Multi-camera sitcom
Subject in TV & Film
Multi-camera sitcom has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Modern Wisdom, The Joe Rogan Experience. 4 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
James SextonNew York divorce trial attorney and author
Sexton suggests a new Friends-style multi-cam show could feel fresh to young viewers who did not grow up with the format.
“for young people who didn't grow up on that, they might be like, oh, this is something different”
Modern Wisdom: James Sexton, Matt McCusker & Rick Glassman - Mostly Wise #4 - #1156 (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:57:49
Rick GlassmanAmerican comedian, actor and host of the Take Your Shoes Off podcast
Glassman explains that in multi-camera filming, repeated takes get smaller laughs from the live audience because they have already heard the joke.
“The second take you do it again, it doesn't get as big of a laugh because they heard it already”
Modern Wisdom: James Sexton, Matt McCusker & Rick Glassman - Mostly Wise #4 - #1156 (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:52:36
Harland WilliamsCanadian comedian, actor, filmmaker and host of The Harland Highway podcast
Williams recounts that while his sitcom Simon ranked last, he stayed with Jennifer Aniston, whose Friends was number one.
“Her best friend was Jennifer Aniston. She lived with Jennifer”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2507 - Harland Williams (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 2:40:55
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan believes abandoning multi-camera sitcoms is a mistake and that a great one could be made today by a streamer.
“Because I think you could make a sitcom right now, whether Paramount Plus does it or one of those organizations that streams”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2507 - Harland Williams (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 2:29:59
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
James Sexton, Matt McCusker & Rick Glassman - Mostly Wise #4 - #1156Modern Wisdom · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 h 2 min
Chris Williamson, divorce lawyer James Sexton and comedians Matt McCusker and Rick Glassman riff on marriage, prenups, sex, dating standards, politics in relationships, sitcoms and masturbation.
#2507 - Harland WilliamsThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 29, 2026 · 3 h 20 min
Joe Rogan and comedian Harland Williams riff through prop gags and debate UFOs, AI, simulation theory, wolves, the death of the sitcom and comedy roasts.