sitcom

[ sit-kom ]

noun

, Informal.

1. situation comedy.

sitcom

/ ˈsɪtˌkɒm /

noun

1. See situation comedy
   an informal term for situation comedy

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitcom¹

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Example Sentences

Leave it to Canada to come up with a show so gentle and funny, it made America fall in love with family sitcoms again.

From Time

“Golden Girls,” the sitcom that ran seven years starting in 1985, featured Bea Arthur as Dorothy, who respected boundaries with her two grown children, while caring for her own mother daily.

From Washington Post

Each episode tackles a new decade of family sitcom, from I Love Lucy in the 1950s to Modern Family in the 2010s.

From Time

The whole show seems to nod, meta-textually, to the fact that star Elizabeth Olsen grew up on sitcom sets since her sisters Mary-Kate and Ashely Olsen starred in Full House.

From Time

The next phase of Marvel’s superhero cinematic universe—the most expensive and highest-grossing film series of all time—will begin with a television sitcom.

From Quartz

Early this year, Cosby had a sitcom in development for NBC and a stand-up special in development for Netflix.

From The Daily Beast

I ended up doing a show in Los Angeles, and HBO said they liked it and asked if I could think about it as a sitcom.

From The Daily Beast

Bill Cosby, it seems, can only be seen in two registers: sainted family man of a much-loved sitcom, or fallen, tarnished villain.

From The Daily Beast

A stand-up comedian in a self-titled sitcom revolving around his musings about nothing?

From The Daily Beast

“A regular TV sitcom, a Broadway show and a meaty movie role,” Rivers said.

From The Daily Beast

They were looking at one another like a couple of googly-eyed kids at the end of a date in a sitcom.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• farce
• fun
• humor
• satire