Over years of watching television, fans have almost tuned out the tracks of laughter that are played over the scenes. If they come to think about it, are laugh tracks really necessary for sitcoms? Or ...

There's a lot of things that can ruin an otherwise decent sitcom. A cheesy script or underwritten characters is one. Cringey, outdated jokes or overused, tired tropes is another. But when it comes to ...

In the 75 years since it was introduced, the laugh track has conditioned viewers to know when and how much to laugh Some audiences love it, and some audiences hate it, but the laugh track—which ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In NBC’s “Happy’s Place,” Reba McEntire stars as Bobbie, left, who inherits her father’s bar along with her sister Isabella ...

I’ve been on a sitcom kick lately. Right now, I’m in the middle of “How I Met Your Mother” for the first time, as well as “Gilmore Girls” and “2 Broke Girls,” but I always go back to the classics like ...

While Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage has a lot in common with its predecessor, Young Sheldon, the spinoff made the wise decision to change one major element of the sitcom’s format. Georgie & Mandy’s ...

Movies are great, and Anime is fun, but sometimes you just want to relax with a good old-fashioned sitcom. As old as the television itself, the so-called “situation comedy” is one of the simplest ...