British stand-up comedian and actor Lee Mack fears the death of the traditional TV sitcom is near.
The star of the BBC comedy Don’t go out – which is celebrating its 100th anniversarye Tune in this Christmas and become (only) the second longest running homemade sitcom. Last summer wine gone longer) – tell The times he feared the genre’s demise:
“There are no young comedians who actually want to watch studio sitcoms, let alone write them. And if we’re not careful, it will die.”
The article included the statistic that in 1984 there were sixty new studio sitcoms in the UK. In 2004 there were seven. This year the number is zero.
Mack added that he sees the challenge as a class issue, with middle-class commissioners and journalists not understanding what he calls “the working-class art” of the popular genre. He added: “It’s unique because it comes out of that farce/music hall tradition.”
“But since then Don’t go out When the show debuted in 2006, broadsheet snobs asked themselves, “How can this show get on TV in these modern times?” That is not the question. The question is: What confuses you about this program? Audiences love this kind of comedy.”
In addition to his stand-up and sitcom success, Mack is also team captain of the comedy panel show Would I lie to you? and ITV game show presenter The 1% Club.
Source: Deadline
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