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Sit Comic
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A comedian makes it big with a stand-up act or a Sketch Show, so naturally the executives make him or her the star of a standard Sitcom, a rather different style of comedy. Sometimes it works; sometimes it fails badly. A lot of it depends on the effort put into recreating what made the comedian famous in the first place. Many comics have quite a bit of vulgarity and bite in their routine, and when translated to prime-time TV a lot of that can be lost. Other times, the sitcom plot was decided upon long before the comic arrived and it has little resemblance to the routine. And sometimes the sit com character will be more well liked than the comedian. This can lead to disappointment if a fan of the show watches the standup routine. Very often, the comedian's character will share his first name. Expect a Danza or two. Sometimes the show will be named after the comedian's last name despite it not matching the main character's. May involve one of a Double Act or Comic Troupe going solo. Almost all Dawn of Television Era sitcoms evolved from similar programs on the radio (many including much if not all of the original cast) who got their employ on radio from successful careers on Vaudeville. The others were borderline sketch shows in which the bits became progressively longer, usually produced by having Vaudevillians do their acts in front of a camera. It seems to be pretty well split between American sitcoms and a British Series. A title the likes of The Eponymous Show is probable, but by no means the rule. Examples |
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Everybody Hates Chris, featuring Chris Rock. Unusually, the show is a fictionalized account of Rock's teenage years, and so Rock is played by a younger actor: Rock himself only provides narration. | |
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The Cosby Show, The Bill Cosby Show and Cosby, all starring Bill Cosby. | |
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Sorry! starred Ronnie Corbett from The Two Ronnies. | |
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Titus, based on Christopher Titus' one-man show, Norman Rockwell is Bleeding (his first comedy special, which touched on living with a highly Dysfunctional Family and his life as a screwed-up person living in a world of "normal" people). Is considered one of the more successful examples of this trope as far as translating a one-man show into an ensemble comedy (even though it was canceled due to Executive Meddling). | |
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The Sarah Silverman Program is basically Sarah Silverman's stand-up persona converted in to a sitcom. | |
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The Vicar of Dibley, starring Dawn French of French and Saunders. | |
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Full House did so well that it singlehandedly destroyed Bob Saget's reputation for working blue; afterwards, it was kind of jarring watching Danny Tanner make a cameo in Half Baked talking about how he sucked dick for coke.* I seen him! | |
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Master of None: Aziz Ansari plays a fictionalized version of himself who is an actor and TV show host rather than a comedian. | |
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Roseanne, one of the most successful examples. | |
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Martin, starring Martin Lawrence. | |
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The Jeff Foxworthy Show is a shorter-lived American example. | |
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Please Like Me, starring (and written by) Josh Thomas. | |
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Welcome Back, Kotter, featuring the kids Gabe Kaplan talked about in his stand up routine. | |
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Kenan & Kel, with Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, previously of sketch show All That. | |
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Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Larry David was a standup comic before he became known as a TV writer. | |
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Not Going Out starring Lee Mack. Also starring Tim Vine, who continues the bad puns from his stand-up act. | |
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The Young Ones partially evolved from writer/performer Rik Mayall's stand-up character and the acts of the other performers. Although it's so busting with skit-based digressions and defiant of continuity, the non-sitcom backgrounds of the writers is very much embraced. | |
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Miranda, starring Miranda Hart, a recent successful example in the UK. | |
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Absolutely Fabulous, starring Jennifer Saunders — expanded from the French and Saunders sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter". | |
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An episode of American Dad! had Francine given one of these shows after her successful stand up revival. | |
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Porridge and Open All Hours, both starred Ronnie Barker from The Two Ronnies. | |
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Everybody Loves Raymond, starring Ray Romano. | |
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Whitney, starring Whitney Cummings. | |
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Hugh Dennis went on to feature in Outnumbered. | |
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Mulaney has John Mulaney as a fictionalized version of himself performing standup as part of the show. | |
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The Jim Gaffigan Show, starring stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan As Himself. | |
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On the above-mentioned Seinfeld, the boys are developing a sitcom based on Jerry's routine. | |
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The Honeymooners, starred Jackie Gleason. An expanded sketch from his Variety Show. | |
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Crashing, starring Pete Holmes, very loosely based on his life getting into comedy | |
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Dinnerladies, created by and starring Victoria Wood. | |
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The King of Queens stars stand-up comic Kevin James. | |
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Ramy, starring comedian Ramy Youssef. | |
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The Drew Carey Show | |
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Joel Hodgson had a fairly successful career as a prop comic and magician before creating Mystery Science Theater 3000. | |
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Father Ted: Both Dermot Morgan and Ardal O'Hanlan were comedy performers rather than actors. O'Hanlan would later star in My Hero (2000). | |
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Home Improvement evolved out of Tim Allen's stand-up routine. It wouldn't be surprising if fans of the family-friendly sitcom who weren't familiar with his stand up were shocked at how dirty his routine actually is. | |
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Lead Balloon converted Jack Dee's miserable stand-up persona into a sitcom. | |
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All-American Girl (1994), starred Margaret Cho. | |
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The Hughleys, starred D.L. Hughley. | |
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Grace Under Fire, based on Brett Butler's stand-up routine. | |
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The Detectives, starred Jasper Carrott. Expanded sketch from his Stand-up and Sketch Shows. He would later go on to star in All About Me. | |
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The Steve Harvey Show was Steve Harvey's second, and better-known sitcom. His first, Me And The Boys aired on ABC and was cancelled after a few episodes. It also featured another Sit Comic, Cedric the Entertainer. | |
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The Bill Engvall Show, starred Bill Engvall. Another short-lived example. You'd think they would've learned from The Jeff Foxworthy Show, considering both are in the same comedy troupe. | |
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Sanford and Son was the first of several of these for Redd Foxx, including The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family. | |
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This almost happens to the protagonist (a radio shock jock) in The Fisher King. Twice. | |
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Phoenix Nights, created by and starring Peter Kay, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice. | |
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Rodney, starring Southern comedian/singer (and The Bob & Tom Show fixture) Rodney Carrington. | |
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What a Country! was an American adaptation of the British sitcom Mind Your Language (about a classroom of immigrants studying English as a second language) tailored to Ukrainian comic Yakov Smirnoff, whose standup act was the Trope Codifier for Russian Reversal and whose catchphrase provided the show's title. | |
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The Critic, an animated prime time series starring Jon Lovitz | |
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