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Doing a sitcom is like doing a play - you rehearse for three or four days, and then you shoot what you rehearsed on Friday night in front of an audience. An hour-long drama is like shooting a movie. You're shooting 13-14 hour days. The endurance itself is different.
James Belushi

Meaning of "sitcom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SITCOM

sitcom  [ˈsɪtˌkɒm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SITCOM

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Sitcom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SITCOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sitcom

A situation comedy, often shortened to the portmanteau sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, with often humorous dialogue. Such programs originated in radio, but today, sitcoms are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated by the use of a laugh track.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SITCOM


aid-de-camp
ˌeɪddəˈkɒm
CARICOM
ˈkærɪˌkɒm
dotcom
ˌdɒtˈkɒm
intercom
ˈɪntəˌkɒm
minicom
ˈmɪnɪˌkɒm
non-com
ˈnɒnˌkɒm
Ofcom
ˈɒfkɒm
Postcomm
ˈpəʊstˌkɒm
Qom
kɒm
romcom
ˈrɒmˌkɒm
satcom
ˈsætˌkɒm
Syncom
ˈsɪnˌkɒm
telecom
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm
Telkom
ˈtɛlˌkɒm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SITCOM

sit-down
sit-down money
sit-down strike
sit-in
sit-up
sit-ups
Sita
sitar
sitarist
sitatunga
site
site map
Site of Special Scientific Interest
sitella
sitfast
sith
sithe
sithee
sithen
sithence

WORDS THAT END LIKE SITCOM

atom
bathroom
bedroom
bottom
British Telecom
com
custom
dom
freedom
from
kingdom
mom
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random
Rom
room
som
tom
United Kingdom
vom

Synonyms and antonyms of sitcom in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sitcom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SITCOM

Find out the translation of sitcom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sitcom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sitcom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

情景喜剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comedia
570 millions of speakers

English

sitcom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sitcom
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُسَلْسَلٌ تِلِفِزْيُنِيَّةٌ كُومِدِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

комедия положений
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seriado cômico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sitcom
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sitcom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sitkom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Situationskomödie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シチュエーションコメディー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시트콤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sitkom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hài kịch tình huống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிட்காம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिटकॉम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

durum komedisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sitcom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komedia sytuacyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

комедійний серіал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sitcom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαρσοκωμωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sitcom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

komediserie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sitkom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sitcom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SITCOM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sitcom

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10 QUOTES WITH «SITCOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sitcom.
1
Tatyana Ali
I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.
2
Diedrich Bader
Working on a sitcom and improv improves your comedic chops. If you do it long enough, the one thing you learn to do is listen to the other characters.
3
David Alan Basche
I love the sitcom schedule. It takes a week to make an episode, but we don't work on weekends. I'm usually done in time to get home for dinner with my wife and daughter.
4
James Belushi
Doing a sitcom is like doing a play - you rehearse for three or four days, and then you shoot what you rehearsed on Friday night in front of an audience. An hour-long drama is like shooting a movie. You're shooting 13-14 hour days. The endurance itself is different.
5
Charisma Carpenter
I had developed a sitcom with UPN, but it wasn't picked up.
6
Craig Charles
There was never any career plan. When 'Red Dwarf' started I thought we were doing a curious little sitcom on BBC2, I didn't think I was becoming an actor. I didn't see that 21 years later I'd still be talking about it, let alone filming a new one. For me everything's always been an accident.
7
China Chow
I don't want to do television. A TV show sitcom? I don't even watch TV.
8
Kevin Dillon
Before 'Entourage,' I couldn't get a sitcom.
9
Pippa Evans
The strangest thing about writing a sitcom, is never knowing if it will become anything but words on a page.
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Pippa Evans
If you had of told me age 10 that in 19 years time I would be on a stage in Salford performing with Les Dennis in a sitcom I had written, I would have believed you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SITCOM»

Discover the use of sitcom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sitcom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Television sitcom
We tacitly assume everyone understands why they work & are popular. Using case studies & a wide range of examples Mills challenges these assumptions & reveals the secrets behind their humour & success.
Brett Mills, 2006
2
Beyond Sitcom: New Directions in American Television Comedy
This book analyzes four comic series--Scrubs, The office, The comeback, and Ugly Betty--revealing how each program separates itself from traditional and demonstrates an increased self-awareness of the genre.
Antonio Savorelli, 2010
3
The Sitcom Reader: America Viewed and Skewed
Offers a variety of perspectives on the sitcom genre and its influence on American culture.
Mary M. Dalton, Laura R. Linder, 2012
4
Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader
This is the first anthology to present writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race, and ethnic issues.
Joanne Morreale, 2003
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Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community
In this book we can watch the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from Lucy to The Phil Silvers Show; from The Dick Van Dyke Show to The Mary Tyler Moore Show; from M*A*S*H to Taxi; from Cheers to Roseanne; from Seinfeld to ...
Saul Austerlitz, 2014
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The Sitcom
The Sitcom explores the production, viewership, and script of this popular genre, drawing on a range of examples and case studies in order to map its characteristics, social significance, and guilty pleasures.
Brett Mills, 2009
7
Writing Television Sitcoms (revised)
New edition of the popular screenwriting guide!
Evan S. Smith, 2009
8
Television Dialogue: The Sitcom Friends Vs. Natural Conversation
This book explores a virtually untapped, yet fascinating research area: television dialogue.
Paulo Quaglio, 2009
9
The great TV sitcom book
Surveys television comedy programs from 1949 to 1980, listing costs, analyzing successes and failures, and including dialog from the best shows to recreate their style.
Rick Mitz, 1988
10
Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the "Jewish" Sitcom
In this humorous work, Brook explores the cultural significance of the recentunprecedented explosion in "Jewish" sitcoms.
Vincent Brook, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SITCOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sitcom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jail on hold for actor who played Screech on '90s sitcom
The 38-year-old Diamond played Screech on the 1990s TV sitcom. Diamond was recently convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct, but ... «KSN-TV, Jul 15»
2
NBC fall schedule revealed: Heroes returns, comedy nearly extinct
After struggling to launch new comedy hits for years, the broadcaster will relegate sitcoms to only one hour per week next season—and that hour is on Fridays, ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»
3
Lifetime TV to air a tell-all movie on 90s' sitcom Full House
Los Angeles: 1990s famous sitcom Full House will reportedly be made into a telefilm by American satellite channel Lifetime TV. Reportedly, much like Saved By ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
4
NBC is bringing back college football sitcom 'Coach'
The sitcom Coach, which starred Craig T. Nelson as coach Hayden Fox, is getting a reboot. NBC has picked up 13 episodes of the popular college football ... «Yahoo Sports, Mar 15»
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Can a Sitcom About a Pregnant Lesbian Rescue NBC From …
One Big Happy, which premieres tonight on NBC, is a spectacularly unfunny sitcom, which means that it is almost certainly doomed to be short-lived. «Slate Magazine, Mar 15»
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Jason Jones Leaving The Daily Show for TBS Sitcom
Jason Jones announced today that he would be leaving The Daily Show, where he's been a correspondent for nearly ten years, to star in an upcoming sitcom on ... «Mediaite, Feb 15»
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'Fresh Off the Boat' sitcom draws criticism
Chef and author Eddie Huang's best-selling book "Fresh Off the Boat" entered homes across the country as a new sitcom on ABC Wednesday night. The series ... «ChristianToday, Feb 15»
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For Asian-American students, 'Fresh Off the Boat' not just a sitcom
Leading up to the Feb. 4 premiere of its new big sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, ABC has shown it's not afraid to make a splash. Based on the memoir of restaurateur ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»
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Marcus Paulk from '90s sitcom "Moesha" arrested on DUI charge
A former child star on the 1990s sitcom "Moesha" was arrested in Arizona on Super Bowl Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of marijuana, ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
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Why did it take 20 years to green light an Asian American sitcom?
PASADENA, CALIF.—The last time someone tried to do a sitcom focusing on an Asian American family, it bombed so badly that it took 20 years to bring back the ... «Toronto Star, Jan 15»

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