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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sitcom based on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a television show that is inspired by or derived from a particular source, such as a book, movie, or real-life events.
Example: "The new series is a sitcom based on the life of a famous comedian."
Alternatives: "a comedy inspired by" or "a television show derived from".
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A sitcom based on deadly rebel boys?
There's talk of a sitcom based on their movie.
I wrote a sitcom based on my family.
(One of Mr. Burnett's memorable misses was a sitcom based on his life called "Commando Nanny").
And she fancies writing a sitcom based on her and her mates.
She suggested he write a sitcom based on his experiences at Simpsons.
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He secured a development deal from Spike TV for a scripted sitcom based on their hijinks, but that show fell through.
She reprised the role in 1981 in a CBS sitcom based on the film, with Lorna Patterson in the Goldie Hawn role.
Now Callow is set to play another quirky character in a new sitcom based on Andrew Birch's cartoon strip The Rebel in The Oldie magazine.
The bridegroom's father cheerfully spoke of hooking up with the father of the bride to write a television sitcom based on their politically diverse families.
An inspired piece of commissioning would have been to order a new sitcom based on 21st-century professional and domestic alienation, then broadcast it back to back with a rerun series of the original and great Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.
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