In Channel 4’s Pushers, thirtysomething Emily, who has cerebral palsy, has just suffered through the indignity of a benefits assessment. Every statement she makes is received with an impassive ...

When was the last time you spared a thought about sitcom laugh tracks? Probably years. Maybe decades? Sitcoms with background laughter have seemed almost dead, definitely and firmly dying, for a very ...

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Sicne 1985, viewers have been tuning in to sitcom classics NBCU Photo Bank/Getty; CBS Photo Archive/Getty; Ron Thal / TV Guide / courtesy Everett Collection Nick at Nite is celebrating 40 years of ...

Kyra Sedgwick was "The Closer" on TV and spent half a dozen seasons as the chief of the fictional NYPD precinct, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." She is best known for her dramatic work, but now, she's starring ...

In the 75 years since it was introduced, the laugh track has conditioned viewers to know when and how much to laugh Some audiences love it, and some audiences hate it, but the laugh track—which ...

There's a lot of things that can ruin an otherwise decent sitcom. A cheesy script or underwritten characters is one. Cringey, outdated jokes or overused, tired tropes is another. But when it comes to ...