Why Aren't Sitcoms Allowed To JUST Be Funny Anymore?
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2024
- Sitcoms have been around for nearly a century. Shows like I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Friends, The Office, Parks and Rec, It's Always Sunny, Scrubs, 30 Rock and countless others have entertained audiences on TV for nearly a century. Though with recent trends in awards voting, it seems the typical sitcom has fallen off for more subversive shows in the genre. With shows like The Bear, Hacks, Barry and Atlanta sneaking into the Best Comedy category, it begs the question, can sitcoms just be funny anymore?
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Im fully convinced the only reason The Bear is labled as a comedy is so they didnt have to compete with Succession at the Emmys
100% Agree
I really did enjoy The Bear, but it is the last show I would watch if wanting a laugh. “Fishes” was one of the most stressful hours of TV I have watched.
Hold on... I know there are multiple award shows that kind of combine Comedy and Drama, but... Succession is NOT one of those?? It's hilarious! Am I watching the same Succession as the Emmy voters?
Also, because for the most part it’s shorter than an hour
@@JUnit41484what do you mean the comment is saying that if the bear was labeled as drama it would have to compete with succession for best drama but when labeled as comedy it doesn’t have to
I agree, sitcoms don't need to be serious, or deal with hot button issues all the time. They can just make you laugh, and serve as a form of escapism.
Yeah 90% of sitcoms are just mindless comedy and nobody's really complaining. Everything else in the series is just in service to the SITuational COMedy.
The best sitcoms dealt with those at best once every few seasons...
Uh it's "situational" comedy the sit of sitcom if you don't empathize or relate with the situation then you won't get the comedy. They are all slice of life and thus have to represent life (of the average viewer) in an absurd but relatable way you can't relate to sit if it's not familiar can you? How else would they show you the cognitive dissonance that results in humor without using something youre familiar with?
Ugh can’t stand preachy comedies
@@jamescarr1265 Yeah Seth MacFarlane's lazy attempts at political humor and parodying people he doesnt like is a big reason why i cant stand Family Guy and American Dad. Comedy can and always has been used to satirize, raise awareness, or to send a message but overdoing it kills the comedy.
why the hell is the bear considered a comedy?
Because it’s a comedy, it’s just not a multi camera network sitcom where every line is a joke with canned laughter.
@@mantisbog it's drama.
@@mantisbog No way is that show a comedy.
@@mantisbog Every line doesn't have to be a joke for it to be a comedy, but IMO, if you can have an entire episode with zero comedic moments without feeling "off" from the tone of the show, "comedy" probably shouldn't be the main descriptor. The first episode of season 3 is some amazing television, but a show that is at heart a comedy is not going to have episodes like that IMO
@@BrickFrog1 Listen, I get it, but if majority of people are telling you your *_*New Flavor*_* tastes like strawberry, you made strawberry ice cream.
I never really thought that Barry and The Bear were supposed to be sitcoms, for me they were dramas with some jokes in them, I like them exactly as they are, but if they're meant to be judged as comedy, then I completely agree.
It's because they're categorized as dark comedy, but its comedy edge is kind of secondary.
Agreed - but I still see them as comedies but not sitcoms.
Barry is definitely more “zany” and while I wouldn’t say sitcom I would say comedy is a big factor in it. The Bear just… isn’t a comedy
Barrys writing team consists of Bill Hader and the some of the best sitcom writers of the last 30 years. Its prestige television that is simultaneously a goof on prestige television, it is most certainly a sitcom with sharp jagged dramatic edges.
Yeah i couldn't keep watching Barry because it was so tragic.
I have watched all three seasons of The Bear and did not know that it was supposed to be a comedy.
well, the problem is there's no emmy category for dramedies & there really should be
I think the problem is there are too many dramedies, and almost no comedies today.
@@dariagrekul5957 the problem is that people now resort to using recycled jokes and everything is super PC, AND that people are extra critical from than before
But it's not a dramadie. It's a drama that happens to have funny moments due to the fact that it's based off of real life and real life has funny moments in it.
@JRMagro yes, exactly! It wouldn't fall into that category either
And yet it’s always sunny existed then and now
One of two shows where I've laughed out loud every single episode.
That show is single-handedly proving that you can still make un-PC comedy if you're clever about it
@@AnjinThomas though it does get pretty PC-normative after a while.. bleh. I do not want to hear these people talking about the last five years.
@@AnjinThomas Psych was good... until they brought Shawn's father back from being shot in the chest. After that, the show never really grew. It just stagnated. Every character became a shell of their former self, constantly being a joke character when they're supposed to be the more serious one.
It never was that funny
Still good sitcoms out there still airing, Abbot Elementary, Ghosts, English Teacher, Man on the Inside, etc.... Its just dramedies like The Bear and Barry need their own category, so that actual sitcoms can be recognized as well. Cause sitcoms can be heartfelt, deal with complicated issues and funny, Abbot shows that all the time.
Man on the inside doesn’t feel like a sitcom at all, definitely more of a drama which elements of comedy
All those you listed just feel like every other modern sitcom. They feel so samey
Abbott Elementary is funny but I finished the first season of English Teacher recently and it felt like time wasted
abbot elemetary feels like a copy and paste of all the comedies that came before it. i could barely get through the first season. the jokes didn't come naturally at all. it felt like they were forcing things to be "the funny" and trying to take bits and pieces of parks and rec, the office, b99 and smash it all together. it just felt awkward.
Conspicuously missing is Arrested Develpmemt!! WTF?!?
There are several clips from it in this video... but it wasn't called out specifically. Didn't need to be, all the examples given illustrate the video thesis just fine.
What We Do In The Shadows is frickin' hilarious. Getting to be up there with The Office for me
I like Brooklyn Nine Nine.
@@anubusxthat last season was dogshit though. It's like they weren't even trying to be a comedy anymore.
Times change. People change. But somehow we forget that not everything that changes needed to be changed.
Agreed. In my opinion, when concerning media, anything that was a good, significant part of its culture shouldn't really be exchanged for something new despite it being equally good. I, for one, am a firm believer that both should and can remain in coexistence. Just because there are cultural shifts that happen every few decades or so shouldn't mean we have to abandon and forget the "old" just because they're "obsolete" to the "now."
Just my two cents. Sorry for the yap~!
I believe it’s partly a loss of prestige. In the past, an actor could be rich and famous but working for what might be considered a low-brow sitcom. But they’d be wildly successful, so who cares?
Now those days of giant sitcoms are dead and over. Now everything is scaled back and done with true love and integrity or it has to be cut with other genres
5:50 Hogan's Heroes was set in a German POW camp during WW2 and was very lighthearted
A lot of dramas like Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire etc. Are a lot funnier than most comedies
The Pine Barrens episode alone is funnier than most sitcoms in the last 15 years
The Shield too, it has some hilarious moments
Buffy as well
The sad thing is the Sopranos wouldn't get made the same way today. Hollywood doesn't care about the violence but they wouldn't allow characters to use words like f@@ or some of the racial language.
@@TheBenwardy"Guy was an interior decorater"
If you want him to actually the answer the question, instead of just recapping Emmy Nominations skip to 10:00 where the script dips its toes into and starts to answer the question a little bit, and then gives up
😂
I've never seen a video dance around its own thesis statement for so long while almost disproving it and then giving up.
Bro was trying to pad for that ad revenue
Bless u
"What no comedies with jokes?" Proceeds to show clip of Always Sunny, a show that's still airing.
BTW, shows like All in the Family and MASH would now be considered "woke."
@@ASG-nm4cznope.
@@ASG-nm4cz "Woke" is just preaching without a punchline. Those shows would not fall into that category. Archie Bunker got as good as he gave. Sometimes he "won the exchanged, sometime not.
That is why people from any side felt like the show spoke to them, and they both were able to laugh at themselves.
Even Sunny has been watered down in these more pc times.
@@ASG-nm4cz Being woke in the 70's has nothing in common with what is happening in 2024. The left got weird and crazy.
I haven't heard of Abbott Elementary but from these clips it looks awesome, thanks for the new tech.
Imma check it out
It's my new favorite show. Absolutely brilliant for mockumentary lovers.
The Norman Lear sitcoms, particularly Good Times, were some very good TV memories thanks to my parents letting me watch sitcoms at an early age.
The only shows I watch nowadays are Ghosts (U.S.) and Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage. They're both funny, in their own ways. The Ghosts are funny because they're from different historical periods, adapting to modern life, and Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage is funny because they're adapting to married life, and life as parents, while having to contend with the rest of their family. Also, I've been working on a fanfiction series, based on Ghosts, but I haven't posted it, yet. Anyway, I do miss the days of more traditional sitcoms, which is why I'm still watching Friends reruns! These sorts of shows deserve a return, and Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage is a good start.
Barry was always a drama
Agreed. Neither is the bear.
Barry has dark humor but I would still call it a drama first.
I feel like Barry began as dark humor. By season 3 it had gone full drama.
No mention of Schitt's Creek that swept the Emmy's a few years ago? LOL
Shows like Schitt's Creek, b99, The Middle and Everybody Hates Chris should be talked about more. They are funny without laugh tracks.
I think this is probably why animated sitcoms have filled the void. With live action we are somehow forced to relate to the character while with animation we're coerced to pay attention to (you guessed it) the situation.
Animated characters are usually one dimensional while for live action we're meant to believe they have layers to their personality.
Attack On Titan has SO many layers to it, albeit closer to horror than comedy anime show
All in the Family was live audience laughter, not laugh tracks.
Right? It says so in the intro
These aren’t sit coms next question
TRUE AND REAL
Thank you I was about to say the same thing
@@keaganterry6916acting like there aren’t shows like Abbott Elementary and like that Shane Gillis one. Lots of workplace comedy sitcoms on TV now. Young Sheldon spin off too! Barry was never a sitcom lol
@@ColaLoser omg he changed the thumbnail because of me 💀
Guys it's the sitcom expert. Bowing is the only possible reaction to his presence.
How is What We Do In The Shadows NOT a sitcom?
THANK YOU!!! I've been wondering the same thing! Why does every new modern comedy have to be subversive or be more serious than it needs to be?? Not to mention the unforgivable sin of "offending people" Great Video!
Nobody is worried about "offending." Its a grift. A scapegoat. There's countless series still airing that some would deem "offensive" that are fine. The issue is the changing landscape that is streaming. That's to blame.
Yeah, go watch young Sheldon or something idk. Do you want something that isn’t subversive, or something that isn’t worried abt offending ppl, pick a lane
@@reachbean I want traditional comedies. The Bear and Barry aren't traditional sitcoms because while they are great shows, I just don't see the comedy in it
Also making fun of straight people non stop....CRINGE!
@@reverierift watch st Dennis medical or something. Idk I see ads for these show all the time, I think ppl just don’t know abt them cause everyone is on streaming and iff ppl are on streaming ppl are probably gonna watch adult animation or rewatch office and friends if they want something easy going. The issue isn’t that these types of shows can’t be made, it’s just that nobody’s watching
Just realized how much the set from All in the Family looks like the set of Married with Children
Yeah, I noticed that too and wondered if it was reused.
Yeah, I noticed that too and wondered if it was reused.
Yeah, I noticed that too and wondered if it was reused.
Surprised Malcolm In The Middle wasn’t mentioned here
what we do in the shadows is the funniest show on rn even tho its over now ig😊
To the tune of All in The Family:
“Boy the way the laugh track played, those sitcoms wouldn't last today, R.I.P. the comedies of yesterday….. those were the days”
This explains why I've largely stopped watching new shows. And fall back on re runs
I know its unrelated but it wont be long till were looking at mockumentarys like laugh tracks.
You're probably right, the format is over-used and for long-running shows it gets a bit ridiculous that a camera crew has been observing the characters' daily lives for years
Looking at the comments to verify that i am not insane in thinking this whole time that Bear is not a comedy
The Bear being considered a comedy is...comedy.
Bless you, Abbott Elementary, you delightful little romp.
I would consider What We Do in the Shadows a sitcom - it is more stylized than Abbott Elementary, but it has more in common with that show than it does Hacks or The Bear.
All in the Family was in front of a live audience. It wasn’t a laugh track.
Tells you in intro, too
It doesn't help that a lot of people complaining about serious issues in sitcoms, would have been too young to have picked-up on any serious issues being addressed when they first watched them.
Because people are just watching old sitcom reruns. There’s usually 10-13 seasons worth. Now you get comedic performances in different genre shows.
Laugh tracks have always been terrible, regardless of the show. Mash included, it's so much better without it.
MASH and Seinfeld are the only laugh track sitcoms I'll watch nowadays.
@Sandman2007 Mash wasn't made for a laugh track, the studio forced it into the show. It's much better without it.
@MikefromTexas1 perhaps. Either way it's still a quality show. I think it does a damn good job showcasing real moments in a war around the comedy.
@Sandman2007 And it does that better without canned laughter covering dialogue.
I like laugh tracks.
Sopranos is one of the best dramadies imo. The show is super dark and depressing but on a second re-watch its so funny
The Bear is definitely not a sitcom. It's neither situational, nor comedic.
The Bear is a comedy? I've seen clips of it and people laughing but it feels ironic, because all I see is a sad man having a mental breakdown and that's definitely not my kind of humor
My god. This video is all over the place, I dont even know what point you are trying to make. It's definitely not what the title says.
Came here to see if anyone else was thinking this, glad it's not just me. The most nothing video I've seen in a while.
I just wish more people today would realize that there’s a big Difference between TV shows aren’t real life.
Agree!
I don’t know how Ghost got left in the cold. It’s a fun comedy that doesn’t have a Laugh Track.
I’ve become more interested in animated sitcoms over any kind of regular ones to be honest. I feel like American Dad has oddly become a very good family sitcom over the years and its consistency is amazing.
@@colbymclemore7642 I feel similarly about Bob's Burgers
I'm glad you brought Reservation Dogs. Under appreciated show. Was on tv, then next day on Hulu. Mostly everyone I know was watching it, outside my circle, no one has heard of it. Was weird.
I do like "This Fool" which you didn't mention, but came out as the time as Reservation Dogs which was in a similar surreal style and the first time I heard Spanglish in its natural state without people pulling a Dora like I seen it in previous shows with Spanglish.
Effing THANKS YOU!! Its not as bad now but during covid people kept recommending "comedies" that just made me more depressed.
They are allowed to, but people are allowed to make other kinds of art. There are plenty of plain sitcoms on TV right now. No one wants to watch them.
Atlanta, Barry, and The Bear are not sitcoms. They have situational comedy peppered in, but they're so much more than that.
Two and a half men and That 70s show are my favorite sitcoms of all-time
Dramas have infused more comedy. Comedies have infused more drama. And it’s all good. We don’t need oversimplified genres anymore.
The Good Place is my favorite over the past decade. It’s definitely a comedy but certainty has more philosophy and spirituality than any other show I can think of in the modern times.
I won't hear a word against "what we do in the shadows"
I tried watching Superstore to see what it was about, and i couldn't even force a giggle out.
I will never watch another sitcom with a laugh track.
SNL's "Funny New Comedy" skit lampoons this beautifully.
The chemistry of the cast of Modern Family remains unparalleled and I think it played a major role in its comedic success. Unlike a lot of other shows, you felt that the characters were genuinely falling into their situations and that each character’s reaction was a real time genuine reaction.
You are t allowed to be funny, anymore. You might offend someone.
This video didn't answer the question except to throw out some vague maybes. We do miss sitcoms because families don't want to sit through adult entertainment together, even when the kids get bigger. Funny, light, and clever needs to make a comeback.
You know the perfect balance of sitcom? Scrubs.
It doesn't have to be super serious all the time, but it has its own dramatic moments where it hits you like a truck.
Ghosts appear and fade away...
Superstore was critically underrated. One of the best sitcoms in a long time.
Comedy and Drama have always gone hand-in-hand...
Was pleasantly surprised at the lightning quick clip of Richard Thomas! I hold The Waltons in a very special place in my heart, and I like how you added those actors who aren’t overtly Hollywood stars!
Because everything that used to be considered comedy is now considered offensive and almost everybody in Hollywood is obsessed with shoving their agenda down our throats and they do not care about making quality entertainment anymore.
because comedy takes effort and talent, two things Hollywood is allergic to
Hollywood thinks standing still as a stone while melodramatic screaming is peak art.
Sigh. It's nonsense to say executives/etc are worried about "offending." That's nonsense. A grift. Scapegoating. Nobody is worried about offending. Theres countless series that have been airing all whilst people have been crying "woke" and other nonsensical culture wars crap. You can still get away with just about anything and not cause controversy. The issue is the changing landscape that is streaming and such. Pushing out quantity of quality. Its exactly why Chapek was given the boot and Disney/Marvel stuff got worse. Because he had the mandated quantity over quality. As soon as Iger was back, Feige got his control back and focus on quality. Thats the issue. Executives rushing a plethora of things out rather than focus on quality and hiring the proper people.
It makes my skin crawl that we are still living in a time where people are crying about people being sensitive and its ruining comedy. You can look at stand up as a prime example. We have "comedians" crying about cancel culture and wokism(it pains me to even say that word)all while they sell stadiums and theaters making millions saying whatever they please. Acting like they are saviors of free speech and they are being oppressed. Sigh. People are desperate to be victims. Yeah, this is more a rant now.
Point is. We need better executives. And for the platforms to get their crap together.
Thank you! I thought I was going crazy this whole comment section is brain dead
Stand up comics are selling arenas BECAUSE of the absence of easy going comedy on TV.
@@Sandman2007 think abt what you just said for more than like 3 seconds. Stand up comedians are selling out arenas because there’s not enough easy going tv? Like if there were more shows like Young Sheldon, Bill Burr would be less popular? They don’t even occupy the same lanes of comedy. I don’t understand this whole argument. Is the issue that tv comedy is not easygoing and too edgy or too tame and afraid of offending?
@reachbean stand up comedians fill the void for people to escape and chill out. If we can't find it on TV we look elsewhere.
@@Sandman2007 I’m sorry but it for sure exists on tv. There’s like a billion shows that have “chill” comedy. I just named Young Sheldon or whatever but unironically there’s like a ton of shows i don’t even know the name of like St Dennis Medical that probably nobody is gonna watch cause the truth is that it’s prob gonna be a little boring. I would argue standup comedy is the literal opposite of easy comedy
The Bear being a nominee in the comedy category is like a plucked chicken being nominated for the "Person of the Year" award. Sure, it's a featherless biped, but on a fundamental level it's just not part of the category.
I think the dramedy has taken hold because one, the talent pool of creators putting in effort to traditional sitcoms has dried up. And two comedy is the subversion of expectations, so after a while of watching sitcoms we know there will be splashes pf serious tones. But now, to subvert our expectations, these shows have surface level very serious tones and then make fun of themselves throughout.
And yes I did wait till the end to post my take. Thanks.
The Marvelous Ms. Maisel is probably the best of the newer age stuff. Love the writing in it. Jokes just happen and it's great.
The episode where Ross goes to the tanning booth is pure gold, fr fr no cap
I know it's a different episode, but I will never forget "PIVOT!" I think Ross, and the actor who played him, David Schwimmer, are underrated.
I like how the Sunny cast got invited to the Emmy's to talk about how they've never won a single award. It's far better than most of the shows nominated.
pure comedy sitcoms very importantly also provided comfort. shows that you remember when they're not on, and definitely want to rewatch when they're over. shows that you could just binge on a lazy day or keep turned on your tv while you're doing other things. now there are enough half comedy half drama shows that provide that same type of comfort while also allowing writers to explore deeper themes.
another thing is, a lot of well known movie actors are interested in doing tv shows now, that may even carry comedic themes. going back to laugh track "pure comedy" sitcoms might mean the tv show business stops attracting some of those big names, as they may only want to be associated with a business where they can be seen as proper actors
Basing the rise and fall of sitcoms on Emmy nominations is an extremely narrow view to take. I would have been curious to find out how the current slate of "sitcoms'" viewership compares to the viewership on streaming platforms of older ones like Office, Parks and Rec, Arrested Development, Friends etc.
With the occasional exception, this is a case of networks telling an audience to like something, and the audience not liking it. For example; show me a person who thinks Abbot Elementary is a better show than The Office, and I'll show you someone who has never seen The Office.
Audiences no longer have to rely on TV or radio to get their comedy.
Audiences can now get their comedy from social media, and the social media companies hardly have to spend a dime. Everyone wins...except most content creators.
The only sitcom i can think of that was ALWAYS just funny is Married with children. That show was PEAK sitcom entertainment
Wait ! Did Married with Children re-use sets from All in the Family ?
I swear this is the exact same structure of the living room with different furniture
Probably. I remember noticing as a kid that nearly every sitcom from the 70s through the 90s had pretty much the exact same house layout. Each network seemed to have the same identical house for each of their shows. One network would have the kitchen on the right; another on the left.
Abbott elementary is falling into the same trap of tackling serious issues too often, when sitcoms of the past did so it made more of an impact because it wasn't being over done
The Bear being categorized as comedy is more comical than the show has ever been.
Comedy isn't universal. What people see as funny varies from place to place and across time. There is a reason why Jerry Lewis was once a comedy legend and yet his films go largely unstreamed today. There was a reason he remained beloved in France for decades after he faded away in America. Every culture laughs, but we often laugh at different things.
Nerdstalgic out here acting like sitcoms are the be-all, end-all of comedy, like the entire genre lives and dies by laugh tracks and quirky office hijinks. Bro, comedy has evolved. Sure, Abbott Elementary is solid, but the golden days of multi-cam setups and “oh no, the boss is coming over for dinner!” plots are long behind us for a reason.
Modern comedy dives into satire, absurdism, dark humor, and actual human struggles. Shows like The Bear, BoJack Horseman, South Park, or even something wild like Gintama have proved that comedy doesn’t need to stay in a sanitized little box. It’s versatile and thrives in any genre-drama, sci-fi, animation, or the downright ridiculous.
Nerdstalgic sounds like someone crying over the loss of TV dinner comfort food when the entire buffet is right in front of him. There’s no shortage of genius comedy out there-it just doesn’t need a living room couch, laugh tracks, and goofy dads fumbling with the remote anymore.
We live in an age where the small percentage of people who arent able to laugh at themselves ruin it for everyone..
To me the problem is that they're mostly not network television anymore. The Emmys should be just for shows on the five networks, not for premium channels or streaming services. Of course, that, and the fact that they should actually be [non-animated] sitcoms, doesn't mean there were many options in 2023-2024 - "Young Sheldon" and "Ghosts" on CBS, "Abbott Elementary", "Not Dead Yet", and "The Conners" on ABC, "Night Court" on NBC. Fox and the CW don't seem to have any. (Although Fox has been known for their animated sitcoms for some time, of course.)
It's not just the comedy, the shows of this modern era feel too grounded. Gone are the days of zany antics and ridiculous scenarios. Hollywood has forgotten that these shows are works of fiction and that they can bend the rules a little bit more. Screw realism, I want to enjoy the dumb fictional escapism I need from a TV world.
Great point. The same thing happened with video games. The more realistic they are, the more I'm turned away.
British sitcoms are striking the better balance and have done for a while. Derry Girls, Peep Show, The Inbetweeners, Gavin & Stacey, Friday Night Dinner, The Trip, The Thick Of It…all absolute gems from the past 15-20 years that touch on serious topics without becoming swamped by them
@@that.guy11 They are excellent! But you gotta hand it to the Americans..they made the Office make me feel something. Americans like to soften characters, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't (inbetweeners). But I love Frasier like I love Blackadder, both sides of the Atlantic hold a nations worth of laughter
I mean I'll tell you why, not even getting into the difficulty in doing any comedy these days
the old "you live with your family full of interesting people in a big house, and you work in an interesting job with funny people and things happen at the office" world is dead. that is just, complete fiction to most people. Depicting most people's normal lives would be boring and depressing. So since real life is off the table, they might as well expand beyond the genre.
I feel like this one undercut itself too often to prove it's premise.
Easy answer: They are, on account of all the ones that exist. Being nominated for an Emmy is secondary to existing and entertaining people.
MASH doesn’t handle the hard stuff off screen. I love that show, but I’m also still scarred by it.
You have no idea how much of a relief it is on my ears to hear someone correctly refer to the '00s decade as "the oughts" rather than "the two-thousands" which automatically makes my brain think of the entire millennium.
There is no correct
Similar thing happened to movies. Comedies gave way to action movies with jokes. You rarely see actual comedy movies anymore, just action movies with jokes.
bro there are still plenty of sitcoms that are 'just funny' and unserious. just because a show is dramatic and has a cohesive story doesnt mean it cant also be comedy.. stories can have depressing and stressful moments and also have heartwarming and hilarious moments as well id argue that bear is a perfect example of that. they dont need always need to be mutualy exclusive or recategorized. Theres plenty of room for both lighthearted and dramatic comedy at the sitcom table
I don’t know about you but English Teacher is pure funny and it’s hilarious.
I’ve personally always felt that there should be a separate category at the Emmys for shows like “Six Feet Under,” “Atlanta,” and “Ted Lasso” that are a little too difficult to categorize as just a comedy or just a drama. They have way too much from each genre to be called just one. That might make it easier for pure sitcoms to get their due when it comes to awards season.
These are not sitcoms. I do not know why they are in comedy categories simply because they have levity in them as well as soul crushing drama.
Barry is one of the best STORIES about A CHARACTER in the modern era … the drama and violence throw certain moments into a comedic relief … and those lighter moments help make the violence all the more impactful.
A comedy, like ‘The Office’ seems to set out on a tonally different path, a structure engineering punchlines at points to maintain a “light” or comedic feel … Dear Lord, you think ‘The Bear’ is doing that? No, ‘The Bear’ is a story of what concussive unresolved trauma does to a family. Again, there’s moments of lightness and humour, y’know, the way MOST people’s lives have … But is it engineered for punchlines and laughs like ‘30 Rock’ or ‘Modern Family’? Of course not.
Unfortunately it seems to highlight a lack of understanding from those who seem to think if a show can make you laugh, it must be a comedy. And these people run the awards. There’s also a HUGE post 9/11 trauma that impacted every genre with the studio sitcom being the most heavily hit … but you dont want me waffling on too long …
I don't necessarily agree with the idea that people's taste in comedies have entirely changed. Look at Netflix's most views when both Friends and The Office were on there.
Abbott Elementary not winning a Comedy Series Emmy (yet) is ridiculous considering they’re the only one bringing back the primetime sitcom feel good show back.
Abbot Elementary. Funniest show on tv. Just have good writers and it can be funny
What We Do in the Shadows is also a sitcom, not sure why you said Abbott Elementary was the only sitcom nominated.
We really do need a “dramedy” category.
I highly recommend Mythic Quest if you are looking for a running sitcom that is just a lot of fun. It does do some more serious stuff, but it always does it with humour.
Sitcoms have been telling parables and giving morals for decades. This isn’t something brand new.