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title: "21 Situation Comedy Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Situation Comedy quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Situation Comedy sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/john-goodman-16049_comedy_i-d-like-to-come-back-because-i-really-m_1923534.png"
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> [I'd like to come back because I really miss doing situation comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-goodman/i-d-like-to-come-back-because-i-really-miss-doing-situation-comedy/)

[John Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-goodman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/john-goodman-16049_comedy_i-d-like-to-come-back-because-i-really-m_1923534.png)

> [I was writing for live television. And I said to myself, someday, soon as I can, I have got to do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-lear/i-was-writing-for-live-television-and-i-said-to-myself-someday-soon/)

[Norman Lear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-lear/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/norman-lear-7597_comedy_i-was-writing-for-live-television-and-i_2866511.png)

> [We are each the star of our own situation comedy, and, with luck, the screwball friend in somebody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-breault/we-are-each-the-star-of-our-own-situation-comedy-and-with-luck-the/)

[Robert Breault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-breault/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/robert-breault-304_comedy_we-are-each-the-star-of-our-own-situatio_1339496.png)

> [People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/people-are-meant-to-be-certain-places-and-i-think-i-m-meant-to-be-on/)

[Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/bob-newhart-2419_certain_people-are-meant-to-be-certain-places-an_2679359.jpg)

> [Certainly situation comedy is harder than people who are good at it make it look, but it's fun to do something different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-san-giacomo/certainly-situation-comedy-is-harder-than-people-who-are-good-at-it/)

[Laura San Giacomo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-san-giacomo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/laura-san-giacomo-32920_comedy_certainly-situation-comedy-is-harder-tha_2892926.jpg)

> [In television, and especially in a situation comedy, you kind of play yourself, or at least the essence of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelley-long/in-television-and-especially-in-a-situation-comedy-you-kind-of-play/)

[Shelley Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelley-long/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/shelley-long-20924_comedy_in-television-and-especially-in-a-situat_2339000.png)

> [Putting any situation through our comedy lens always goes on in our heads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sal-vulcano/putting-any-situation-through-our-comedy-lens-always-goes-on-in-our/)

[Sal Vulcano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sal-vulcano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/sal-vulcano-13312_always_putting-any-situation-through-our-comedy_2241474.jpg)

> [I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-lupone/i-d-love-to-do-situation-comedy-it-s-the-best-job-in-show-business/)

[Patti LuPone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-lupone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/patti-lupone-16503_best_i-d-love-to-do-situation-comedy-it-s-the_2428109.png)

> [I asked Mr. Vann which O levels you need to write situation comedy for television. Mr. Vann said that you don't need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-townsend/i-asked-mr-vann-which-o-levels-you-need-to-write-situation-comedy-for/)

[Sue Townsend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-townsend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/sue-townsend-8170_comedy_i-asked-mr-vann-which-o-levels-you-need_910215.png)

> [The highest of highs is to have a new routine that you're just breaking in and that's working, and that's - you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-newhart/the-highest-of-highs-is-to-have-a-new-routine-that-you-re-just/)

[Bob Newhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-newhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/bob-newhart-2419_audience_the-highest-of-highs-is-to-have-a-new-ro_2670514.jpg)

> [Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/situation-comedy-on-television-has-thrived-for-years-on-canned/)

[Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/620/russell-baker-2930_comedy_situation-comedy-on-television-has-thriv_3186975.png)

> [Don't get me started on BBC salaries. We were never the big league. Situation comedy has always been the poor relation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jason/don-t-get-me-started-on-bbc-salaries-we-were-never-the-big-league/)

[David Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/david-jason-5031_big_don-t-get-me-started-on-bbc-salaries-we_394280.jpg)

> [You can't do every movie - although I do a lot of them - and the thing I'm longing to do is...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-henriksen/you-can-t-do-every-movie-although-i-do-a-lot-of-them-and-the-thing-i/)

[Lance Henriksen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-henriksen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/lance-henriksen-11973_although_you-can-t-do-every-movie-although-i-do-a_18991.jpg)

> [It's very strange to be known as a situation-comedy guy...I was mostly Serious Theater Guy. I definitely feel like I'm a stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/it-s-very-strange-to-be-known-as-a-situation-comedy-guy-i-was-mostly/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/david-schwimmer-8353_actor_it-s-very-strange-to-be-known-as-a-situa_3230028.jpg)

> [I've an idea for doing a Situation Comedy myself but its always difficult to get people to listen to you because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-wisdom/i-ve-an-idea-for-doing-a-situation-comedy-myself-but-its-always/)

[Norman Wisdom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-wisdom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/norman-wisdom-15637_comedy_i-ve-an-idea-for-doing-a-situation-comed_1204022.jpg)

> [The male image has been so pulled down by situation comedy in the last 15 years, it is frightening. I don't like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bixby/the-male-image-has-been-so-pulled-down-by-situation-comedy-in-the/)

[Bill Bixby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bixby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/bill-bixby-47628_comedy_the-male-image-has-been-so-pulled-down-b_635570.jpg)

> [Why isn't my life like a situation comedy? Why don't I have a bunch of friends with nothing better to do but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/why-isn-t-my-life-like-a-situation-comedy-why-don-t-i-have-a-bunch-of/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54d/bill-watterson-728_adventure_why-isn-t-my-life-like-a-situation-comed_257113.png)

> [“A standard feature of situation comedy has some form of the main character "talking trash" to someone about a husband, wife, girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-albrecht/a-standard-feature-of-situation-comedy-has-some-form-of-the-main/)

[Karl Albrecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-albrecht/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/karl-albrecht-26997_change_a-standard-feature-of-situation-comedy-h_1176107.jpg)

> [“But what we have done as a nation, that is much worse in the grand scheme of things, is that we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-price/but-what-we-have-done-as-a-nation-that-is-much-worse-in-the-grand/)

[John Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-price/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ae/john-price-2830_happiness_but-what-we-have-done-as-a-nation-that-i_2116947.jpg)

> [There was really a snobbery from people in film - they did not want people who had come from television. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-field/there-was-really-a-snobbery-from-people-in-film-they-did-not-want/)

[Sally Field](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-field/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/sally-field-4843_business_there-was-really-a-snobbery-from-people_1738900.jpg)

> ['Family Ties' was a very successful situation comedy. And, in almost every respect, it functioned on a day to day basis like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-david-goldberg/family-ties-was-a-very-successful-situation-comedy-and-in-almost/)

[Gary David Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-david-goldberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/gary-david-goldberg-36996_almost_family-ties-was-a-very-successful-situat_2063726.jpg)

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