We've curated a list of some of the best comedy series of all time. There are recent options and more classic ones. Prepare the popcorn and check.
Fleabag
From the story of the main character of the series, it could be a drama. However, it is a great comedy full of comedic moments. Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote the script and acted in the series, telling the story of a 33-year-old woman who has a series of frustrated relationships, both with her family and in love affairs. Also, she is trying to get over the passing of her best friend.
Years: 2016 - 2019
Seasons: 2
Even with this dramatic scenario, the series puts a very fun tone on the character's life events.
Dead to me - Dial Friend to Kill
Jen lost her husband in a traffic accident and now needs to get used to living without him. In search of support, she joins a group where she meets Judy¸ who supposedly also lost her partner. This is the beginning of an unlikely friendship between two very different women. Judy also keeps some secrets that make the humorous series even funnier.
Years: 2019 - present
Seasons: 2
A Netflix original series.
The Tick
Tick is a superhero who protects his city and tries to find out who is behind the underworld. The purpose of the series was to make a parody of superhero stories, which led to a good comedy. The Tick is a character first portrayed in Ben Edlund's 1986 comics.
Years: 2016 - 2019
Seasons: 2
An Amazon Prime Video original series.
Young Sheldon
It features 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper. He is a genius boy, with an intelligence superior to children his age and faces some difficulties because of it. The young man's arrogance and sincerity will cause some very comical situations.
Years: 2017 - present
Seasons: 4
Considered a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory series.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Miriam Midge Maisel leads a normal life as a housewife with two children and a husband. However, everything changes when her husband files for divorce and she discovers that she has a talent for stand up comedy.
Years: 2017 - present
Seasons: 3
A comedy series that follows the trajectory of the character in her new profession, facing with style and good humor the prejudices of her time, for being a separated woman, with two children and in a career with many men. Original Amazon Prime Video.
The Office
The series takes place in an office in Pennsylvania which, due to the furnished setting, simulates a real workspace very well. With a lot of humor, the series shows the daily life of employees at the Dunder Miffin paper factory. On stage there is Michael Scout, the manager, who thinks he is the smartest and best looking man in the office, and Pam Beesly, the receptionist, who has to be patient with him. Among other characters, there are the sales representatives.
Years: 2005 - 2013
Seasons: 9
It is a comedy series that has been very successful since it was released.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kimmy has lived her entire life underground as part of a doomsday cult. Used to living in a dark cubicle with other people, she had no idea the world existed. However, after being rescued, she needs to adapt to life in New York and a lifestyle she is completely unfamiliar with. Kimmy is very positive and lives great stories alongside her friends.
Years: 2015 - 2019
Seasons: 4
A Netflix original comedy series that guarantees a good laugh.
Transparent
A Los Angeles family discovers that their father, Mort, is a transgender woman. The children, who are now adults, will have to relearn how to live with their father and learn about his past history. Transparent is a dramedy, which addresses all the secrets of a family in a fun way.
Years: 2014 - 2019
Seasons: 5
An Amazon Prime Video original series.
After life
A journalist's wife dies and he has difficulties overcoming the loss, becoming a very cold person and distant from all those who seek to help him. Tony believes he should be rude to others as a way of punishing the world for his wife's death. However, everyone wants to help you get better.
Years: 2019 - present
Seasons: 2
Although with a delicate theme, the series has a very humorous approach. It's a Netflix original.
Modern Family
Jay Pritchett, after his divorce, married Gloria Delgado, a Colombian woman, younger than him. As both had children before marriage, the family grows and begins to need to adapt to the differences between each one.
There is also Claire, Jay's daughter, who has to face her husband and children's messes and immature actions. The series also features the narrative of Mitchell, Jay's homosexual son, who has just adopted a child from Vietnam with her husband.
Years: 2009 - 2020
Seasons: 11
Topics such as adoption, divorce and prejudice are addressed by this large family in a very amusing way.
The Big Bang Theory
The main characters of the series are: physicists Sheldon Cooper and Sheldon Cooper, who live together and work at the California Institute of Technology – Caltech. There is also neighbor Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress, and coworkers, aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali.
Years: 2007 - 2019
Seasons: 12
A funny series about geeky friends who go through fun situations together.
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie had their husbands and a life without many surprises until their husbands decide to assume a homosexual relationship between them, asking for divorce. With this, Grace and Frankie move in together, becoming friends. Now, they, who were ready to live their retirement with their husbands, are faced with new lives to discover and live.
Years: 2015 - present
Seasons: 6
Seinfeld
A classic comedy series based on the stories and daily lives of four friends: Jerry Seinfeld, a comedian, Elaine Banes, Jerry's ex-girlfriend, Cosmo Kramer, Jerry's neighbor and George Constanza, Jerry's down-on-his-luck friend.
Years: 1989 - 1998
Seasons: 9
The series brings out the insecurities, weaknesses and imperfections of these characters, showing them as ordinary people.
Insecure
A critical and mature comedy series. Issa Dee and Molly are two black friends who face many difficulties in life, having to, in each episode, deal with the challenges of adult life, work and love relationships.
Years: 2016 - present
Seasons: 4
A funny series that shows how difficult it is to feel constantly happy, without problems or dilemmas in life. An HBO original series.
Kevin can wait
Kevin is a recently retired police officer. He believes that now he can just enjoy the time at home without any stress. However, he soon discovers that there was a lot he didn't know about his family. One of the daughters wants to drop out of college, the other daughter has a lot of difficulty at school and the youngest son has hypochondriasis. Thus, Kevin's life will be much more hectic than he imagines.
Years: 2016 - 2018
Seasons: 2
The Expanding Universe by Ashley Garcia
A funny and light series. Ashley Garcia is a 15-year-old girl who gets a job at a great company. For this, she goes to live with Uncle Victor, who is a professional player and coach of high school classes. A current series of humor that shows the life of the little scientist in search of the dream of working with robotics, while she gets to know the very diverse world of her uncle.
Years: 2020
Seasons: 1
A Netflix original series.
Crashing
A group of six friends share an old abandoned hospital as their residence. They are considered guardians of the place, with an agreement to pay a lower price to reside there. Together they go through hilarious stories and have many funny moments inside the hospital, which is falling apart.
Years: 2016
Seasons: 1
The series features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the same as Fleabag, as creator and actress.
Girls
The series chronicles the experiences and frustrations of a group of girls in their 20s in New York City. Hannah wants to be a writer and has an unhealthy relationship with her partner. Marnie, her roommate, works at an art gallery and has a long-standing relationship that is strained. There's also Jesse, a hippie, and cousin Shoshanna.
Years: 2012 - 2017
Seasons: 6
An HBO original series.
Community
Jeff Winger had his diploma declared invalid by the Colorado Bar Association and had to return to law school. At Greendale Community College, he joins a study group and starts meeting new people. He falls in love with Britta Perry and learns a lot about life from Pierce Hawthorne, an elderly man who has been married seven times.
Years: 2009 - 2015
Seasons: 6
A comedy series that guarantees good times of fun, alongside this rather unusual university group.
Silicon Valley
A series in Silicon Valley, California, where six programmers dream of being successful professionally. Silicon Valley tells in a satirical way what life is like in the famous place of technological evolutions and innovations, relying on the experience of Mike Judge, who lived in Silicon Valley in the 80s.
Years: 2014 - 2019
Seasons: 6
Younger
The series is based on the books of the same name written by Pamela Redmond Satran. Liza is 40 years old, recently divorced and in need of a job. Having trouble finding something, she decides to disguise herself, pretending to be a 20-year-old girl. In this way, she soon lands a job as an assistant.
Years: 2015 - present
Seasons: 6
The young woman's disguise and the need to pretend to have all this joviality make the series quite fun.
Friends
It tells the lives of six friends, housemates and neighbors, who are facing all the difficulties and uncertainties of adult life. Along with this, there are also many hilarious moments about their love relationships. Their official hangout is at the Central Perk coffee shop, where they share stories and drink lots of coffee.
Years: 1994 - 2004
Seasons: 10
A classic series in the comedy genre!
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jake Peralta is a great detective, but he has a problem: he is very immature. A new captain takes over and now Peralta will have to learn to behave in a more serious way. The police comedy series also features Amy Santiago, Peralta's smart and adorable co-worker.
Years: 2013 - present
Seasons: 7
How I Met Your Mother
The series begins with architect Ted Mosby, in 2030, telling his children how he met their mother. From there, a long story begins with five main characters: Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin and Barney. Together they face the world, dream of the future and live countless funny situations.
Years: 2005 - 2014
Seasons: 9
That kind of series about the daily lives of the characters that brings a lot of identification with real life and guarantees good times of fun.
Good Omens
In 2018, the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, who are used to living on Earth, must team up to prevent the arrival of the Antichrist and the final battle between Heaven and Hell. A good comedy and fantasy series based on the work of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
Years: 2019 - present
Seasons: 1
An Amazon Prime Video original series.
Will and Grace
Will Truman and Grace Adler thought about being a couple in college, but Will revealed himself to be gay, which made the two distance themselves for a while. However, later they came back as great friends and, now, adults, they follow each other's lives. There is also Jack, Will's friend, and Karen, Grace's assistant.
Years: 2006 - present
Seasons: 11
Barry
Barry works as a hired assassin, but when he goes to Los Angeles, he is discovered by a theater group who want to invite him to take classes and participate in performances. Thus, the former marine begins a new phase of life. A series that has drama, comedy and many good comic scenes, provided by the theater class.
Years: 2018 - present
Seasons: 2
