The best comedies always contain a healthy dose of tragedy, after all. If you consumed a lot of sitcoms in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s like I did, you of course remember the “very special episode.” ...

There’s a lot of debate these days about what happened to the comedy category at the Primetime Emmys, and the question surrounding whether shows like “The Bear,” “Barry” and “Palm Royale” should be ...