Sitcom

Sitcoms, short for "situation comedies", are a breed of comedy that rely on what the characters are doing to create a sense of humor. Many people initially think about those cheesy 80s sitcoms with the (dysfunctional) Nuclear Families that go on wacky adventures in their home, but the definition of "sitcom" expands beyond that. That kind of sitcom is called a 20th Century Sitcom.