situation comedy vs comedy

situation comedy and comedy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
situation comedy	Yes	No	No	No
comedy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, comedy is a hypernym of situation comedy; that is, comedy is a word with a broader meaning than situation comedy:

situation comedy: a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
comedy: light and humorous drama with a happy ending

situation comedy (noun)	comedy (noun)
a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life	light and humorous drama with a happy ending
a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life	a comic incident or series of incidents