British sitcom
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A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situational comedy programme produced for British television.[1]
British sitcoms have predominantly been recorded on studio sets, while some include an element of location filming. Several are made almost entirely on location (for example, Last of the Summer Wine) and shown to a studio audience prior to final post-production. Since the 2000s, however, many are filmed entirely on location, with no studio screening or laughter track, such as PhoneShop (2009–2013). A subset of British comedy consciously avoids traditional situation comedy themes, storylines, and home settings to focus on more unusual topics or narrative methods. Blackadder (1983–1989) and Yes Minister (1980–1988, 2013) moved what is often a domestic or workplace genre into the corridors of power.[2] A later development was the mockumentary genre exemplified by series such as The Office (2001–2003).