pinwright s Progress ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom between 1946 and 1947 3 4 In the United States director and producer William Asher has been credited with being the man who invented the sitcom 5 having directed over two dozen of the leading sitcoms including I Love Lucy from the 1950s through the 1970s By country EditAustralia Edit See also Television in Australia and Television ratings in Australia There have been few long running Australian made sitcoms but many US and UK sitcoms have been successful there Sitcoms are a staple of government broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC in the 1970s and 1980s many UK sitcoms also screened on the Seven Network By 1986 UK comedies Bless This House and Are You Being Served had been repeated by ABC Television several times and were then acquired and screened by the Seven Network in prime time 6 In 1981 Daily at Dawn was the first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character Terry Bader as journalist Leslie 7 In 1987 Mother and Son was winner of the Television Drama Award presented by the Australian Human Rights Commission 8 9 In 2007 Kath amp Kim s first episode of series four attracted an Australian audience of 2 521 million nationally 10 the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television 10 until the series premiere of Underbelly A Tale of Two Cities in 2009 with 2 58 million viewers 11 In 2013 Please Like Me received an invitation to screen at the Series Mania Television Festival in Paris 12 was praised by critics 13 and has garnered numerous awards and nominations 14 Also in 2013 At Home With Julia was criticised by several social commentators as inappropriately disrespectful to the office of Prime Minister 15 the show nevertheless proved very popular both with television audiences becoming the most watched Australian scripted comedy series of 2011 16 and with television critics 17 Nominated to the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for Best Television Comedy Series 18 Canada Edit See also Canadian humour and Television in Canada Although there have been a number of notable exceptions Canadian television networks have generally fared poorly with their sitcom offerings with relatively few Canadian sitcoms attaining notable success in Canada or internationally 19 Canadian television has had much greater success with sketch comedy and dramedy series 19 The popular show King of Kensington aired from 1975 to 1980 drawing an average of 1 5 to 1 8 million viewers weekly at its peak 20 Corner Gas which ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009 became an instant hit averaging a million viewers per episode 21 It has been the recipient of six Gemini Awards and has been nominated almost 70 times for various awards 22 Other noteworthy recent sitcoms have included Call Me Fitz Schitt s Creek 23 Letterkenny and Kim s Convenience 24 all of which have been winners of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series India Edit See also Television in India Sitcoms started appearing on Indian television in the 1980s with serials like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi 1984 and Wagle Ki Duniya 1988 on the state run Doordarshan channel Gradually as private channels were allowed many more sitcoms followed in the 1990s such as Dekh Bhai Dekh 1993 Zabaan Sambhalke 1993 Shrimaan Shrimati 1995 Office Office 2001 Ramani Vs Ramani 2001 Amrutham Telugu 2001 2007 Khichdi 2002 Sarabhai vs Sarabhai 2005 to F I R 2006 2015 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 2008 present Uppum Mulakum Malayalam 2015 present and Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain 2015 present 25 SAB TV is one of the leading channels of India dedicated entirely to Sitcoms Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is the longest running sitcom of Indian television and is known as the flagship show of SAB TV 26 Mexico Edit See also Television in Mexico El Chavo del Ocho which ran from 1971 to 1980 was the most watched show in the Mexican television and had a Latin American audience of 350 million viewers per episode at its peak of popularity during the mid 1970s 27 The show continues to be popular in Hispanic America as well as in Brazil Spain the United States and other countries with syndicated episodes averaging 91 million daily viewers in all of the markets where it is distributed in the Americas 28 29 Since it ceased production in 1992 the show has earned an estimated billion in syndication fees alone for Televisa 29 New Zealand Edit See also Television in New Zealand and List of New Zealand television series Gliding On a popular sitcom in New Zealand in the early 1980s won multiple awards over the course of its run including Best Comedy Best Drama and Best Direction at the Feltex Awards 30 Russia Edit See also Television in Russia and Media of Russia The first Russian sitcom series was Strawberry resembled Duty Pharmacy in Spanish format which was aired in 1996 1997 on the RTR channel However the boom of Russian sitcoms began only in the 2000s when in 2004 the STS started very successful sitcom My Fair Nanny an adaptation of the American sitcom The Nanny Since that time sitcoms in Russia were produced by the two largest entertainment channels of the country STS and TNT In 2007 the STS released the first original domestic sitcom Daddy s Daughters there were only adaptation before and in 2010 TNT released Interns sitcom the first sitcom filmed as a comedy unlike dominated conveyor sitcoms United Kingdom Edit Main article British sitcom See also Television in the United Kingdom Although styles of sitcom have changed over the years they tend to be based on a family workplace or other institution where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode British sitcoms are typically produced in one or more series of six episodes Most such series are conceived and developed by one or two writers The majority of British sitcoms are 30 minutes long and are recorded on studio sets in a multiple camera setup A subset of British comedy consciously avoids traditional situation comedy themes and storylines to branch out into more unusual topics or narrative methods Blackadder 1983 1989 and Yes Minister Yes Prime Minister 1980 1988 2013 moved what is often a domestic or workplace genre into the corridors of power A later development was the mockumentary in such series as The Office 2001 2003 2013 Also coming of age in such series as The Inbetweeners 2008 2010 United States Edit Main article Sitcoms in the United States The sitcom format was born in January 1926 with the initial broadcast of Sam n Henry on WGN radio in Chicago Illinois The 15 minute daily program was revamped in 1928 moved to another station renamed Amos n Andy and became one of the most successful sitcoms of the period It was also one of the earliest examples of radio syndication In 1947 the first American television sitcom Mary Kay and Johnny debuted Since that time many of the most watched shows in the US have been sitcoms American sitcoms are generally written to run a total of 22 minutes in length leaving eight minutes for advertisements in a 30 minute timeslot 31 Some popular British shows have been successfully adapted for the US 32 Some of the most successful American sitcoms of the 1970s including All in the Family Three s Company and Sanford and Son were adapted from British productions Iran Edit On Tiptoes and Shabhaye Barareh They were among the first and most important sitcoms that led to the growth of this type of comedy in Iran the idea of making On Tiptoes was borrowed from the series FriendsSee also Edit Television portal Radio portal Comedy portalBlack sitcom List of sitcoms Animated sitcomReferences Edit The Evolution Of The Sitcom The Age of the Single Camera New York Film Academy September 24 2014 Dalton Mary M Linder Laura R eds 2012 Sitcom Reader The America Viewed and Skewed SUNY Press p 15 ISBN 978 0 7914 8263 6 Pinwright s Progress comedy co uk Lewisohn Mark 2003 Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy BBC Worldwide Ltd William Asher The Man Who Invented the Sitcom Palm Springs Life Dec 1999 Collier Shayne Again and again and again The Sydney Morning Herald The Guide 2 June 1986 p 1 6 1 Howes Keith 1998 February Gays of Our Lives Outrage Number 177 38 49 1987 Human Rights Medal and awards winners Human Rights Medal and Awards Australian Human Rights Commission 1987 Retrieved 2017 11 28 Tynan Jacinta 2008 09 13 Weird how my rello won his fame Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 2010 11 05 a b Seven Network 20 August 2007 Seven Daily Ratings Report ebroadcast com au Archived from the original on 20 May 2009 Retrieved 20 August 2007 Knox David 2009 02 10 2 58m Underbelly sets new record TV Tonight Knox David 22 February 2013 Please Like Me Puberty Blues selected for French TV festival TV Tonight Retrieved 31 March 2013 Please Like Me Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 1 October 2019 Please Like Me Awards IMDb Retrieved 1 October 2019 Craven Peter 8 Sep 2011 At Home With Julia inane drivel of the most idiotic kind Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 2014 01 12 Retrieved 6 July 2015 Packed to the Rafters and Underbelly are 2011 s top local dramas Mumbrella Mumbrella 2011 11 28 Retrieved 2017 02 01 Knox David Dec 1 2011 Critics Choice The Best of 2011 TV Tonight Retrieved 6 July 2015 Inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards Nominees PDF Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Archived from the original PDF on 2015 10 31 a b Why do Canadian sitcoms suck canada com March 21 2014 King to be bachelor Ottawa Citizen 1978 01 25 Retrieved 9 April 2011 Strong numbers mean replay of Corner Gas debut Press release CTV Inc 2004 01 23 Archived from the original on 2007 10 25 Retrieved 2007 01 08 Corner Gas gives thanks with premiere on Monday Oct 13 CTV Globemedia 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 09 30 Retrieved 2008 09 30 The success of Schitt s Creek marks a turning point for the CBC The Globe and Mail January 9 2017 CBC orders more Kim s Convenience Media in Canada December 21 2016 Patel Nidhin 2011 10 13 Taarak Mehta completes 700 episodes The Times of India Archived from the original on 2013 12 31 Panjari Swagata October 1 2018 TMKOC The journey of India s longest running TV show Television Post Archived from the original on June 22 2020 Retrieved August 5 2021 Adios al Chavo del 8 murio Roberto Gomez Bolanos Forbes Mexico 2014 11 29 Retrieved November 29 2014 El Chavo del 8 Historia Chespirito in Spanish Retrieved January 31 2011 a b Meet El Chavo The World s Most Famous And Richest Orphan Forbes Retrieved November 29 2014 Roger Hall Piece about Gliding On NZ On Screen Retrieved 24 November 2014 How Sitcoms Work page 3 When British TV flies across the pond CNN com April 6 2012 Retrieved October 15 2013 Further reading EditLewisohn Mark 2003 Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy 2nd Ed Revised BBC Consumer Publishing ISBN 0 563 48755 0 Provides details of every comedy show ever seen on British television including imports Padva Gilad 2005 Desired Bodies and Queer Masculinities in Three Popular TV Sitcoms In Lorek Jezinska Edyta and Wieckowska Katarzyna Eds Corporeal Inscriptions Representations of the Body in Cultural and Homosexual Literature pp 127 138 Torun Poland Nicholas Copernicus University Press ISBN 83 231 1812 4 Asplin Richard 2004 Gagged A Thriller With Jokes Arrow books ISBN 0 09 941685 9 is a contemporary comic thriller set in London and Los Angeles that covers the financing production creation ratings and marketing of a modern American network half hour situation comedy Mary M Dalton 1 February 2012 Sitcom Reader The America Viewed and Skewed SUNY Press ISBN 978 0 7914 8263 6 Antonio Savorelli 13 April 2010 Beyond Sitcom New Directions in American Television Comedy McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 5992 6 Joanne Morreale 2003 Critiquing the Sitcom A Reader Syracuse University Press ISBN 978 0 8156 2983 2 Brett Mills 12 January 2006 Television Sitcom British Film Institute ISBN 978 1 84457 087 4 Brett Mills 2009 The Sitcom Edinburgh University Press ISBN 978 0 7486 3752 2 Starman Ray The Sitcom Class Wars 20th Century 2014 The Troy Bookmakers Troy NY History and analysis of 60 classic American sitcoms Also includes glossary for easy access Photos for every program External links EditSituation Comedy Bibliography via UC Berkeley mostly USA programs Sitcoms Online 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