I will be looking at situation comedy and in particular the American sitcom Friends. I will be looking at the success of the show in particular the shows success in Britain and why is it so successful in Britain even though it is from America.

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Introduction.

In this essay I will be looking at situation comedy and in particular the American sitcom Friends. I will be looking at the success of the show in particular the shows success in Britain and why is it so successful in Britain even though it is from America.

First of all I will be looking at the show itself describe it in detail to see what the show is about and how it works and then I will analyse the show in more detail and relate them o the various theories we have learnt.

Friends made its debut in 1994 as a sitcom about six 20-somethings living in New York's West Village district and it immediately struck a chord with many of its audience and soon became an international brand.

Friends and its cast caught on with viewers looking for an escape from the fast-paced 1990s. It made household names of David Schwimmer (Ross), Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), Matthew Perry (Chandler), Courtney Cox Arquette (Monica), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe) and Matt LeBlanc (Joey.)

The series focuses on the friendship of three men and three women who