This book is an educational guide for any actor, writer, or comedy student looking to find their place in the world of half-hour television shows. When it comes to the history and technique of a sitcom, the focus is on the characters and the funny actors who play them. This is a special character analysis, complete with personality traits, history, energy, and everything an actor needs to play a sitcom character. This book will teach you how to analyze a sitcom script, how to identify and present jokes, and how to combine the Eight Sitcom Characters into your own. work. This will help you find your "comedy edge" which in turn will help you be marketable in this competitive industry. This book is a compilation of many things I have learned over several years of experience in the half hour business, my interactions with successful and accomplished actors, writers, directors and producers, my instructions and my endless hours spent in front of the TV.