situation comedy
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3.1
- noun
- /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən ˈkɒmədi/
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comedia de situación
- The new situation comedy features a group of friends navigating their daily lives in a quirky neighborhood.
- situation comedy on television
- situation comedy (or sitcom)
So we shot it as if it was a situation comedy with an audience with jokes.
- So we shot it as if it was a situation comedy with an audience with jokes.
Examples
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Superman even reached the pinnacle of his day: a guest spot on the 1950s' most popular situation comedy, I Love Lucy.
Blog text (23) -
The curriculum goal was for students to produce their own short situation comedy (sitcom).
Academic text (1992) -
So we shot it as if it was a situation comedy with an audience with jokes.
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You know, I had worked a long time in situation comedy, and sitcoms had become stuck.
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Then again, the situation comedy "Carry on the Catholics" has been running far too long.
Blog text (19) -
Offstage, we hear the sound of a television set turned low on a situation comedy, the laugh track erupting now and then.
Fiction book (1996) -
So my timing, my sense of humor, my world outlook is definitely partly shaped by situation comedies.
Academic text (2008) -
When Everybody Loves Raymond went off the air in 2005, it was the most popular situation comedy on television, depicting an extended middle-class family with the traditional breadwinner dad and stay-at-home mom.
Academic text (2014) -
According to Cantor, compared to other genres, situation comedies were "where human virtues prevail" (215).
Academic text (2014) -
Many people enjoy watching situation comedies because they provide a humorous take on everyday life.
Synonyms
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1.0
A funny event or series of events that makes people laugh
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1.9
A funny TV or radio series with the same characters in everyday situations
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a funny TV or radio show about characters in everyday situations' is directly and transparently built from 'situation' (circumstances) + 'comedy' (humorous genre). This regular noun-noun composition matches equivalent expressions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Situation comedy comes from shows built around a single situation: the same people and place in each episode, with the jokes coming from that setup. That's why situation comedy means 'a funny television or radio show about characters in everyday situations'.