From Hitcom To Shitcom (And Back)

A presenter takes you on a journey through time about the influence of media technological developments on the American sitcom genre.

Cast

Keno Aladjuz

as Presenter / History teacher

Tijmen Kroonenberg

as Husband

Merel Koomen

as Wife

Piter Reitsma

as Laughing crazy guy

René van Uffelen

as Man with 'laugh' sign

Isabella Klauwers

as Studio worker

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