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Meanings of situation comedy in English

Portuguese
sitcom
Catalan
comèdia de situació
Spanish
comedia de situación

A genre of comedy that features recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue.

sitcom
Synonyms
Examples for "sitcom"
Examples for "sitcom"
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There was an American sitcom in the 50s called Father Knows Best.
The Guardian
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Rather than the English sitcom, Mr Freeman's inspiration was closer to home.
Radio NZ
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EBONY: You're now a regular on this new sitcom on NBC, Bent.
Ebony
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BBC1 brought back the David Jason sitcom Open All Hours at Christmas.
The Guardian
5
The BBC sitcom Dad's Army poked fun at the feared German invasion.
The Guardian
Usage of situation comedy in English
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Every element of the illusion was sharpened and accentuated by the situation comedy.
Hiding the Elephant
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Harold Pinter's The Caretaker sounds a little like a situation comedy.
The Irish Times
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But this does play like a very special situation comedy.
The Irish Times
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It's well over a decade since that situation comedy was put out of its misery.
The Irish Times
5
Manzoor handles all this with deftness, appropriate dollops of sentimentality and occasional outbursts of situation comedy.
The Guardian
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This is Red Dwarf coming back to what it does best, which is making a situation comedy.
The Guardian
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Well, unless you count situation comedy.
The Guardian
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In 1956 Hancock's Half Hour successfully transferred to television, where it established the template for the British situation comedy.
The Irish Times
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You might call it a situation comedy, but the joke that holds it all together isn't even that funny.
The Irish Times
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This is a situation comedy.
The new yorker
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Universal Pictures can anticipate a strong domestic boxoffice; overseas, however, its extremely broad approach to situation comedy might meet resistance.
Reuters
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It is often referred to as a situation comedy and, in the current climate, that makes a kind of sense.
The Irish Times
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The challenge in reviving a situation comedy is how much of the sit can be changed without losing the com.
The Guardian
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The show won two Baftas in 2000, and another in 2007 for best situation comedy.
The Guardian
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If you are left uncharmed by Norsemen you are both heartless and immune to their heartily irreverent approach to situation comedy.
The Guardian
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As situation comedy, Victor finding himself forced to play a Nazi, while nasty Rudi wails his innocence, is both strained and awkward.
Reuters
Translations for situation comedy
Portuguese
sitcomsitcoms