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How does 'The Royle family' challenge the conventions in a sitcom?
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Tessa Neathey 10N Media coursework How does 'The Royle family' challenge the conventions in a sitcom? The aim of a sitcom is to make us laugh. It does this by showing the main character's situations in a humorous way, which the audience will find funny. Most sitcoms are half an hour long. In most sitcoms there are a small group of characters that centre around a few settings. The plots of sitcoms are usually contained within one episode and most problems are resolved within an episode. I am going to compare a traditional sitcom that displays these features, 'Friends' with one that challenges the conventions, 'The Royle Family'. Often sitcoms challenge the conventions by using different types of humour such as taboo or dysphemisms or a different plot structure. The title music is very important to a sitcom as it sets the mood for the show. In the more traditional sitcoms such as...
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