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Situation Comedy

A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy

performance originally devised for radio but today typically

found on television. Sitcoms usually consist of recurring

characters in a format in which there are one or more humorous

story lines centred on a common environment, such as a family

home or workplace.The situation comedy format seems to have

originated in the old time radio era of the United States, but

today they are produced around the globe. Many countries, such

as Britain, have embraced the form and so sitcoms have become

among the most popular programmes on the

schedule.history,The situation comedy format originated on

radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be

Sam and Henry which debuted on the Chicago, Illinois clear-channel station WGN in 1926, and was partially inspired by the

notion of bringing the mix of humor and continuity found in

comic strips to the young medium of radio. The first network

situation comedy was Amos & Andy which debuted on CBS in

1928, and was one of the most popular sitcoms through the

1930s.Situation comedies have been a part of the landscape of

broadcast television since its early days.

The first was probably Mary Kay and Johnny, a fifteen minute

sitcom which debuted on the DuMont Television Network in

November of 1947.This type of entertainment seemed to

originate in the United States, which continues to be a leading

producer of the genre, but soon spread to other

nations.Characteristics Traditionally, situation comedies were largely self-contained, in that the characters themselves

remained largely static and events in the sitcom resolved

themselves by the conclusion of the show. One example of this is

the animated situation comedy The Simpsons, where the

characteristics of animation has rendered the characters

unchanging in appearance forever?although the characters in the

show have sometimes made knowing references to this. Other

sitcoms, though, use greater or lesser elements of ongoing

storylines: Friends, a hugely popular US sitcom of the 1990s,

contains soap opera elements such as regularly resorting to an

end-of-season cliffhanger, and has gradually developed the

relationships of the characters. Other sitcoms have veered into

social commentary. Examples of these are sitcoms by Norman

Lear including All in the Family and Maude in the US, and the

controversial Till Death Us Do Part in Britain.

Most contemporary situation comedies are filmed with a

multicamera setup in front of a live audience, then edited and

broadcast days or weeks later. This practice has not always been

universal, however, especially prior to the 1970s when it became

more common. Some comedies, such as M*A*S*H, were not

filmed before a studio audience

Equipment

Figure it out for yourself, my lad. You have got all that the

great have had: two arms, two legs, two hands, two eyes, and a

brain to use if you'd be wise. With this equipment they all began,

so start for the top and say" I can".

Look them over the wise and the great. They take their food

from a common plate. With similar knives and forks they use; with

similar laces they tie their shoes. The world considers them brave

and smart, but you know--- you have got all they had when they made their start.

You can triumph and come to skill; you can be great if you

only will. You are well equipped for the fight you choose you have

arms and legs and brains to use. And people who have risen,

great deeds to do started their lives with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who

must choose your place. You must say where you want to go, and

how much you will study the truth to know. God has equipped

you for life, but he lets you decide what you want to be.

The courage must come from the soul within; you must

furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad; you

were born with all the great have had; with your equipment they

all began. Get hold of yourself and say" I can".

Dreams

When we were young, we had dreams and expectations. We

imagine things; we keep thinking about what we want to be, what

we want to do, what makes us proud and happy and what will we

become.

We grew up, and things seemed like having their own way.

We accept our success or failures and we move on. The rapid

change, the need to do the urgent things, the works, the

pressures and the failures, all kill part of our visions.

Things have changed, but they cannot really take away the

dreams. We still have to dream on, to visualize our desires, our

wants, our vision of our future, even when we are considered too