He has come to this event, a staged reading of four sitcom scripts, to look for new talent.

A 30-minute sitcom script is between 35 and 45 pages, Garlin said.

(At one point, she includes three pages of an unfunny imaginary sitcom script to demonstrate a wife's lies to a husband.)

And television even remakes itself with NBC's "Rerun," the show based on new players' acting out vintage sitcom scripts.

Three-quarters of sitcom scripts are written by men, and nine out of every 10 scripts submitted to "The Simpsons" are from men.

The gags may be parceled out with the mechanical rhythms of a sitcom script, but they are often sharp and punchy (1:30).

The show has its premiere this week, but actually started last year, with an open call for sitcom scripts.

But are sitcom scripts ready to become gallery-quality collectibles worth thousands of dollars?

It has a sitcom script about generations in conflict that might as well be called "My Three Dads."

At 16:18 9th Nov 2011, writersroom wrote: Hello, Just to clarify Jessting About are only able to accept sitcom scripts based on the 2 briefs provided.