sitcom actor

Laugh-track show performer

A sitcom actor is a performer who appears in situation comedies—episodic television shows built around recurring characters and comedic scenarios.

The term often carries connotations of a particular acting style: broad delivery, precise timing, comfort with laugh tracks or studio audiences.

He's been a sitcom actor for twenty years but wants to do serious drama now.

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NBC · studio audience · live taping · catchphrase · syndication · guest star · running gag · primetime · prime time slot · Emmy · couch · living room · wisecrack · timing · delivery · network · network television · pilot

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genre/tone of performance

sitcom actordramatic actor

Performer of serious roles

dramatic lead · method actor · action star

medium/format

sitcom actorShakespearean actor

Performer of Elizabethan drama

stage actor · Broadway actor · theater actor · film actor · movie star

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sitcom, actor, comedy, comedies, comedian, comedic, comic, comics, comical

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G