modern comedies and popular sit-coms

Many of today’s modern comedies and popular sit-coms are based on the scenarios and stock types from Commedia dell’Arte. Below are several sit-coms and a partial list of commedia characters. Pick one sit-com from the list and try to place the main characters from that sit-com into the commedia character list. In the show you chose, which characters are the lovers? Which character is proud/good looking but kind of dumb? Who is the know-it-all? Is there a greedy miser in this show? There might be more than one zanni… Please offer a brief explanation with each character (for example: Ben and Leslie are the innamorati because from the moment Ben joins the cast of Parks and Rec, we hope they will get together and the plots often revolve around their blossoming relationship) Pick a show from this list: Friends That 70’s Show Cheers The Office The Simpsons Put the character names and an explanation into this list: Capitano Innamorati (the lovers) Pantalone Brighella Arlecchino Zanni Dottore            

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