For goodness' sake, write what you want
It can be easy for comedy writers to worry excessively about "what they want".
Of course, different channels develop different commissioning priorities. And different producers, executives and commissioners have different tastes.
Furthermore, there very much are trends - which sometimes aren't pursued deliberately. But it's not unknown for lots of shows about similar subjects and/or lots of shows with similar styles to appear at the same time.
The reality is it's impossible to second guess what is going to be commissioned next year or the year after. And developing a new sitcom takes a long time - often years.
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