1. Sitcom - Conventions Gary Tank Commander Blackadder Gavin + Stacey Basil Brush By Amar Shukla + Lewis Harrington.

2. What is a sitcom?

Sitcom means SITuation COMedy.

This is because they have the same characters in different episodes, which have different situations to make the characters react in funny ways.

In most good sitcoms the main characters stay the same, even when in one episode, something might happens which will change them, but they will always manage to get back to their original (bad) situation.

3. Conventions

In most sitcoms there is a title sequence with lively/upbeat music. After/during the title sequence it will often have credits, or at least Written by

Sometimes, there is an introduction to the storyline of the particular episode before the title sequence.

There is usually only one or two sets in a sitcom, for example a house, or a restaurant.

There is not usually a live audience, but in some there is.

4. Examples which follow these conventions:

The IT crowd:http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-it-crowd/4od#2921825

The Office:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LLZJFBWdc 5. Analysis ofNot Going Out

Titles: Lively music, flashy/showbiz.

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Only two sets:

House Bar