Op-Ed: Online Streaming Is Killing the TV Comedy
Newser • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Former Key & Peele showrunner Jay Martel argues in a New York Times opinion piece that the current Emmy nominees for outstanding comedy series lack traditional sitcom qualities, with only ABC's Abbott Elementary fitting the classic sitcom mold.
- Martel highlights a shift from broadcast to streaming platforms, which favors serialized, trauma-heavy shows over reset-every-week sitcoms and sketch comedy, the latter being less binge-friendly.
- He points out that sitcoms, once major financial hits on TV, now constitute less than 2% of new shows, leading to a comedy landscape dominated by complex, haunted characters rather than the archetypal comedic personalities of the past.
- Martel suggests this trend signals the decline or "hospice" phase of traditional sitcoms, emphasizing a move away from straightforward humor toward more dramatic storytelling in comedy series.
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