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THE SITCOM Released

Nov 20, 2019By SitcomAdmin

In this new Routledge Television Guidebook, Jeremy Butler studies our love–hate relationship with the durable sitcom, analyzing the genre’s position as a major media artifact within American culture and providing a historical overview of its evolution in the USA.Read more…

Nov 20, 2019SitcomAdmin

21st-Century Comedies Centered on Unmarried Women

Jun 21, 2018By SitcomAdmin

I just put together a table of 21st-century comedies that are woman-centered and was surprised to see just how many of them had women creators, showrunners, and/or executive producers. Even if you drop out the EP’s that are just vanityRead more…

Jun 21, 2018SitcomAdmin

The Andy Griffith Show Wiki

Aug 4, 2016By SitcomAdmin
Aug 4, 2016SitcomAdmin

The Big Bang Theory- Live Show Taping

Jun 28, 2016By Jeremy Butler
Jun 28, 2016Jeremy Butler

How Do Laugh Tracks Work? Video

Jun 28, 2016By Jeremy Butler

The Brain Stuff show put together a pretty useful overview of how laugh tracks work, including a bit of scientific data. They cite many of their sources, which is quite handy (see below). Published on June 23, 2014. The source they cite:Read more…

Jun 28, 2016Jeremy Butler

Larry Gelbart on “The Interview” Episode of M*A*S*H

Jun 16, 2016By Jeremy Butler
Jun 16, 2016Jeremy Butler

Julia Interviews

Jun 16, 2016By SitcomAdmin

Several interviews related to Julia (1968-71): http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/julia  

Jun 16, 2016SitcomAdmin

Norman Lear on All in the Family

Jun 15, 2016By SitcomAdmin
Jun 15, 2016SitcomAdmin

Interview with the Creators of the First US TV Sitcom: Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns

Jun 3, 2016By Jeremy Butler
Jun 3, 2016Jeremy Butler

Lots of Old-Time Radio Episodes Are Online

Jun 1, 2016By SitcomAdmin

The amount of old-time radio recordings online is a bit intimidating. There are thousands of hours of shows that have slipped into the public domain. As I’ve been working on a radio-sitcom section of my book, I’ve often used archive.org forRead more…

Jun 1, 2016SitcomAdmin
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