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Sit Comic

256 statements
49 feature instances
20 referencing feature instances

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Sit Comic	label	Sit Comic
Sit Comic	page	SitComic
Sit Comic	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_11e3f224	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_1ed2c571	comment	The Cosby Show, The Bill Cosby Show and Cosby, all starring Bill Cosby.
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Sit Comic / int_2310bd96	comment	Sorry! starred Ronnie Corbett from The Two Ronnies.
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Sit Comic / int_231c22b6	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_243d7f8	comment	The Sarah Silverman Program is basically Sarah Silverman's stand-up persona converted in to a sitcom.
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Sit Comic / int_25f3f2d1	comment	The Vicar of Dibley, starring Dawn French of French and Saunders.
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Sit Comic / int_2858b08a	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_2ea7d158	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_32318e9a	comment	Roseanne, one of the most successful examples.
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Sit Comic / int_34049e62	comment	Martin, starring Martin Lawrence.
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Sit Comic / int_39603512	comment	The Jeff Foxworthy Show is a shorter-lived American example.
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Sit Comic / int_483036c0	comment	Please Like Me, starring (and written by) Josh Thomas.
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Sit Comic / int_4eaeb513	comment	Welcome Back, Kotter, featuring the kids Gabe Kaplan talked about in his stand up routine.
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Sit Comic / int_55ef2655	comment	Kenan & Kel, with Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, previously of sketch show All That.
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Sit Comic / int_55f41ce9	comment	Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Larry David was a standup comic before he became known as a TV writer.
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Sit Comic / int_5613760	comment	Not Going Out starring Lee Mack. Also starring Tim Vine, who continues the bad puns from his stand-up act.
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Sit Comic / int_59fb8a3b	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_5a2d61b9	comment	Miranda, starring Miranda Hart, a recent successful example in the UK.
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Sit Comic / int_5e35857a	comment	Absolutely Fabulous, starring Jennifer Saunders — expanded from the French and Saunders sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter".
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Sit Comic / int_60f02ddb	comment	An episode of American Dad! had Francine given one of these shows after her successful stand up revival.
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Sit Comic / int_61750a5f	comment	Porridge and Open All Hours, both starred Ronnie Barker from The Two Ronnies.
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Sit Comic / int_627b3897	comment	Everybody Loves Raymond, starring Ray Romano.
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Sit Comic / int_6900a95f	comment	Whitney, starring Whitney Cummings.
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Sit Comic / int_6adbab6f	comment	Hugh Dennis went on to feature in Outnumbered.
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Sit Comic / int_6e52fc5e	comment	Mulaney has John Mulaney as a fictionalized version of himself performing standup as part of the show.
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Sit Comic / int_73144366	comment	The Jim Gaffigan Show, starring stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan As Himself.
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Sit Comic / int_7884ec15	comment	On the above-mentioned Seinfeld, the boys are developing a sitcom based on Jerry's routine.
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Sit Comic / int_7ad62e34	comment	The Honeymooners, starred Jackie Gleason. An expanded sketch from his Variety Show.
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Sit Comic / int_7af59b20	comment	Crashing, starring Pete Holmes, very loosely based on his life getting into comedy
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Sit Comic / int_82c4c481	comment	Dinnerladies, created by and starring Victoria Wood.
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Sit Comic / int_8cf9e301	comment	The King of Queens stars stand-up comic Kevin James.
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Sit Comic / int_8d8401c2	comment	Ramy, starring comedian Ramy Youssef.
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Sit Comic / int_974f7efb	comment	The Drew Carey Show
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Sit Comic / int_976efc02	comment	Joel Hodgson had a fairly successful career as a prop comic and magician before creating Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Sit Comic / int_acb92fd0	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_b3933a70	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_b9ee9dac	comment	Lead Balloon converted Jack Dee's miserable stand-up persona into a sitcom.
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Sit Comic / int_bf084b59	comment	All-American Girl (1994), starred Margaret Cho.
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Sit Comic / int_c643ba0b	comment	The Hughleys, starred D.L. Hughley.
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Sit Comic / int_c7db213d	comment	Grace Under Fire, based on Brett Butler's stand-up routine.
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Sit Comic / int_c7fdd948	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_db4fa1f7	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_dba24015	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_dd1242ef	comment	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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Sit Comic / int_de231053	comment	This almost happens to the protagonist (a radio shock jock) in The Fisher King. Twice.
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Sit Comic / int_e4b7cc03	comment	Phoenix Nights, created by and starring Peter Kay, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice.
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Sit Comic / int_e7321fa1	comment	Rodney, starring Southern comedian/singer (and The Bob & Tom Show fixture) Rodney Carrington.
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Sit Comic / int_ed98c544	comment	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 following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

ChristopherTitus	seeAlso	Sit Comic
GraceUnderFire	seeAlso	Sit Comic
SitCom	seeAlso	Sit Comic
Sitcomic	sameAs	Sit Comic
Black Books / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Crashing (US) / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Curb Your Enthusiasm / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Full House / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Home Improvement / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Not Going Out / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Please Like Me / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Sanford and Son / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
The Amanda Show / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
The Bob Newhart Show / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
The Hughleys / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
The Jeff Foxworthy Show	seeAlso	Sit Comic
The Sarah Silverman Program / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
The Steve Harvey Show / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
Welcome Back, Kotter / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic
The Critic / int_209fd02	type	Sit Comic

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