Sitcommentary: Television Comedies That Changed America

From I Love Lucy to Black-ish, sitcoms have often paved the way for social change.

Television comedy has long been on the frontline in how America evolves on social issues. There is something about comedy that makes difficult issues more palatable—with humor an effective device for presenting ideas that lead to social change. From I Love Lucy which introduced the first television pregnancy to Will & Grace, which normalized gay characters, the situation comedy has challenged the public to rev...