Paste magazine reviewed Sitcom, saying it's "a (very well done) overview of a vast subject" and that "Austerlitz writes with a direct and punchy style...that makes for compelling reading."
Sitcom gets a positive review in Los Angeles Review of Books. "Part of what makes Sitcom an important critical study is its ability to defamiliarize the familiar. Austerlitz’s resistance to cliché helps immensely on this score, as does his long view of the genre. Sitcom sketches a strong lineage over its 24 chapters—the number mirrors that of a typical sitcom season—which don’t simply function as standalone case studies but build towards a larger sense of the form’s history, and its possible future."
Sitcom received a lengthy review on the website for The New Republic, where author Saul Austerlitz' "delightfully mischievous prose" garnered a shout out.
Indiewire.com featured an excerpt from Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community. Check out "How 'Seinfeld' Revolutionized the Sitcom" here.
Sitcom gets a positive review in The Washington Post: "Sitcom will entertain and inform readers, especially those who want to learn more about a favorite series or a great show they’ve missed." Read the complete review here.
We're happy to announce that Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community received a STARRED review in Library Journal. They call it "A compulsively readable and often laugh-out-loud funny study of the American sitcom."
Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community was positively reviewed in Kirkus. They say it's "Astute and bursting with information—an entertaining treat for sitcom fans and a valuable contribution to TV history."
