sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

plural sitcoms

: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy

… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.

—Ted Cox

Like many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.

—Greg Morabito

Didn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?

—Benjamin Svetkey

Examples of sitcom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dick Van Dyke Show is one of the all-time great classic sitcoms, airing 158 episodes across five seasons from 1961 to 1966. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026

The renewal for the show, a sequel to the 1980s-90s NBC sitcom, was a quick one. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

The pair have portrayed on screen father and son in a number of movies and series, most recently on Anger Management, the multi-camera sitcom that premiered on FX in 2012, and most famously in Wall Street. — Peter White, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

By 1980, Burke had parlayed that experience into acting, taking on various roles in miniseries and sitcoms in the early ’80s before Bloodworth-Thomason wrote the role of Suzanne for her. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

situation comedy

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sitcom

• aplomb
• balaam
• begam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm

Kids Definition

sitcom

noun

sit·​com ˈsit-ˌkäm 

: situation comedy