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History of the Sitcom reunites audiences with the television friends, families, and co-workers they grew up with while introducing cutting-edge comedies that are sure to be your next binge-watch. The eight-part docuseries features over 180 original interviews with sitcom icons including Norman Lear, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Alexander, Kelsey Grammer, Kim Fields, Tim Allen, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, George Lopez, Mel Brooks, Isabella Gomez, Ted Danson, Joey Soloway, Jimmie Walker, Judd Apatow, Dan Levy, Zooey Deschanel, Chuck Lorre, Mara Brock Akil, Helen Hunt and many more, breaking down how sitcoms have helped generations of Americans navigate an ever-shifting cultural landscape.
Original Release
07/11/2021
US Release
07/11/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Alexander | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Tracy Morgan | Self - Actor / Self / Actor / Self - Comedian / Producer / Writer |
Emily St. James | Self - Critic / Self / Self - Sr. White House Advisor / Self - Senior White House Adviser / Self - Critic Vox |
Lorraine Ali | Self - TV Critic LA Times / Self / TV Critic LA Times / Self - TV Critic |
Judd Apatow | Self - Director / Self / Director / Writer / Exec Producer / Self - Producer / Self - Exec Producer |
Eve Plumb | Self - Actress / Self / Actress |
Tawny Newsome | Self - Actress / Self - Musician / Self |
Eric McCormack | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Cedric the Entertainer | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Jacqueline Coley | Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self / Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self - Editor Rolling Stone / Self - Awards Editor Rotten Tomatoes |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | A Family Matter | Sunday, 11 July 2021 |
2 | Sex & The Sitcom | Sunday, 11 July 2021 |
3 | Just Friends | Sunday, 18 July 2021 |
4 | Working for Laughs | Sunday, 25 July 2021 |
5 | Facing Race | Sunday, 01 August 2021 |
6 | Movin' on Up | Sunday, 08 August 2021 |
7 | Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders | Sunday, 15 August 2021 |
8 | Escaping Reality | Sunday, 22 August 2021 |
Directors
Writers
Robert Eaton, Greg Beer, Marshall Jay Kaplan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Alexander | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Tracy Morgan | Self - Actor / Self / Actor / Self - Comedian / Producer / Writer |
Emily St. James | Self - Critic / Self / Self - Sr. White House Advisor / Self - Senior White House Adviser / Self - Critic Vox |
Lorraine Ali | Self - TV Critic LA Times / Self / TV Critic LA Times / Self - TV Critic |
Judd Apatow | Self - Director / Self / Director / Writer / Exec Producer / Self - Producer / Self - Exec Producer |
Eve Plumb | Self - Actress / Self / Actress |
Tawny Newsome | Self - Actress / Self - Musician / Self |
Eric McCormack | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Cedric the Entertainer | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Jacqueline Coley | Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self / Editor Rotten Tomatoes / Self - Editor Rolling Stone / Self - Awards Editor Rotten Tomatoes |
Jim Colucci | Self - Author / Self - TV Writer / Self - Self - Author |
Aramida Tinubu | Self / Critic / Writer AV Club / Self - Producer / Self - Film Critic / Writer / Self - Film Critic AV Club / Self - Critic |
Dan Levy | Self - Writer / Director / Producer / Self / Writer |
Sheryl Lee Ralph | Self - Actress / Self / Actress |
Valerie Bertinelli | Self - Actress / Self / Actress |
Margaret Cho | Self - Actress / Self - Comedienne |
Tim Reid | Self - Actor / Self / Actor |
Herbie J. Pilato | Self - Historian / Self - Founder TV Preservation Society / Self - Founder Classic TV Preservation Society / Self - Author / Self - Actor |
Anita Sarkeesian | Self - Feminist Media Critic / Self - Feminist Critic / Self - Feminist Author / Self - Critic |
Jim McKairnes | Self - Author / Self / Author / Self - Adjunct Professor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Marshall Jay Kaplan | Executive Producer |
Martin Pearson | Executive Producer |
John Ealer | Executive Producer |
Avery Fox | Producer |
Matt MacLellan | Producer |
Julie Zann | Producer |
Katherine Wootton | Producer |
Francine Dibacco | Producer |
Patrick Cameron | Producer |
Pat Maloney | Producer |
Martin Pearson | Producer |