sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm How to pronounce sitcom (audio)
plural sitcoms
: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy
… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.—Ted Cox
Like many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.—Greg Morabito
Didn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?—Benjamin Svetkey

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John Goodman is getting real about the downside of starring in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The anonymous buyer used the Central Perk LLC and Regina Phalange LLC to pay for the units—nods to the famous coffee shop and alter ego of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) from the sitcom Friends. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 One of his first writing jobs was actually on the 1989 ABC sitcom Anything But Love, about the romance between co-workers played by leads Curtis and comedian Richard Lewis. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 The duo came aboard the Redd Foxx-starring Sanford and Son (developed by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear) as producer-writers in 1974 for the fourth season and stayed through the sitcom’s end in 1977. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sitcom

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Etymology

situation comedy

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sitcom was in 1956

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“Sitcom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitcom. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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