The laugh track. When used correctly, it can be effective, an element of the sitcom that adds to the experience, seen and heard on shows like Seinfeld or Mom. When it isn't used correctly, it's ...

Bob Riha, Jr./Getty; Saeed Adyani/Netflix; Sam Urdank/Fox Jerry Seinfeld as himself on 'Seinfeld'; Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein and Jane Fonda as Grace Hanson on 'Grace and Frankie'; Jason Bateman ...

For decades, sitcoms ruled mainstream television. Situational comedies appealed to the masses, and using laugh tracks to signal when a punchline was delivered was the norm. In the last 25 years, ...

As the Emmys approach on Monday, there is an impressive roster of comedy series nominees like “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Ted Lasso,” “Hacks,” “Barry,” “Only Murders in the Building.

Outside of talk shows, shooting in front of a live audience (or adding a laugh track) has mostly fallen out of favor, but there has been a noticeable uptick in exploring this network television staple ...

Once upon a time, kids, there was a TV show called Seinfeld. It was a “sitcom.” This was a term for a popular genre — watched by tens of millions of viewers — in which amusing things were said and ...

SEATTLE — You could say Joe Cristalli tweeted his role as co-executive producer and co-showrunner on the new “ Frasier ” sitcom into existence. About 10 years ago as a fledgling TV writer and “Frasier ...