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I like watching good comedies, any suggestions down in the comments would be wonderful.

I have loved watching IT Crowd, Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The King of Queens, Cunk of Earth, Cunk of Britain, pretty much all of Ricky Gervais, and more shows that I'm not recalling at the moment.

Edit: I've also watched Psych, The Good Place, B99, Black Books, Third Rock From The Sun, Parks and Rec, Superstore, and Silicon Valley

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

COMMUNITY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I may get back into it again since everybody keeps suggesting it to me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s streets ahead!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Didn't spot 30 Rock, so I'll put that suggestion in

Also 100% agree with everyone who suggested Community

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Add to that Schmiggadoon!, Shrinking and Trying... appleTV+ has some excellent comedies, many now in second and third seasons so plenty to binge!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I’m absolutely loving “What We Do In The Shadows”

Older shows I still rewatch include Community and Psych. Both are absolutely extraordinary.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Trial & Error (freaking amazing)

Joe Pera Talks With You

Man Seeking Woman

Bored to Death

Detroiters

Corporate

Review (Andy Daly)

Kevin Can Fuck Himself

Wrecked

Mythic Quest

Dirk gently holistic detective agency

Don't trust the removed in apartment 23

Made for Love

Abbott Elementary

Check it out! With Steve Brule

Xaviar Renegade Angel

The Shivering Truth

Home Economics

Reaper

Shrinking

Bordertown (cartoon one)

Crashing (Pete Holmes)

It's Bruno!

Claws

Dispatches From Elsewhere

Burning Love

Delocated

Somebody Somewhere

Prodigal Son

Dave

Jury Duty

Veep

Superstore

Hope you haven't seen some of these!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I big time vouch for Joe Pera Talks With You. Not enough people talk about it. It's so comfy, so funny, and goes by quicker than you want it to. Perfect show!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And also bajillion dollar properties

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kevin Can Fuck himself sounds like an interesting show.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's freaking amazing. Hooked me right away

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne on Peacock.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • Workaholics
  • The Righteous Gemstones
  • Platonic
  • Arrested Development
  • 30 Rock
  • Fired on Mars
  • Shrinking
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh how did I forget about Arrested Development? Amazing show, at least for the first 3 seasons.

Season 4 was kind of a dud for me, and I didn't finish season 5.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

My warm, comfy, tried-and-true go-to is Scrubs. Funny, heartfelt, an in the upper echelon of quick biting wit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like you'd like Ted Lasso, also second the users who've said Ghosts (both US and UK).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ted Lasso is amazing. The recent episodes are a bit different, I'm interested in the development of the show with the direction their heading on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the tone is really reminiscent of stuff like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill or Love Actually. Even though it got a bit more sad this season, it's very wholesome and easy to watch.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks for being so amazing guys. Last time I made a recommendation post on Reddit, nobody gave me any comments.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm going to suggest some older shows, they may be hard to find on streaming, but they are on physical media:

NewsRadio:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsRadio

Titus:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_(TV_series)

Better Off Ted:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Off_Ted

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Deadloch, Class of 07, Psych, Ash vs Evil Dead, A Touch of Cloth

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you like IT Crowd, then Black Books is for you. One of the best comedies of that era. Start with the Grapes of Wrath Episode.

Peep Show is also great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Black Books is fucking amazing. I will check out Peep Show as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Maybe give James Acaster's Repertoire a go if you like British standup!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The Good Place - fantastic all the way through (except i hate the last episode)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - hilarious for the first few seasons, but when the show switched networks it became just good not great

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Two British reccs fore you: Peep Show and Alan Partridge. Both are genius, as in constantly hilarious throughout with no gaps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)
  • Ghosts (the US version)
  • Righteous Gemstones
  • Miracle Workers
  • Based on a true story
  • Blockbuster
  • The Great
  • The Goldbergs
  • Fresh Off the Boat
  • Killing It
  • Upload

Those are the ones that fall in and around the comedy genre that i recall enjoying in the last year...

If you're looking for some older UK centric ones

  • This Country
  • Inbetweeners
  • Two pints of lager
  • Fresh Meat
  • The Fast Show
  • Harry Enfield and Pals
  • My Family

If you liked IT Crowd and have a general interest in IT then check out Silicon Valley and it you like Chris O'Dowd in particular then check out "The Big Door Prize"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ghosts (the US version)

How can you say this, when that version doesn't have Charlotte Richie in it. Not even once!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

But it's got Rose McIver in it and she's great (sidenote iZombie also let her show she's got a LOT of range)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Charlotte Richie i know.. i know.. but we do get Rose Mciver and i'm a big fan :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Another vote for Silicon Valley. Based on the list above, my guess is that this would be right up your alley!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
New Girl
Party Down
Scrubs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I loved all of these. I'd recommend:

  • The Mindy Project
  • Toast of London
  • Crashing
  • Taskmaster
  • Man Down
  • Nighty Night (this one might be too dark for you, but give it a try)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Luxury Comedy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you like British stuff my vote is for Peep Show and Red Dwarf

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I disagree, if you're going that route then the first show absolutely must be That Mitchell And Webb Look.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

One of my favorite people is Andy Daly. Check out his show called "Review" that was on Comedy Central a few years ago. There's 3 seasons of some really funny shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The office Silo Succession Severance Beef The Expanse For all mankind Better call Saul Lucky Hank

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