13 Classic Drama Characters That Would Kill It On A Sitcom
Even the grittiest of dramas need some comedic relief. If it were all suspense, what would it be building towards? Where sitcoms plunk in zany characters like Kramer, Urkel, Cousin Cody, Mork, etc., dramas ease in their reliefs with a lot more subtlety. That doesn’t mean we don’t belly laugh at the great ones. Now that we think about it, being on the edge of our seat in a high stakes life-or-death scenario is the perfect set-up to a quippy zinger. That’s some solid misdirection you got there, dramas.
Most comedic relief characters are good for just that… A little exhale. But the great ones, we could watch the great ones all day long. That’s what we do with great sitcom characters. If we love them enough, we watch them sip coffee, or even just do their laundry. Heck, we’d watch Ruth Langmore do her laundry for like 6 seasons if she kept calling everyone fuck nuggets. And these 12 other funny folks could definitely join Ruth at the laundromat, because these characters from classic dramas would absolutely kill it on a sitcom.
Telling Paulie he’d be good in a sitcom might get you killed.
We just want what’s best for Bubs.
Ice-T plus a wacky neighbor would be comedy gold.
Hiro & Ando are already a comedy duo.
In another life, JJ is a burgeoning stand-up comic.
Lady Violet is Bea Arthur meets Niles Crane.
Is Dorota the Polish Fran Drescher?!
Herc & Carver are the grittier Lethal Weapon sitcom.
Like Eric Forman and Hyde with a little meth.
Tyrion sits around and jokes more than the Friends gang.
Ruth had some cry-laugh one-liners.
Roman is a quirky little wrench in the Succession gears.
Fez pairs well with Rue’s high energy, and Lexi’s low energy.
