Cognitive Engineering

Do you ever scroll through Netflix or Amazon Prime and wonder where all the office sitcoms are? In the 80s, 90s and 00s the office sitcom seemed like a television staple, but if this is no longer the case, what does it tell us about contemporary culture and society? In this week’s podcast, we discuss sitcoms. We trace back recent trends in comedy, discuss some comedy classics, speculate on whether the sitcom genre may be in decline, and reveal what we should be looking for to identify the stock comedy characters of the next five to ten years. Finally, we share our favorite sitcoms and the comedy characters we most identify with. A few things we mentioned in this podcast: - Comedy and critical thought: Laughter as resistance https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41296-018-0243-2 - Weekly top 50 shows https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/ For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephins