Melissa Rauch Considers The Big Bang Theory A ‘Sitcom-College Experience’ – Looper

“I came from a theater background,” Melissa Rauch recalled to Looper, “and the first time that I had a live taping at ‘Big Bang,’ I was like, ‘This is the best of TV and the best of theater all mushed together into this amazing platform.'” She added that “The Big Bang Theory” taught her a lot about working on multi-camera shows, and how shooting episodes of these programs requires a different rhythm and pacing.

Rauch isn’t alone in her assertions. For some fascinating insight into the difference in pacing on the sets of single and multi-cam sitcoms, it’s worth checking out what “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre had to say about the deliberate pace at which “Young Sheldon” is filmed. “It’s unbelievably, torturously slow,” he said. “When the camera moves from one place to another, you start thinking about alternate lifestyles for yourself, and maybe I should pick up a hobby.”

Rauch, meanwhile, had nothing but nice things to say about her TV matriculation. “I was grateful that I had that training ground there because working on that show was a dream come true,” she continued. “I feel very lucky that I had almost (a) sitcom-college experience as far as the best education I could possibly get.” Considering that the actress earned a degree from the very genuinely accredited Marymount Manhattan College in 2002, the message here seems clear and simple: Drop out of school and get a job starring on one of the biggest TV shows of all time. That’s where the real learning happens.