Today i do research about situation comedy. i want to explain the situation comedy ,and compare with Chinese situation comedy and American situation comedy.
Firstly, i research some information the internet
Secondly, i read an artifact about American and Chinese situation comedies , the artifact named: Contextual dimensions in interactional humor : How humor is practiced in selected American and Chinese situation comedies. due to this artifact have many information, i need spend on some times to read it.
Firstly, i research some information the internet
Secondly, i read an artifact about American and Chinese situation comedies , the artifact named: Contextual dimensions in interactional humor : How humor is practiced in selected American and Chinese situation comedies. due to this artifact have many information, i need spend on some times to read it.
Key words: Humorous, Situation comedy
Humorous encounters most often involve the participation of multiple interactants, where it is projected by certain interactant(s) and received by others （Zhen Xu). It means that humor is created by people's communication, although sometimes actors perfor by themselves, they will use many props, and it still humor .
Situation comedies, often shortened to sitcoms, belong to a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue (Molon et al., 2005, Sedita, 2005 and Li, 2010)
Situation comedy's history
Situation comedy's history
situation comedy originated in radio, but now, situation is normally on television.
For example,The Goldbergs. at beginning, it was a very popular radio series in the USA, In 1949，it become the TV series, and it is the first one situation in the USA.
The show is loosely based on the showrunner's own childhood, during which he videotaped events, many of which are re-enacted throughout the program. It shows the reality of the '80s from a young boy's eyes and gives an inspiring look into for aspiring writers.
Situation comedy's features
First one is shooting on site, and audience is on site.
Second one is shoot on site, but there is not audience.
Third one is shooting outdoors.
Zhu Xun. (2012). A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School and College of English in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. HUMOR AND CONTEXTUAL DIMENSION– A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HUMOR IN SELECTED CHINESE AND ENGLISH SITUATION COMEDIES. 1 (1), 51.
Wikipedia. (2013). The Goldbergs (TV series). Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goldbergs_(TV_series). Last accessed Octorber 26, 2015.
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