33 Random TV Tidbits From Sitcoms Centered Around Stand-Up Comedians

We’ve always found it a little odd that great stand-ups are asked to star in their own sitcoms. Not because we feel like they don’t deserve it, but because the crafts of stand-up comedy and sitcom acting seem like two totally different things. 

Yes, we know they can be funny — especially since the material comes from tried-and-true stand-up — but can they pull off those highly emotional family moments that aim to add sad tears to the laughing tears? Sometimes. 

Here are a solid chunk of behind-the-scenes facts about sitcoms that could make us laugh and cry — or roll our eyes with some brutal off-the-markness…