situation comedy

situation comedy

n. A humorous radio or television series featuring the reactions of a regular cast of characters to unusual situations, such as misunderstandings or embarrassing coincidences.

situation comedy

n (Broadcasting) (on television or radio) a comedy series involving the same characters in various day-to-day situations which are developed as separate stories for each episode. Also called: sitcom

sit′ua′tion com′edy

n. a television or radio series made up of independent episodes depicting the comic adventures of a fixed group of characters. [1945–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	situation comedy - a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day lifesitcomcomedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending
	2.	situation comedy - a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday lifesitcomtelevision program, television show, TV program, TV show - a program broadcast by television

Translations

comédie de situation