Title says it all. Need another funny sitcom. Dramas are great, but too laborious at times for my ADHD.
For reference, my favorite sitcoms are:
1a) Always Sunny
1b) Seinfeld
3) Curb
4) Silicon Valley
5) The Office
Any recommendations for stuff in this vein?
Did you see the 2 part doc on him on HBO? It's a MUST watch.
2. All In The Family
3. Get Smart
4. The Odd Couple
5. Barney Miller
6. Seinfeld
7. Everybody Loves Raymond
8. The Office (American Version)
9. Curb
10. Larry Sanders
Obviously most of these are shows I watched as a kid. But I really really really like Everybody Loves Raymond a LOT! And I never saw a single episode in its original run. Someone at work recommended it to me as they thought it was up my alley and they were right.
Funny with The Office...most people seem to prefer the British version, and while I liked it, it just seemed a bit too dark to me, especially David. I find that I like the Michael Scott character much more than David Brent.
And Keeping Up Appearances on PBS. Richard is my hero.
And Keeping Up Appearances on PBS. Richard is my hero.
2. All In The Family
3. Get Smart
4. The Odd Couple
5. Barney Miller
6. Seinfeld
7. Everybody Loves Raymond
8. The Office (American Version)
9. Curb
10. Larry Sanders
Obviously most of these are shows I watched as a kid. But I really really really like Everybody Loves Raymond a LOT! And I never saw a single episode in its original run. Someone at work recommended it to me as they thought it was up my alley and they were right.
Funny with The Office...most people seem to prefer the British version, and while I liked it, it just seemed a bit too dark to me, especially David. I find that I like the Michael Scott character much more than David Brent.
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But my top four are Northern Exposure, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared and Wonderfalls.
And Keeping Up Appearances on PBS. Richard is my hero.
Freaks and Geeks is one I MUST watch. I love all the actors in that show, I love Judd Apatow. Might jump into that first
I didnt consider F&G a sitcom and thats the only reason it didnt make my list. Awesome show.
For those who said What We Do in the Shadows, check out the original movie with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. One of my favorite comedies of all time. Its really that good.
For those who said What We Do in the Shadows, check out the original movie with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. One of my favorite comedies of all time. Its really that good.
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For some reason I always thought Id hate it and never gave it a chance. After seeing it was the same guy behind Home Movies i gave it a shot and absolutely love it. The kids are hilarious.
For those who said What We Do in the Shadows, check out the original movie with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. One of my favorite comedies of all time. Its really that good.
Speaking of adult animation, Rick and Morty is incredible. It's definitely not something that would gel with the people who are on this board, but oh man, that show is incredibly hilarious.
I love just about everything on Adult Swim. Rick and Morty is the crown jewel, but theres so many legitimately awesome original shows. My favorites are probably Check It Out with Dr. Brule and The Eric Andre Show. Also been digging Joe Pera Talks with You. Tim and Eric's new show Beef House is pretty good too. Really hoping to see a second season of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal soon, which I think is deserving of some awards. Its amazing that such good shows can be relegated to strange overnight time slots and still find a diehard audience.
Tim and Eric are also awesome. I like their horror/comedy Bedtime Stories series.
But one thing that is universal IMO is Check It Out -- John C Reily is a national treasure
May have missed it but all in the family still holds up as well, and is obviously top tier.
Some others that are a more recent and not entirely sitcomy - Schitt's Creek, Sex Education, Fleabag, Mrs. Maisel, Master of None. It also sounds like you would really like Community.
Danny DeVito is brilliant, and quite a few of the recurring and guest cast memebers ended up appearing in Cheers later on as both shows were produced by the same person.
Another from my childhood that I've caught a few times recently and can't watch is Diff'rent Strokes.
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I hadn't seen that show in decades, and its still as funny as I remembered it being.
Danny DeVito is brilliant, and quite a few of the recurring and guest cast memebers ended up appearing in Cheers later on as both shows were produced by the same person.
I always loved Taxi. Judd Hirsch is my cousin (I never met him, but my mom saw him aot as a kid). Jim is the best character in TV history, in my opinion.
I have read a few articles saying that Michael Richards used the character of Jim as an influence on his portrayal of Kramer.
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nobody said, "Two Broke Girls" that's the worst sitcom that lasted far too long.
Current SITCOM that is very funny and very clever is: "What We do in the Shadows"
awful, and I didn't realize it but the brunette was the daughter from the 40-year old virgin. So annoying.
For me the saddest part is seeing Garret Morris reduced to that crap. And I usually like Jennifer Coolidge, but asking her to do that Eastern European accent was a brutal decision.
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I hadn't seen that show in decades, and its still as funny as I remembered it being.
Danny DeVito is brilliant, and quite a few of the recurring and guest cast memebers ended up appearing in Cheers later on as both shows were produced by the same person.
I always loved Taxi. Judd Hirsch is my cousin (I never met him, but my mom saw him aot as a kid). Jim is the best character in TV history, in my opinion.
Master of None..... I love Aziz, everyone tells me I need to watch this show, but its way way way too real to me. Bugs me out. I'm literally watching my life and insecurities on screen -- I'm sure it'd be cathartic to some degree, but its a pill thats hard to swallow. When it came out, I was literally an Indian-American working as a production assistant that was living in NYC. Felt too real, couldn't enjoy it
I read the difference was that the first 4 or so seasons "belonged" to Larry Gelbart and it was a writers' show. But then Alda wrested control and it was all about him and got overly earnest, sentimental, cutesy. New/replacement characters paled in comparison. Henry Blake / Trapper John / Frank Burns vs. Colonel Potter / BJ Hunnicutt / C. Winchester... laughable (ironically).
I also used to think the early years (McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers) were great and then it declined but a couple of years ago I saw some season 1 and 2 episodes and nah, it was never very good. The laugh track doesn't help but mostly it's just not funny.
The movie, OTOH, is still great though falls into the category of movies that you couldn't make today since the sexism is off the charts.
Is there going to be a season 3? Hope so.
Gillian Anderson is award worthy IMO.
Understatement.
Possibly greatest show of all time.
#sixseasonsandamovie
If you get to episode 7 and don't fall in love with it, you are missing something .. lol
Cast is absolutely stacked
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For some reason I always thought Id hate it and never gave it a chance. After seeing it was the same guy behind Home Movies i gave it a shot and absolutely love it. The kids are hilarious.
For those who said What We Do in the Shadows, check out the original movie with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. One of my favorite comedies of all time. Its really that good.
Speaking of adult animation, Rick and Morty is incredible. It's definitely not something that would gel with the people who are on this board, but oh man, that show is incredibly hilarious.
Dude..Rick and Morty is the 2nd best show created by Dan Harmon...
The best??
The aforementioned "Community"
Wet Hot American Summer
New Girl
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
South Park
Glow
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Barry
Flight of the Concords
Silicon Valley
Is there going to be a season 3? Hope so.
Gillian Anderson is award worthy IMO.
I believe I read they greenlight a 3rd season but not positive, I'm pretty sure it did well for them so I'd be surprised if they didn't but all productions are in limbo right now so who knows. S2 ended on kind of an over cliched low note so I hope they have a chance to fix that and not end there.
And Keeping Up Appearances on PBS. Richard is my hero.
Holy Shit. Wonderfalls. One of my favorites that almost no one knows about. It's so hard to describe the premise to people.
Seinfeld
The Office
Friends (sister got me into it during season 2 and have always enjoyed it)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Big Bang Theory
King of Queens
Two and a Half Men (mainly the Sheen years)
Chappelle’s Show
Arrested Development (the original seasons, not what Netflix did)
Raising Hope (as mentioned above)
If you like British comedy, seasons 2 and 3 of Black Adder is peak Rowan Atkinson brilliance.
...Soap
Fleabag on Amazon.
30 Rock on Hulu.
Soap was hilarious, until it got stupid. I guess all shows run out of ideas after a while.
That is ny recommendation. Very funny
Coupling - British show
Modern Family
Honeymooners
Barney Miller - best them song
Mash - first season until Henry was killed off
I saw Community when it first aired in ‘09-‘15 and I forgot
most of it. I’m currently binging it and am in Season 2. The Halloween episode, and the conspiracy themed episode with Professor Professorson - absolute classics. Incredible show.