Best Comedy Series of All Time

Best Comedy Series
200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1

#50

The Big Bang Theory
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#50
Synopsis: Mensa-fied best friends and roommates Leonard and Sheldon, physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology, may be able [More]
Starring: Johnny Galecki , Jim Parsons , Kaley Cuoco , Simon Helberg

#49

That '70s Show
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#49
Synopsis: Set in the mood ring and polyester era of the 1970s, the series is a retro-hip situation comedy about an [More]
Starring: Topher Grace , Mila Kunis , Ashton Kutcher , Danny Masterson

#48

Sanford and Son
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#48
Synopsis: Junk dealer Fred Sanford runs roughshod over his son and partner, Lamont, in a groundbreaking sitcom. Fred's moneymaking schemes routinely [More]
Starring: Redd Foxx , Demond Wilson , Whitman Mayo , LaWanda Page

#47

Newhart
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#47
Synopsis: Dick Loudon and wife Joanna relocate from New York City to a small town in Vermont, where they run the [More]
Starring: Bob Newhart , Mary Frann , Tom Poston , Julia Duffy

#46

The Dick Van Dyke Show
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#46
Synopsis: Considered to be one of television's classics, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" centers on the personal and professional lives Rob [More]
Starring: Dick Van Dyke , Mary Tyler Moore , Rose Marie , Morey Amsterdam

#45

Peep Show
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#45
Synopsis: Two dysfunctional friends who met in college share their lives together trying to adjust to the professional world. [More]
Starring: David Mitchell , Robert Webb , Olivia Colman , Matt King

#44

The Bob Newhart Show
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#44
Synopsis: Not to be confused with Newhart's eponymous 1961 variety show, "The Bob Newhart Show" finds the comic playing Bob Hartley, [More]
Starring: Bob Newhart , Suzanne Pleshette , Bill Daily , Peter Bonerz

#43

Coupling
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#43
Synopsis: This long-running Britcom views contemporary relationships from the perspectives of several 20-something characters. Steve and Susan first meet in a [More]
Starring: Jack Davenport , Gina Bellman , Sarah Alexander , Kate Isitt

#42

Are You Being Served?
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#42
Synopsis: This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's Grace Brothers department store, is full of sexual innuendo, [More]
Starring: Trevor Bannister , John Inman , Wendy Richard , Mollie Sugden

#41

Louie
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#41
Synopsis: Life can be hectic for a newly single father and successful stand-up comedian -- just ask Louie, a fictionalized version [More]
Starring: Louis C.K. , Ursula Parker , Hadley Delany

#40

All in the Family
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#40
Synopsis: "All in the Family" is touted as the series that brought reality to prime-time TV entertainment. The lead character, Archie [More]
Starring: Carroll O'Connor , Jean Stapleton , Rob Reiner , Sally Struthers

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#38

The Cosby Show
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#38
Synopsis: "The Cosby Show" centers on the lives of the Huxtables: obstetrician Cliff and his lawyer wife Claire, their daughters Sondra, [More]
Starring: Bill Cosby , Phylicia Rashad , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Tempestt Bledsoe

#37

The Andy Griffith Show
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#37
Synopsis: Andy Taylor is the widower sheriff of the small, sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and son Opie live [More]
Starring: Andy Griffith , Ron Howard , Don Knotts , Frances Bavier

#36

The Honeymooners: Lost Episodes
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#36
Synopsis: Ralph Kramden is a perpetually flustered but eternally optimistic New York City bus driver living with his wife, Alice, in [More]
Starring: Jackie Gleason , Audrey Meadows , Art Carney , Joyce Randolph

#35

How I Met Your Mother
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#35
Synopsis: Ted has fallen in love. It all started when his best friend, Marshall, drops the bombshell that he plans to [More]
Starring: Josh Radnor , Jason Segel , Cobie Smulders , Neil Patrick Harris

#34

Modern Family
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#34
Synopsis: Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the series offers an honest, often-hilarious perspective of family life. Parents [More]
Starring: Ed O'Neill , Julie Bowen , Ty Burrell , Sofía Vergara

#33

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Tomatometer icon 94% Popcornmeter icon 91%

#33
Synopsis: Depraved underachieving might look easy, but for the egocentric Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Frank and Dee, it's an art form. "It's [More]
Starring: Danny DeVito , Charlie Day , Kaitlin Olson , Rob McElhenney

#32

Absolutely Fabulous
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#32
Synopsis: A show brilliant in its uncensored bad behavior and satirical humor, this series features Edina and Patsy, two hard-drinking, drug-taking, [More]
Starring: Jennifer Saunders , Joanna Lumley , Julia Sawalha

#31

The Mighty Boosh
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#31
Synopsis: Surreal comedy set in a zoo. [More]
Starring: Noel Fielding , Julian Barratt , Michael Fielding , Rich Fulcher

#30

Scrubs
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#30
Synopsis: A new group of medical students arrives to learn the ropes at Sacred Heart Hospital, where J.D., Turk, Kelso, and [More]
Starring: Zach Braff , Donald Faison , John C. McGinley , Ken Jenkins

#29

It's Garry Shandling's Show
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#29
Synopsis: A comic makes direct comments to the camera as he deals with the outside world. [More]
Starring: Garry Shandling , Molly Cheek , Michael Tucci , Scott Nemes

#28

Community
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#28
Synopsis: When fast-talking lawyer Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) finds his degree has been revoked, he is forced to go back to [More]
Starring: Joel McHale , Gillian Jacobs , Danny Pudi , Alison Brie

#27

Yes, Minister
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#27
Synopsis: Comedy series about an apparently clueless British government minister and advisers surrounding him. [More]
Starring: Paul Eddington , Nigel Hawthorne , Derek Fowlds

#26

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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#26
Synopsis: Mary Richards is a thirty-something single woman who settles in Minneapolis after breaking up with a boyfriend. She lands a [More]
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore , Ed Asner , Gavin MacLeod , Ted Knight

#25

Roseanne
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#25
Synopsis: Explore life, death and everything in between through the relatable, hilarious and brutally honest lens of the working-class Conner household, [More]
Starring: Roseanne Barr , John Goodman , Laurie Metcalf , Alicia Goranson

#24

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tomatometer icon 90% Popcornmeter icon 84%

#24
Synopsis: It's the late 1950s and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she has ever wanted -- the perfect husband, two kids [More]
Starring: Rachel Brosnahan , Michael Zegen , Alex Borstein , Tony Shalhoub

#23

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tomatometer icon 92% Popcornmeter icon 91%

#23
Synopsis: "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David plays a version of himself on the improvised series. He faces a constant barrage of life's [More]
Starring: Larry David , Cheryl Hines , Jeff Garlin , Susie Essman

#22

The Good Place
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#22
Synopsis: When Eleanor Shellstrop finds herself in the afterlife, she's both relieved and surprised that she's made it into the Good [More]
Starring: Kristen Bell , Ted Danson , William Jackson Harper , Jameela Jamil

#21

The Larry Sanders Show
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#21
Synopsis: Hey now! This series offers a behind-the-scenes look at late-night talk show host Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling) and the production [More]
Starring: Garry Shandling , Jeffrey Tambor , Rip Torn , Janeane Garofalo

#20

Silicon Valley
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#20
Synopsis: Partially inspired by co-creator Mike Judge's experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the 1980s, this comedy series follows the [More]
Starring: Thomas Middleditch , Zach Woods , Kumail Nanjiani , Martin Starr

#19

Arrested Development
Tomatometer icon 75% Popcornmeter icon 85%

#19
Synopsis: Michael Bluth finds himself forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father, [More]
Starring: Jason Bateman , Portia de Rossi , Will Arnett , Michael Cera

#18

Atlanta
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#18
Synopsis: Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene to better their lives and the lives of their families. Earn Marks [More]
Starring: Donald Glover , Brian Tyree Henry , LaKeith Stanfield , Zazie Beetz

#17

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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#17
Synopsis: Rescued after 15 years in a cult, Kimmy Schmidt decides to reclaim her life by venturing to New York, where [More]
Starring: Ellie Kemper , Tituss Burgess , Jane Krakowski , Carol Kane

#16

Fawlty Towers
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#16
Synopsis: Basil Fawlty is an inept and slightly out-of-his-head English hotel manager, who is tortured by "that annoying section of the [More]
Starring: John Cleese , Prunella Scales , Connie Booth , Andrew Sachs

#15

Frasier
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#15
Synopsis: Dr. Frasier Crane, a successful Boston therapist, moves to Seattle to get a new start on life; he has a [More]
Starring: Kelsey Grammer , John Mahoney , Jane Leeves , David Hyde Pierce

#14

South Park
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#14
Synopsis: The animated series is not for children. In fact, its goal seems to be to offend as many as possible [More]
Starring: Trey Parker , Matt Stone

#13

'Allo 'Allo!
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#13
Synopsis: A French cafe owner tries to ride out World War II. Caught between the Gestapo and the Resistance and forced [More]
Starring: Gorden Kaye , Carmen Silvera , Rose Hill , Vicki Michelle

#12

Parks and Recreation
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#12
Synopsis: Leslie Knope, a midlevel bureaucrat in an Indiana Parks and Recreation Department, hopes to beautify her town (and boost her [More]
Starring: Amy Poehler , Aziz Ansari , Nick Offerman , Aubrey Plaza

#11

30 Rock
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#11
Synopsis: Based more-than-loosely on backstage shenanigans at "Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock" centers on young Liz Lemon, currently head writer for [More]
Starring: Tina Fey , Alec Baldwin , Tracy Morgan , Jane Krakowski

#10

Veep
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#10
Synopsis: "Politics is about people," former Sen. Selina Meyer is fond of saying. Unfortunately, the people Meyer, a charismatic leader and [More]
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Anna Chlumsky , Matt Walsh , Reid Scott

#9

The Office
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#9
Synopsis: Insufferable middle-management type David Brent is the center of this mockumentary-style comedy set at a nondescript paper company in a [More]
Starring: Ricky Gervais , Mackenzie Crook , Lucy Davis , Martin Freeman

#8

Friends
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#8
Synopsis: Three young men and three young women -- of the BFF kind -- live in the same apartment complex and [More]
Starring: Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc

#7

Taxi
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#7
Synopsis: This Emmy-winning sitcom follows the lives of a group of cabbies in New York. The employees of the Sunshine Cab [More]
Starring: Judd Hirsch , Jeff Conaway , Danny DeVito , Marilu Henner

#6

The Office
Tomatometer icon 81% Popcornmeter icon 89%

#6
Synopsis: This U.S. adaptation -- set at a paper company based in Scranton, Pa. -- has a similar documentary style to [More]
Starring: Steve Carell , Rainn Wilson , John Krasinski , Jenna Fischer

#5

M*A*S*H
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#5
Synopsis: Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to [More]
Starring: Alan Alda , McLean Stevenson , Wayne Rogers , Mike Farrell

#4

Cheers
Tomatometer icon 87% Popcornmeter icon 95%

#4
Synopsis: Laid-back Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in [More]
Starring: Ted Danson , Rhea Perlman , George Wendt , Shelley Long

#3

The Simpsons
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#3
Synopsis: This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The [More]
Starring: Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith

#2

I Love Lucy
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#2
Synopsis: Lucy Ricardo is the wacky wife of Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo. Living in New York, Ricky tries to succeed in [More]
Starring: Lucille Ball , Desi Arnaz , Vivian Vance , William Frawley

#1

Seinfeld
Tomatometer icon 89% Popcornmeter icon 92%

#1
Synopsis: Four single friends -- comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George Costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer [More]
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Jason Alexander , Michael Richards

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