Situation comedy

/sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən kˈɒmədi/

/sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən kˈɑːmədi/

Situation comedy

a humorous show on television or radio with the same characters being involved with numerous funny situations in different episodes

synonyms : sitcom

a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

synonyms : sitcom

Examples

1. But if you joke about somebody's age, that's called situation comedy!

2. And I'm fascinated by what a resonant space the 24 minutes that used to hold situation comedies or the news, what a very resonant space 24 minutes is for a poem.

3. - I believe sitcom is short for situation comedy.

4. If you look at American television from the 1950s to the 1990s, let's say you've restricted yourself to situation comedy, what do you think you would see?