Editing Cold open (section)

===Comedy===
One of the most well-known users of the technique, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' has regularly used a cold-open sketch since its start in 1975. Many modern American sitcoms use or used cold opens, such as ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[Modern Family]]'', ''[[Cheers]]'', ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', and ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''. Many other comedy formats also use cold opens, including late-night talk shows and satirical news shows. British show ''[[You’ve Been Framed!]]'' most notably used this in the [[Jeremy Beadle]], [[Lisa Riley]] and [[Harry Hill]] eras. Sitcom cold opens often present a joke that has no relation to the episode's plot.