The comfort comedies, all in one grid
Sitcoms are the shows you put on without thinking, and this word search gathers a sofa-load of them. You'll track down the giants — FRIENDS, SEINFELD, CHEERS and THE OFFICE — alongside cult favourites like COMMUNITY and SCRUBS, and a few British classics like FAWLTY TOWERS and BLACKADDER.
Each puzzle draws a fresh line-up from the list, so the grid changes every time — a quick coffee-break round on Easy, or a Hard-mode challenge worthy of a true comedy buff.
What makes a sitcom a sitcom
'Sitcom' is short for situation comedy — a show built around the same familiar characters in a familiar setting, week after week. The format goes back to the early days of radio and took over television in the 1950s, and many classics were filmed in front of a live studio audience, which is where that famous laugh track comes from.
The genre keeps reinventing itself. Workplace comedies like CHEERS, FRASIER and THE OFFICE turn a bar or an office into a second family; friendship comedies like FRIENDS and COMMUNITY revolve around a tight-knit group; and family sitcoms like ROSEANNE, MODERN FAMILY and MALCOLM in the Middle find the funny in everyday home life.
British and American classics together
This puzzle hops across the Atlantic. American staples like SEINFELD (famously 'a show about nothing'), the FRESH PRINCE of Bel-Air and PARKS AND REC share the grid with British greats like FAWLTY TOWERS, BLACK BOOKS and BLACKADDER. It's a fun way to discover a classic you've somehow never seen.
Great for a quiz night
Play online for a relaxing solo break, or print a PDF pack for a games night or comedy-themed quiz. Want a grid of only the shows your group loves? Use our Make Your Own tool to load them in, then print copies so everyone gets the same puzzle and the same head start.