Film and TV Studies

American and British television comedy are both rooted from the same history. In general, situation comedy is based on the same principles. So why does American television often seem more universal than British sitcoms when both rely heavily on stereotyped representations of social class?
American television comedy has a universal approach because of its mass appeal. It has three networks supplying many different sitcoms geared towards people of all races, sexuality and age. Therefore American television has many varieties of sitcoms to view, with more programming and offers to supply…