Seinfeld (1989-1998) starred Jerry Seinfeld, stand-up comic who played himself. the other actors on on the show played, well, somewhat unusual character: Kramer, George, and Elaine. The show concentrated its plots around small, everyday things, like talking clothes to the dry cleaners, getting tickets for an important game,arguing over parking spaces, and using answering machines. These were trivial things, but ones with which the audience could identify. As Jerry Seinfeld said about his program, it's was "a show about nothing "
Friends (1994-2004) followed Seinfeld's success, and it present similar everyday events and relationships. The show lasted for ten years.