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I know "sit-com" stands for "situation comedy" but never understood what it meant...

2007-02-10 17:42:57 · 12 answers · asked by Grace1228 3 in Entertainment & Music Television

12 answers

A situation comedy is just that: a comedic televison show based on a certain situation!

For instance:

Situation 1) 6 friends in their 20's gather at a coffee shop daily to discuss their lives

Situation 2) 7 strangers get shipwrecked on an island

Situation 3) A widow with 3 children marries a widower with 3 children and must somehow form a family.

Get it now, why these are situation comedies?

2007-02-10 17:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

Several people have given good answers, but so far I have not seen anyone say that Sit Coms (Situation Comedies) ARE a category of Comedy. Popularly meaning that they aim funny (people have different opinions about what is funny - there is a literary definition of comedy that has nothing to do with humor, but I am not going there).

It is the running "Situation" between shows that makes one a category of the other.

2007-02-10 18:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by NightBear01 4 · 1 0

It means the comedy comes from the situation (either location or social set-up) that the people are in. Like "The Office" is a sit-com because it takes place in an office (the situation).

2007-02-10 17:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by parkdad73 1 · 3 0

There are many different kinds of comedy entertainment, such as variety, ensemble, or stand-up. A situation comedy is formed around a specific set of circumstances with a specific group of people. The main characters remain the same.

So, Saturday Night Live and Comedy Club are comedies; Everybody Loves Raymond is a Situation Comedy.

2007-02-10 17:47:56 · answer #4 · answered by Terri J 7 · 4 0

comedy is a show that is funny...
situation comedy is a show that has a comedic situation.
(Carol Burnett was a comedy show)
(Three and 1/2 Men is a sit com)

2007-02-10 17:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Chrys 7 · 2 0

Sit-coms have drama and is not all about comedy. Comedies are made to make people laugh.

2007-02-10 18:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by SwoonWorthy 6 · 0 1

A sitcom tells a story. A comedy show could be stand up, variety, etc.

So a sitcom could be considered a comedy show, but a comedy show is not necessarily a sitcom.

2007-02-10 17:51:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

it means its a comedy, but not stand-up or a bunch of little skits - its a specific situation/story that is funny

2007-02-10 17:46:40 · answer #8 · answered by T D 3 · 2 0

Friends is a sticom, in that a "situation" has been set up and we look in on their lives.

"comedy" refers more to live-action shows like "Saturday Night Live" or "MADTV"

2007-02-10 17:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5 0

Sit coms are not funny

2007-02-10 17:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by Lili 3 · 0 3

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