History Of The Sitcom
History Of The Sitcom is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.
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This episode explores sitcoms as the ultimate comedy comfort food. But what sitcoms offer escape from - and what they offer escape to - reveal a lot about the state of the American mind, and the state of sitcom form itself.
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Though the nerds in Big Bang Theory owned the airwaves in the new millennium, sitcoms have always found humour in fish-out-of-water stories, whether about aliens, witches, monsters, nerds, or teens. Bewitched and Sabrina long cast a spell on audiences, while Mork and Mindy give us fresh, funny alien insights into ourselves... 39:53 Expired
Although the American dream of social mobility underpins America's social contract, that dream is so often beyond reach that it takes sitcom humour to help laugh at the struggles of getting ahead. The Honeymooners, The Andy Griffith Show and Roseanne all offer funny snapshots at class divisions in America, divisions that a... 40:00 Expired
With cutting-edge humour, pioneering creators and sitcom stars have helped open generations of American minds to the intractable problems of racial injustice and representation. Icons like Norman Lear, Diahann Carroll, Red Foxx, and Freddie Prinze smash open doors with All In The Family and Chico And The Man, but with raci... 39:53 Expired
Friends, Seinfeld, Living Single. So many of us know the characters in these shows better than most of our real friends. By the 90s, these ‘hanging out with friends’ sitcoms became the vital force driving the genre and, in many ways, pop culture. But it's earlier shows like The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne, and Golden G... 39:52 Expired
The workplace is a rich source of comedy as it binds vastly different people together with laughter. From The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Murphy Brown, from WKRP to 30 Rock, from Barney Miller to Brooklyn 99, as America's relationship with their jobs changes - and especially as women break through countless workplace barriers...