Best Comedy Series of All Time
Best Comedy Series
200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1
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Synopsis: Mensa-fied best friends and roommates Leonard and Sheldon, physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology, may be able to tell everybody more than... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
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82%
Synopsis: Set in the mood ring and polyester era of the 1970s, the series is a retro-hip situation comedy about an eclectic group of friends on... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson
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Synopsis: Junk dealer Fred Sanford runs roughshod over his son and partner, Lamont, in a groundbreaking sitcom. Fred's moneymaking schemes routinely backfire, and he does just... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, LaWanda Page
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Synopsis: Dick Loudon and wife Joanna relocate from New York City to a small town in Vermont, where they run the historic Stafford Inn. They're surrounded... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy
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Synopsis: Considered to be one of television's classics, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" centers on the personal and professional lives Rob Petrie, a writer on the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam
96%
93%
Synopsis: Two dysfunctional friends who met in college share their lives together trying to adjust to the professional world.
Starring: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, Matt King
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Synopsis: Not to be confused with Newhart's eponymous 1961 variety show, "The Bob Newhart Show" finds the comic playing Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist living with... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Peter Bonerz
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98%
Synopsis: This long-running Britcom views contemporary relationships from the perspectives of several 20-something characters. Steve and Susan first meet in a bar where he has broken... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt
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Synopsis: This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's Grace Brothers department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags and double... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Trevor Bannister, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden
93%
94%
Synopsis: Life can be hectic for a newly single father and successful stand-up comedian -- just ask Louie, a fictionalized version of comic Louis C.K., who... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Louis C.K., Ursula Parker, Hadley Delany
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85%
Synopsis: "All in the Family" is touted as the series that brought reality to prime-time TV entertainment. The lead character, Archie Bunker, is a loudmouthed, uneducated... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
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69%
Synopsis: "The Cosby Show" centers on the lives of the Huxtables: obstetrician Cliff and his lawyer wife Claire, their daughters Sondra, Denise, Vanessa and Rudy, and... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
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88%
Synopsis: Andy Taylor is the widower sheriff of the small, sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and son Opie live with Aunt Bee, who takes... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
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90%
Synopsis: Ralph Kramden is a perpetually flustered but eternally optimistic New York City bus driver living with his wife, Alice, in a small Brooklyn apartment. Ralph's... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney, Joyce Randolph
84%
85%
Synopsis: Ted has fallen in love. It all started when his best friend, Marshall, drops the bombshell that he plans to propose to longtime girlfriend Lily,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
85%
90%
Synopsis: Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the series offers an honest, often-hilarious perspective of family life. Parents Phil and Claire yearn for... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Sofía Vergara
94%
91%
Synopsis: Depraved underachieving might look easy, but for the egocentric Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Frank and Dee, it's an art form; "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" follows... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Rob McElhenney
96%
90%
Synopsis: A show brilliant in its uncensored bad behavior and satirical humor, this series features Edina and Patsy, two hard-drinking, drug-taking, completely and outrageously selfish middle-aged... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha
100%
92%
Synopsis: Surreal comedy set in a zoo.
Starring: Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher
83%
86%
Synopsis: A new group of medical students arrives to learn the ropes at Sacred Heart Hospital, where J.D., Turk, Kelso, and acerbic Dr. Cox are the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Ken Jenkins
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Synopsis: A comic makes direct comments to the camera as he deals with the outside world.
Starring: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Michael Tucci, Scott Nemes
88%
88%
Synopsis: When fast-talking lawyer Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) finds his degree has been revoked, he is forced to go back to school at Greendale Community College.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie
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94%
Synopsis: Comedy series about an apparently clueless British government minister and advisers surrounding him.
Starring: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
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Synopsis: Mary Richards is a thirty-something single woman who settles in Minneapolis after breaking up with a boyfriend. She lands a job as an associate producer... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
76%
78%
Synopsis: Explore life, death and everything in between through the relatable, hilarious and brutally honest lens of the working-class Conner household, which is located in the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Alicia Goranson
90%
84%
Synopsis: It's the late 1950s and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she has ever wanted -- the perfect husband, two kids and an elegant apartment on... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub
92%
90%
Synopsis: "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David plays a version of himself on the improvised series. He faces a constant barrage of life's little annoyances, which in David's... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman
97%
90%
Synopsis: When Eleanor Shellstrop finds herself in the afterlife, she's both relieved and surprised that she's made it into the Good Place. But it doesn't take... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil
100%
73%
Synopsis: Hey now! This series offers a behind-the-scenes look at late-night talk show host Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling) and the production of his show. Rip Torn... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Rip Torn, Janeane Garofalo
94%
93%
Synopsis: Partially inspired by co-creator Mike Judge's experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the 1980s, this comedy series follows the misadventures of introverted computer programmer... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr
75%
85%
Synopsis: Michael Bluth finds himself forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father, George Bluth Sr., is sent... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera
98%
85%
Synopsis: Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene to better their lives and the lives of their families. Earn Marks is a young manager trying... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz
96%
84%
Synopsis: Rescued after 15 years in a cult, Kimmy Schmidt decides to reclaim her life by venturing to New York, where she experiences everyday life with... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Carol Kane
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93%
Synopsis: Basil Fawlty is an inept and slightly out-of-his-head English hotel manager, who is tortured by "that annoying section of the general public who insist on... View Full Synopsis
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs
95%
95%
Synopsis: Dr. Frasier Crane, a successful Boston therapist, moves to Seattle to get a new start on life; he has a radio talk show, which he... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce
80%
83%
Synopsis: The animated series is not for children. In fact, its goal seems to be to offend as many as possible as it presents the adventures... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
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93%
Synopsis: A French cafe owner tries to ride out World War II. Caught between the Gestapo and the Resistance and forced into working with both, René... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Rose Hill, Vicki Michelle
93%
89%
Synopsis: Leslie Knope, a midlevel bureaucrat in an Indiana Parks and Recreation Department, hopes to beautify her town (and boost her own career) by helping local... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza
78%
91%
Synopsis: Based more-than-loosely on backstage shenanigans at "Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock" centers on young Liz Lemon, currently head writer for a live sketch-comedy show in... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski
93%
90%
Synopsis: "Politics is about people," former Sen. Selina Meyer is fond of saying. Unfortunately, the people Meyer, a charismatic leader and rising star in her party,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott
97%
89%
Synopsis: Insufferable middle-management type David Brent is the center of this mockumentary-style comedy set at a nondescript paper company in a nondescript office park in England.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Martin Freeman
78%
93%
Synopsis: When you're young and single in the city, your friends are your family. A tight-knit group of friends living in Manhattan -- three girls and... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
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77%
Synopsis: This Emmy-winning sitcom follows the lives of a group of cabbies in New York. The employees of the Sunshine Cab Company are a motley crew,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
81%
89%
Synopsis: This U.S. adaptation -- set at a paper company based in Scranton, Pa. -- has a similar documentary style to that of the Ricky Gervais-led... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
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89%
Synopsis: Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to escape from the horror and... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Alan Alda, McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers, Mike Farrell
87%
95%
Synopsis: Laid-back Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. He hires smart, uptight... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, Shelley Long
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76%
Synopsis: This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
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96%
Synopsis: Lucy Ricardo is the wacky wife of Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo. Living in New York, Ricky tries to succeed in show business while Lucy --... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
89%
92%
Synopsis: Four single friends -- comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George Costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer -- deal with the absurdities... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards


