11.   And what of television comedies that chip away regularly at our sense of right and wrong?

12.   A few years back, Asian-Americans were excited that a new television comedy featured mostly Asian-American actors.

13.   All forms of comedy, even television comedy, depend inherently on a quirk of some kind to get laughs.

14.   But Thompson said that successful television comedies, are a safety valve for viewers left shaken by the daily news.

15.   By that he meant that television comedy is a most illusive art form.

16.   Cosby will return to television comedy this fall with his new show on CBS.

17.   Fielding questions from the audience, Markus and Williams offered some observations on the theater and stand-up comedy as a talent pool for television comedy.

18.   For many viewers old enough to remember, the show still represents television comedy at its most inventive.

19.   Great television comedies have something else in common, as well, Burrows said.

20.   He has an ear for the kinds of saucy banter and glib put-downs that substitute for conversation in television comedy these days.