Groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace has finished in the US, after eight years of tightly scripted innuendo, teasing, counselling and dating highs and lows.

The final episode featured a pre-show blooper real and some reflections on the sitcom by its actors.

"I'm proud to have been given a platform to make people laugh" says Sean Hayes, who played Jack.

The final farewell features all the main characters growing old and slightly grey - and fan Bryan Careny said "At the end it was a little sappy, but how else would you expect it to end? It's a show of eight years about friendship and love amongst a culture that has not had acceptance for such a long period of time".

Will and Grace picked up a string of Emmy awards and acheived more critical acclaim than any other comedy featuring openly gay lead characters.

At its peak, the show was regularly finding a place in the top ten list of most-watched shows.