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An episodic comedy television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation.
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Examples of sitcom in a Sentence
I was watching a rerun of the sitcom TV series Frasier.
She was able to parlay this dramatic change into a role on the TV sitcom It's Like, You Know..., where she poked fun at herself and the fact that she looked so different from the earlier film characters she'd portrayed.
She quickly landed a role on the hit sitcom Home Improvement.
The emotional wrongful death case of actor John Ritter, most well known for his role as Jack Tripper on the sitcom Three's Company, came to an end today with the jury clearing the doctors of any wrong doing.
After a few short-lived television shows in the 1980s and 1990s, DeGeneres starred in her own sitcom, Ellen, portraying a single woman in Los Angeles, California who runs a bookstore.
The record is held by a lady at LWT, to whom Humphrey Barclay advised me to send a half-hour sitcom.
America's Funniest Home Videos made its debut on Sunday night, January 14th, 1990, replacing a short-lived sitcom called Free Spirit.
Barker's classic prison sitcom was top five material in most peoples ' eyes.
Other cult tv guests included Sally Geeson and Carol Hawkins who both appeared in the seventies sitcom Bless this ouse.
The cult sitcom " Satellite City " is on its second series with further series to be produced in 1998.
In the ruthless world of the television sitcom, survival is the name of the game.
Not a particularly novel concept, but executed with more vim and vigor than any other sitcom I've seen lately.
The BBC is hoping to replicate the success of Red Dwarf with a new sci-fi sitcom.
America 's Funniest Home Videos made its debut on Sunday night, January 14th, 1990, replacing a short-lived sitcom called Free Spirit.
Barker 's classic prison sitcom was top five material in most peoples ' eyes.
A few nights ago I was invited by a friend to go see the taping of a new sitcom pilot television show.
Any other advice you can give to sitcom writers out there?
An early success, Dad 's Army also reflected a number of other problems that were to dog the sitcom spin-off genre.
Companies with sitcom scripts from abroad should contact the Script Development Unit.
Sitcom star Damon, pictured, will make his directing debut with the film Behind The Smile.
Which actress played the titular character in the sitcom Alice?
Not a particularly novel concept, but executed with more vim and vigor than any other sitcom I 've seen lately.
They also learned a lot about how to create well-rounded sitcom characters.
Her popular Disney Channel sitcom has skyrocketed her to success, and her retail sales are something to brag about as well.
Born in 1956, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks went from dressing in drag on the sitcom Bosom Buddies to earning five Academy Award nominations and two of the actual awards.
In 2005, Anderson starred in a new Fox sitcom, Stacked, where she played a busty party girl who goes to work in a bookstore.
Despite their youthful sitcom beginnings, both Mary-Kate and Ashley have grown into savvy business women and designers while avoiding the celebrity rumor mill as much as possible.
Most people know Dustin Diamond as Screech, the character he played in the 1990s sitcom Saved By the Bell.
From there he landed the role of Michael Scott on the sitcom The Office, a character he played from 2005 through 2011.
From there she starred in Disney's Camp Rock film series, and Disney Channel's sitcom Sonny with a Chance.
His first real role was in the short-lived sitcom E/R., soon after he landed the role of the dreamy handyman next door on the Facts of Life and the micromanaging factory boss on Roseanne.
In 2003, Sheen was cast in the sitcom Two and a Half Men, but was fired from the show in 2011 after allegations of drug and alcohol abuse and erratic behavior.
After starring in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Smith embarked on a film career.
Salvation came in the form of an NBC sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which was written around Smith.
Cyrus starred in the Disney hit sitcom Hannah Montana from 2006 through 2010, making a name for herself as both an actress and musician.
As an actress she turned heads on the sitcom Married...
Her newest television sitcom, Up All Night, premiered on NBC in 2011.
Years later, after her marriage and divorce, and from sitcom to movies, Aniston is still trim.
Even more surprising, she made the weight gain the focus of a brand-new sitcom.
He is working with fellow 'N Sync band mate Joey Fatone to develop a sitcom pilot, where Bass will be playing a gay character.
Rainn Wilson, born on January 20, 1966, is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the sitcom The Office.
Comedian, sitcom star, actor, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was born on January 26, 1958.
His role as Kelso in the sitcom That 70s Show was the part that started the ball rolling, and he went on to host MTV's Punk'd.
Married to actor Demi Moore, Kutcher was named as Charlie Sheen's replacement on the successful sitcom Two and a Half Men in 2011.
She started out as a soap star, but quickly moved up to sitcom sweetheart on Friends.
From sitcom actors to rappers, Celebrity Fit Club 5 will have it all.
By the time he took on a recurring role in the sitcom Friends in 2002, he was already an established actor, but soon afterwards he was even more in demand.
DeGeneres' 1990s sitcom Ellen was called These Friends of Mine during its first season.
Jerry Seinfeld tried his hand at acting for a short time, playing a mail delivery boy on the sitcom Benson in 1980.
In 1989, he and fellow comedian Larry David created a sitcom for NBC called The Seinfeld Chronicles, a semi-autobiographical look at a stand-up comedian named Jerry Seinfeld.