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To all the sitcoms we've loved before

It's been an intense year, hasn't it? If you're like us, you've found comfort in the nostalgic wardrobe and familiar jokes of classic sitcoms, including workplace gems like The Office, 30 Rock and Designing Women. This week, History of the Sitcom is about securing the bag as comedy icons walk us through a highlight reel of shows that celebrate the fourth episode "Working for Laughs." Here's your History homework for the week:

• Watch this conversation with Executive Producer Bill Carter.  

• Check out this bonus scene from History of the Sitcom that reveals iconic auditions from more than a dozen comedy stars.

• And join CNN Entertainment’s Lisa France in binge-watching sitcom “A Different World” to escape the summer heat. For more of her recommendations, sign up for her newsletter, the Pop Life Chronicles, here.

Watch the next episode on Sunday, July 25 @ 9 PM ET. 

The city known throughout history 

Thanks to all who attended our Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury screening and conversation last week! If you missed it, you can watch the replay here. It's a great preview to the series, which goes from Biblical times to the Roman Empire to the Cold War, as it tells the story of one of the most controversial cities in history. Watch the second episode about King Herod's rule "Portrait of a Leader" on Sunday, July 25 @ 10 PM ET. 

Four cheers for our Emmy nominees! 

Join us in raising a balsamic-twist negroni in celebration of this year’s Original Series Emmy nominees! We know it’s a cliché, but it’s truly an honor to be nominated – and to share these stories with all of you. The 2021 CNN Primetime Emmy® nominations are as follows:

• Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy and United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program: Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
• Outstanding Narrator: Sterling K. Brown – Lincoln: Divided We Stand

Mark your calendars: Winners will be announced on September 18.