Comedies That Work On A Deeper Level
One of the greatest comedy sitcoms is Weeds. Weeds features the life of a single mother simply trying to make it through life with her two younger boys. While Weeds can make anyone laugh on the surface level, it also has a deeper level that probes racial tensions, gender issues, and power structures.
Weeds is successful as a comedy, because it does make people think on a more intellectual level. Weeds makes people reconsider their own preconceived notions of race and gender identity. Usually, Weeds makes use of irony in order to effectively communicate the contradictions of everyday life to audiences.
One one episode of Weeds, the sister of the main character dealt with an identity crisis. She did not know whether she was straight or a lesbian. While this sort of confusion could have a dramatic impact on a normal person’s life, Weeds made sure to display her struggle in a humorous light. The episode depicted the woman as constantly trying to impress her newfound female romantic interest. She would go shopping for the wildest clothing and try to find out what behaviors lesbians were attracted to. The show probed at a serious issue that society currently faces, but it did so with comedic relief.