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Fixups. >> i lost an incredible amount of weight in a short time. it affected my wealth in a nl da -- damaging way. >> i hadn't ever seen an asian american family on a sitcom. so in a lot of ways, we learned lessons of how to tell a story about people who are traditionally under represented. >> i'm very, very proud it broke ground. it gave an amazing push to a generation experiencing this great success now. >> if you try to suspend our son because of this, we will sue everyone in this school. >> hey, it's the american way, right? >> you know about that?

>> the question is, is atlanta a great sitcom? >> willie, you coming out? >> or has it so pushed the boundaries of what a sitcom can be that we need to coin a new genre term altogether to describe it? ♪ >> i think everything changes when you give a voice to a community that hasn't had one. >> rami could not have happened before streaming. we had two decades of people being terrified of muslims. all of a sudden, there's a sitcom and people are laughing. >> i don't have to find a muslim girl. i've been seeing this girl chloe for a little bit. >> are you out of your mind? one, they're always wa...

She's part of my exhibit from mammy to modern times. >> we needed a show that was about color-ism and how it divided us over hundreds of years. >> i won't learn anything about myself but looking at this. >> that's right. >> in order to neutralize the stereo type we have to reclaim it. >> the sitcom affords us something where we can be funny and something deep happens. >> you know what i want to say to whitley? it's easy for you. look like me or you. >> this is what you think you look like? >> something deep is going on and something funny happens. and thank god -- >> for my sister. thank you, ...

>> what happens if sitcom 101 is told by someone else that never got to tell their stories before. >> mthe future of sitcom is autistic. >> when we see ourselves on screen, the show is possible. >> he's like 5'2". >> dang mom, that was savage. >> more perspectives and new perspectives and fresh perspectives. that all makes better television. >> i got a customer. >> make that money. >> it is amazing how much it changed and how much you have to go. >> the history of indigenous people is the greatest story never told. i am honored.

Sitcom 101 is told by someone who was never given the opportunity to tell their story before. >> i always appreciate the diverse perspective that you two brought to this company. >> ramy, with your mediterranean flare, and, steve, every day you reminded me that things could be so much worse. >> thanks, man. >> the future of the sitcom is authenticity. >> when we see a version of ourselves on-screen, it shows us what's possible. >> why did you let him rile you up so much. he's like 5'2". >> that was savage. up top. >> more perspectives, new perspectives, fresh perspectives. that all makes bette...