situation comedy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of situation comedy
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The late Carl Reiner, who created the series and based Van Dyke’s TV writer on himself, called his star the single most talented man in situation comedy.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
It is, in short, your basic “High School Musical”-“Glee”-“Smash”-“Waiting for Guffman”-type community-theater situation comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Lane is not an actor who has ever lacked for work, but the one thing that has evaded him in his much-laureled stage and screen career is a starring role in a successful situation comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
But they’ll be friendly before long and living together by the end of the second episode, amplifying the situation in the situation comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
Together we resembled the cast of a dopey situation comedy, something called Grin and Bear It, or Hello, Dolly.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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