History of the Sitcom

Moms, dads, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters — more than just a hilarious reflection of the people we grow up and old with, sitcoms have opened our...

Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of...

When Americans look beyond family or work for their identity, the “hanging out with friends” sitcom hilariously redefines the genre while also reveali...

Work families can be even funnier than our biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights in...

In many homes, difficult conversations about race and diversity have first happened on the sitcom screen, helping pave the way for progress with hilar...

Upward mobility, the American Dream, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps – sitcom laughs have helped generations of Americans come to grips with th...

Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face...

Sitcoms have long been the ultimate comedy comfort food, but what sitcoms offer escape from – and what they offer escape to – reveal a lot about the s...