Dictionary Entry: Sitcom (Pronunciation Key: s,i,t-k,o,m ) Sit-com (Informal noun, abbreviation) A situation comedy Synonyms (Comedy): takeoff, witticism, send-up, slapstick, hoopla, facetiousness, play on, drollness. Encyclopaedic Definition: British Sitcom A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. The genre can be difficult to classify as it covers a wide range of styles and situations. A common factor is the exploration of social mores
to connect with you through the way that the jokes are delivered. Comedy offers an insight into sensitive political and social issues that are happening at that given time. Therefore at a time in which Britain’s views of the growing black community were not highly positive, the humour used in sitcoms wasn’t used to effectively represent them. The construction of jokes in situational comedies in the 1970’s, had more of a purpose to connect with its white audience – even though there had started to become
is running the series in the USA, giving Americans a chance to see this great series (which also spawned a terrible remake on NBC several years ago, about which the less said, the better!). At its core Men Behaving Badly is a satire about Britain's "lad" culture, personified by Tony and Gary (Morrissey and Clunes), who only care about getting drunk, making out with women, and watching TV. Gary manages to have a full-time girlfriend, the long-suffering Dorothy (Jonat... ... middle of paper
for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show Little Britain. Walliams and Lucas starred in a show called “Come Fly with me.” He has written and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School, playing Chemistry teacher Keith Church, since August 2013. David has been a judge on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He compered the 2012 Royal Variety Performance. Walliams has written six children's books The Boy in the Dress (2008), Mr Stink (2009), Billionaire Boy (2010), Gangsta Granny
The Success of The Simpsons In recent years, a certain animated sitcom has caught the public’s attention, evoking reactions that are both favourable and unfavourable, but hardly ever apathetic. As a brilliant, socially aware satire, Matt Groening’s ‘The Simpson’s’ has effectively stirred different emotions from different factions of the culturally deadened American populace and for this alone, it should be recognised as quality programming. The Simpsons is a brutal satire of our society