Sitcoms are primarily based on the confrontation of more or less ordinary characters with an extraordinary situation, which comically reveals their own flaws, hypocrisy, cowardice, and overall defects to themselves and others. While in character comedy, the clash between very opposite characters is the main humorous device, in sitcoms, it is an unprecedented event or setup that leads to the confrontation of each character’s traits in the face of adversity.
The comedic situations are obviously very diverse and are related to the themes listed on this website. However, for each theme, the possible comedy situations are much more numerous. For example, in the theme of money, it can involve winning the lottery (Friday The 13th), an unexpected inheritance (The Smell of Money), a marriage of convenience (Lovestruck at Swindlemore Hall)…