British sitcom
English television humour
A British sitcom is a situation comedy produced in the United Kingdom.
The genre has distinctive characteristics: shorter series runs than American counterparts, often six episodes per season, and a tendency toward cringe comedy, class consciousness, and bleaker endings.
The Office, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder are classic examples.
Many British sitcoms have been adapted for American audiences.
- The OfficePlace of business operations
- humourQuality of being amusing
- BlackadderVenomous British snake
- dry humorUnderstated, expressionless comedy
- stiff upper lipControlled emotional restraint
Fawlty Towers · Father Ted · laughter · episode · BBC Two · slapstick · script · Dad's Army · ensemble cast · witty dialogue · character · cultural heritage · tea and biscuits · Absolutely Fabulous · fish out of water · situational humor · absurdity · recurring characters