Best-Reviewed TV Comedies 2019

“Best comedy of the year?” we can imagine Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag saying, straight to camera, with a trademark smirk: “Try the decade.” And she’d be right. Amazon’s Fleabag not only stands above a stellar class of Certified Fresh 2019 comedies, but its second season is officially the best-reviewed season of TV of the entire decade, according to the Tomatometer. Fortunately for Barry, Russian Doll, Better Things, and One Day At A Time, which will all return in 2020, Waller-Bridge has no immediate plans for a season 3.

The order of the rank below reflects the Adjusted Score as of December 31, 2019. Scores might change over time.

#1

Fleabag: Season 2
100% 93%

#1

Critics Consensus: Fleabag jumps back into the fray with a bracing second season that upholds its predecessor's frenzied wit and delicate heart, replete with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's indefatigable charisma.

Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Andrew Scott, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman

#2

Russian Doll: Season 1
97% 86%

#2

Critics Consensus: Russian Doll may be stuck in a time loop, but this endlessly inventive series never repeats itself as it teeters on a seesaw of shifting tones -- from fatally funny to mournfully sad -- that is balanced with exhilarating moxie by an astonishing Natasha Lyonne.

Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley

#3

Barry: Season 2
100% 93%

#3

Critics Consensus: Barry follows up a pitch-perfect debut with a second season that balances darkness with comedy while steering clear of antihero overindulgence.

Starring: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Henry Winkler, Sarah Goldberg

#4

Better Things: Season 3
100% 78%

#4

Critics Consensus: Pamela Adlon fully asserts her authorial voice over Better Things in a triumphant third season that examines the exhaustion of motherhood with exhilarating artistry.

Starring: Pamela Adlon, Celia Imrie, Mikey Madison, Hannah Riley

#5

One Day at a Time: Season 3
100% 91%

#5

Critics Consensus: As timely and tender as ever, One Day at a Time's third season manages to up to comedy ante without losing the intimate family moments that help it hit so close to home.

Starring: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Stephen Tobolowsky, Todd Grinnell