NFT: Funniest sitcoms? Need another good one

Towers.

Barney Miller
Cheers
All in the Family
Welcome Back Cotter
Fresh Prince
Home Improvement

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Start with season 3

is very funny

But Better Off Ted was hilarious.

The Honeymooners.

Trailer Park Boys
Review
Party Down
30 Rock

on Hulu

If you are a ASIP fan I think you'd like it

I'm a big fan of three of the five on your list.

If I were going to add others not mentioned, I would say:

Arrested Development (people either LOVE this or HATE...very little middle ground... but the first three seasons were amazing...don't bother with the more recent final two seasons which were garbage).

Big Bang Theory (I put off watching this for years as it didn't look like my cup of tea, but the writing is actually pretty funny).

Better Off Ted (Only survived a few seasons but I thought it deserved a longer run).


Going back, as recommended above, you can't go wrong with Barney Miller. (Unfortunately my streaming services only have the first 2 seasons)

Community. I bet you like it.

In comment 14908949 Greg from LI said:

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But Better Off Ted was hilarious.

You beat me to the punch. You must have been the other guy who watched it.

In comment 14908938 Big Al said:

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Towers.

I agree, it's one of the few sitcoms I investing in buying the series on DVD.

Taxi is another one I did so with as well and a sitcom I would recommend.

Mr Bean is a little quirky and another off the radar series worth watching if you never have.

has very similar humor to The office IMO.

Not really a sitcom but I have been enjoying Ricky Gervais' show Afterlife on Netflix. It can be a little sad at times but also very funny.

Night Court. Running a close second.

Definitely give it a look. Personally, I thought it was far superior to the American version.

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.

In comment 14908960 steve in ky said:

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In comment 14908938 Big Al said: Quote: Towers. I agree, it's one of the few sitcoms I investing in buying the series on DVD. Taxi is another one I did so with as well and a sitcom I would recommend. Mr Bean is a little quirky and another off the radar series worth watching if you never have.

Taxi is kind of strange for me. It has two of three of my all time favorite comedy characters but as a whole I do not rate the show that high.

we did a thread on this a while ago, but it's amazing if you go back and look at stuff you used to think was funny. Sometimes it is painfully bad. MASH immediately comes to mind.

In comment 14908956 Eric from BBI said:

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I'm a big fan of three of the five on your list. If I were going to add others not mentioned, I would say: Arrested Development (people either LOVE this or HATE...very little middle ground... but the first three seasons were amazing...don't bother with the more recent final two seasons which were garbage). Big Bang Theory (I put off watching this for years as it didn't look like my cup of tea, but the writing is actually pretty funny). Better Off Ted (Only survived a few seasons but I thought it deserved a longer run). Going back, as recommended above, you can't go wrong with Barney Miller. (Unfortunately my streaming services only have the first 2 seasons)

Arrested Development is one I recently got into -- really really liking it so far!

To the poster who mentioned Party Down -- that's another one of my all time favorites. Parks and Rec is also something I've liked when I've seen it, but never stuck with it, just seen random episodes. I love Aziz though, huge fan of my funny Indian-American bretheren.

Gotta say though, Big Bang Theory is one of my most hated shows lol. Maybe I should give it a shot, but I have such a huge aversion to it.

Gonna check out Better Off Ted since multiple people have mentioned it. Might try Brooklyn 99 as I've heard good things as well.

Funnt Show. Tony Shaloub and Thomas Haden Church deliver a very funny dry humor. Rest of the cast is a really good fit.

Much appreciated

In comment 14908970 Eric from BBI said:

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we did a thread on this a while ago, but it's amazing if you go back and look at stuff you used to think was funny. Sometimes it is painfully bad. MASH immediately comes to mind.

Tough for us old timers to watch I Love Lucy. Some good individual shows but often just plain stupid. To me Leave it to Beaver is still entertaining but for the wrong reason. Beaver was painfully stupid.

The Office (US)
Dick Van Dyke Show - it is amazing how well this sitcom has aged
Peep Show (UK) dark UK brit com
Taxi
Parks and Rec

Schitt's Creek (not sure if mentioned)

the aforementioned Arrested Development

See if you can find Episodes. It's from Showtime and stars Matt LeBlanc playing himself, but had some LOL moments

Veep (from HBO, not sure if mentioned, also had some hilariously LOL moments)

sorry if this has all been mentioned, just skimmed the thread.

The weird thing about Big Bang Theory is some of our friends tried to get us to watch it years ago. We watched one episode at the time and hated it.

I don't know why, but I gave it a second chance, watching from the beginning, and got hooked on it. I actually haven't seen the most recent seasons, but think it is one of those rare shows that stayed consistently funny for multiple years.

If you don't like Sheldon's character, you won't like the show. I think he makes the show.

In comment 14908990 giantfan2000 said:

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The Office (US) Dick Van Dyke Show - it is amazing how well this sitcom has aged Peep Show (UK) dark UK brit com Taxi Parks and Rec

This is a few years old, but Dick Van Dyke still has it.
Dick Van Dyke and the Vantastix surprise a crowd at Denny's in Santa Monica. - ( New Window )

But I'll say:

Brooklyn 99
Better off Ted
Happy Endings
The Good Place

of the old guys... Bob Newhart's guest appearances on Big Bang Theory are classics.

Although not a sitcom another old show that hold up is the old Carol Burnett show. Some of the skits are dated to the time but most of it is still funny. That was a great crew on that show.

very funny show You don't have to be Italian to understand the family dynamics, we all lived them

Still watch it regularly

No one has mentioned Frazier yet

In comment 14909003 gtt350 said:

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very funny show You don't have to be Italian to understand the family dynamics, we all lived them

If you love Raymond, you have to watch this movie...
Exporting Raymond - ( New Window )

that I used to think was funny was Buffalo Bill staring Dabney Coleman and featured a young Gena Davis. I have no idea if its even available anywhere. The series didn't last long but I liked it.

is very underrated.

In comment 14909014 steve in ky said:

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that I used to think was funny was Buffalo Bill staring Dabney Coleman and featured a young Gena Davis. I have no idea if its even available anywhere. The series didn't last long but I liked it.

I agree with this the show was very innovative.

In comment 14909016 Gman11 said:

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is very underrated.

I still get choked up when I see this scene...


Last Man Standing VFW visit - ( New Window )

It's heresy but I agree re MASH. Hugely popular for years, my mom loved it (really, Alan Alda), and I thought I did. But watch the last 6-7(!) seasons and it's just painfully bad a lot of the time. The first 4 or so, though, were genuinely funny.

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).

In comment 14909026 lugnut said:

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It's heresy but I agree re MASH. Hugely popular for years, my mom loved it (really, Alan Alda), and I thought I did. But watch the last 6-7(!) seasons and it's just painfully bad a lot of the time. The first 4 or so, though, were genuinely funny. 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 used to watch it because my dad loved it. We love Frank Burns. But Alan Alda is just painful. The show did not age well.

Still, I remember crying my eyes out when Radar told everyone in the operating room that Colonel Blake's plan crashed.

Taking delightfully mean characters like Margaret Houlihan and turning them nice is always a huge mistake. This is something Larry David guards against his characters only get more depraved over time.

In comment 14908938 Big Al said:

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Towers.

This!

In comment 14909016 Gman11 said:

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is very underrated.

My father's favorite show. This or Blue Bloods. I think Blue Bloods is the new Matlock.

In comment 14908968 truebluelarry said:

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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.

That would be my suggestion. One of my all time favorites. And a killer cast!

Murphy Brown. Miles was a great character.

Best sitcom ever. Channel 11 airs re-runs every Saturday, so I just dvr and watch whenever. Still hilarious all these years later, even though I've seen every episode numerous times.

it's on netflix. Very funny.

In comment 14908992 Eric from BBI said:

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The weird thing about Big Bang Theory is some of our friends tried to get us to watch it years ago. We watched one episode at the time and hated it. I don't know why, but I gave it a second chance, watching from the beginning, and got hooked on it. I actually haven't seen the most recent seasons, but think it is one of those rare shows that stayed consistently funny for multiple years. If you don't like Sheldon's character, you won't like the show. I think he makes the show.

I had an odd aversion to the show while it aired. Yet, coworkers would discuss the show and encourage me to watch it. I just didn't want to watch a show about a bunch of geeks.

It was after the Fappening release of Kaley Couco's pictures that I decided to give it a shot. Watched a random show, and it was funny. But of course, I didn't understand the character relationships. So I gave it an honest shot starting from the beginning. I've really enjoyed the show and like The Office, it is one of the shows that despite seeing every episode multiple times I still tune in to watch.

But Golden Girls was funny as heck.

In comment 14909056 Professor Falken said:

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Best sitcom ever. Channel 11 airs re-runs every Saturday, so I just dvr and watch whenever. Still hilarious all these years later, even though I've seen every episode numerous times.

+1 best ever