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…
The Big Bang Theory- Live Show Taping
How Do Laugh Tracks Work? Video
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…
Larry Gelbart on “The Interview” Episode of M*A*S*H
Norman Lear on All in the Family
Interview with the Creators of the First US TV Sitcom: Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns
TV Ratings: 1950-1999
When researching the impact of sitcoms, it’s often handy to refer to the Nielsen ratings for specific years. The Website, Classic TV Hits has compiled them for 1950-1999. Thanks! http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/index.htm
Cool Archive of Sitcom Scripts
