Sentence examples for sitcom material from inspiring English sources

He followed with a series of short-lived romances that he said "ranged from sitcom material to HBO drama series," leading him to decide "on a six-month fast".

Why are we dredging up these old forms when there is a rich seam of new sitcom material right under our noses: I mean George Osborne and his family going back to live with his wealthy parents in west London.

The setup of "Laurel Canyon" is prime sitcom material, yet the movie comes across as a comedy made by someone who is, if not humorless, at least unsure how funny she should be.

The film is a retread of comedies of the 1970's that tried to explode stereotypes, the type of comedy now relegated to sitcom material on Fox, or to film festivals, where it goes over the way a Dura-Flame log would have in "Cast Away".

As a newly married couple who've only known each other for six weeks, "Rob" is in very familiar sitcom material.

Lorre was hesitant to say yes, but he pointed out the biggest danger for sitcom writers whose material was not vetted by an audience: "You never find out if you're wrong".

Its narrow-mindedness, complacency and conformism are the mother lode of material for sitcom writers and novelists.

But it's surprisingly dated in tone and format: co-creator Marta Kauffman was behind Friends, and is still working in a network sitcom register when the material and its medium call for a little more danger.

SIMMS: Topical material on sitcoms, when you see it a few years later in reruns, you feel so embarrassed.

This is rare material for a sitcom.

And while writing stand-up material and writing a sitcom are not mutually exclusive skills, sitcoms require more than gags – elements such dialogue, multi-strand storylines, exposition and narrative.