Final episode for HISTORY OF THE SITCOM tonight on SBS

Although the American dream of social mobility underpins America's social contract, that dream is so often beyond reach that it takes sitcom humour to help laugh at the struggles of getting ahead.

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Next episode of #HistoryOfTheSitcom - Freaks, Geeks and Outsiders. Very very self-aware editing. Mork from Ork mentioned, of course, with the utter utter brilliance of Robin Williams, explored early in this episode, like they needed to get him out of the way early in the episode.
Exploring HISTORY OF THE SITCOM as America's Comedy Sanctuary"

This episode explores sitcoms as the ultimate comedy comfort food. But what sitcoms offer escape from - and what they offer escape to - reveal a lot about the state of the American mind, and the state of sitcom form itself.

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I chatted with Drive host Anna Vidot about #MerPeople on #NetflixANZ; #TheClearing on #DisneyPlus; docuseries #HistoryOfTheSitcom on #SBS; and #Broadchurch sendup #Deadloch on #PrimeVideoAUNZ. Happy viewing, and join us Mondays after 5.40pm on #ABCRadioCanberra for What to Watch This Week! Photo courtesy of Netflix. #tvshows #drama #comedy #thriller #documentary #australia