sitcom
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Haskins — best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on the classic ‘90s teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell” — died Sunday night, after an eight-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, among other health issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In a trial brief submitted earlier this year, prosecutors alleged Weinberg repeatedly traded on his Hollywood résumé and affiliation with “Scrubs” — the beloved hospital sitcom he wrote and produced for from 2001 to 2010.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"She brought joy to millions through her many much-loved roles in sitcom and drama. She will also be remembered for her tireless work supporting mental health charities."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her other notable roles included Keeping Mum, and the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure - alongside a fast-rising Benedict Cumberbatch - as Carolyn Knapp-Shappey.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She looked at the television screen, a sitcom that she’d muted with the remote control when the phone rang.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
At a time when other sitcoms occasionally tackled social issues in “very special” episodes and “The Cosby Show” hewed to its namesake star’s dedication to respectability politics, “A Different World” regularly confronted harder topics.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Actor Richard O'Sullivan, whose roles included Robin Tripp in 1970s TV sitcoms Man About the House and Robin's Nest, has died aged 82.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
At the same time, they have become progressively vitriolic toward anyone who notes that the era’s realities were much harsher than what was shown on Nick at Nite sitcoms.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Like so many sitcoms, “Tires” revolves around a star comic, but Gillis comes off in a new light thanks to an alter-ego character and the ensemble humming around him, especially co-star Steve Gerben.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Everything I think of when I think of really living, living to the full—all my ideas are just the opening credits of sitcoms.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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