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.

Fleabag: Season 2 (2019)
100%

#1

Adjusted Score: 107.527%

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.

Synopsis: Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is back for a second bite, and this time she is going toe to toe with the... [More]

Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ben Aldridge, Bill Paterson, Sian Clifford

Russian Doll: Season 1 (2019)
97%

#2

Adjusted Score: 104.706%

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.

Synopsis: Russian Doll follows a young woman named Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) on her journey as the guest of honor at a... [More]

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

Barry: Season 2 (2019)
100%

#3

Adjusted Score: 102.68%

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

Synopsis: Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from... [More]

Starring: Nikita Bogolyubov, Bill Hader, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root

Directed By: Minkie Spiro, Liza Johnson, Hiro Murai

Better Things: Season 3 (2019)
100%

#4

Adjusted Score: 102.141%

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.

Synopsis: Sam Fox, a single mom and working actor with no filter, raises her three daughters and cares for her aging... [More]

Starring: Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Celia Imrie, Olivia Edward

One Day at a Time: Season 3 (2019)
100%

#5

Adjusted Score: 101.603%

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.

Synopsis: A remake of Norman Lear's classic 1975 sitcom revolves around a Cuban-American family headed by a recently separated military mom... [More]

Starring: Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez