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19 Funny Shows That’ll Leave You in Stitches
These comedies understood the assignment.
By Ananda Dillon and Jessie Mooney
April 24, 2026
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There’s no denying that a good laugh is a true necessity in our modern world. Things can get, well, heavy, and watching a comedy — especially one that delivers again and again in episodic form — is a great way to lighten things up. Great comedy TV shows deliver sharp writing, impeccable timing, and have the rare ability to make you hit “next episode” without thinking twice.
So, if you’re in the mood for guffaws, chuckles, cackles, and wheezing (the good kind), here are some shows that will have you in (happy) tears. From sitcoms to satire to sketch shows, ranging from innocent to truly dark humor, there’s a funny show for every mood — available to stream right now.
If laughter is the best medicine, these series will have you in peak condition. Happy haha-ing!
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Arrested Development
This critically acclaimed series follows the Bluths, a wealthy family that stands to lose everything when their patriarch, George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), is arrested for defrauding his real estate company. But the out-of-touch Bluths don’t know how not to be rich … or selfish or manipulative. Will the morally sound middle son, Michael (Jason Bateman), be able to hold his delusional family together and change their ways? You’re going to have so much fun finding out. Featuring a dynamite ensemble cast (including Will Arnett, Michael Cera, David Cross, Tony Hale, Portia de Rossi, Alia Shawkat, and Jessica Walter) and iconic line reads, Arrested Development is a sitcom master class.
Dead to Me
Dark comedy lovers, stand up! Or, sit down, rather, and enjoy this biting-but-funny gem. After her husband is killed in a hit-and-run car accident, an angry and resentful Jen (Christina Applegate) begins attending a grief support group. There, she meets Judy (Linda Cardellini), an eccentric free spirit who soon becomes a close friend, despite their polar opposite personalities. (Judy is a sunny optimist, while Jen is more like a raging tornado.) What Jen doesn’t know is that Judy is actually the hit-and-run driver. As Jen’s obsession with finding her husband’s killer grows, Judy realizes her friendship-destroying secrets can’t stay buried for long.
Derry Girls
In this endearing teen sitcom, five friends — Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and James (Dylan Llewellyn) — navigate their teenage years during a period of political and cultural unrest in ’90s Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. The posse attends a Catholic girls’ secondary school (yeah, even James) and find themselves in one ridiculous situation after another under the watchful side-eye of their dry-humored headmistress, Sister Michael (Siobhán McSweeney). With heart, absurdity, and a banging soundtrack that nostalgic millennials will adore, Derry Girls hits you right in the feels every single episode.
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
If you enjoy basking in (or grimacing at) the most absurd situations, the Emmy-nominated ITYSL is the show for you. Each episode of the sketch series sees mastermind Tim Robinson and an impressive roster of guest stars (Tim Meadows, Fred Armisen, Jason Schwartzman, Sam Richardson, Patti Harrison, Will Forte) in various social and professional settings. Usually, someone does something embarrassing and then, instead of owning the mistake, they spend the remainder of the segment attempting to gaslight everyone around them and make everything even more unhinged. The results are something you can’t look away from — and can’t stop laughing at.
A Man on the Inside
Ted Danson goes undercover in this heartfelt comedy about a retired San Francisco professor looking for a new lease on life. The series follows Charles (Danson) into a retirement residence after he responds to a classified ad placed by a private investigator (Lilah Richcreek Estrada) who needs help tracking down a jewel thief. Charles finds something more important than the culprit, as he develops some sweet new friendships with the facility’s residents, and a stronger relationship with his daughter (Mary Elizabeth Ellis).
Never Have I Ever
From co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, this coming-of-age comedy is honest, smart, and loosely based on Kaling’s own experiences as an Indian American high school student. At the start of the series, 15-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) faces her sophomore year after her father dies of a heart attack and she loses the use of her legs for three months as a result of the trauma. On her agenda now that school’s back in session? Grand plans of “rebranding” by securing a boyfriend and a social status upgrade for her and her two best friends, brainiac Fabiola (Lee Rodriguez) and thespian Eleanor (Ramona Young). Once you’re on the other side of it, it’s much easier to admit that adolescence has a lot to laugh at.
North of North
Set in the fictional town of Ice Cove, Nunavut in the Arctic Circle, North of North follows Siaja (Anna Lambe) as she paves a new way forward for herself. At the start of the comedy series, Siaja is navigating a period of transition in her life. She’s married to her high school sweetheart, living in the small, tight-knit Inuk community where she grew up, and ready for some change — so she makes a spontaneous and very public exit from her marriage. The story follows Siaja’s journey of self-exploration and her determination to figure out what she really wants, even if she stumbles in the process.
Running Point
This series is a slam dunk. From creators Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, Running Point is a comedy about a reformed party girl who’s unexpectedly appointed president of her family’s basketball team, the fictional Los Angeles Waves. Despite her passion for the sport, Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) has long been excluded from the family dynasty, with her brothers at the helm. Now she’s finally in a position to revive the team as one of the greatest basketball franchises in history. With an all-star ensemble cast and a wardrobe suited for a boss, you won’t need courtside tickets to find out if Isla can take the Waves to the next level.
Seinfeld
The famous “show about nothing” ranks at the very top of most “best of” lists in the comedy category. In this brainchild from real-life comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld plays a fictionalized version of himself living and doing stand-up in New York. The show typically cuts between bits from Jerry’s set and his chaotic city life. In both cases, some of the best material comes courtesy of his three close friends, the anxious George Costanza (Jason Alexander), hot-tempered Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and kooky Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards). Together, the three do a phenomenal job making “nothing” really, really funny.
Sex Education
As the son of sex therapist Jean Milburn (Gillian Anderson), Otis (Asa Butterfield) finds himself uniquely equipped to help his fellow students at Moordale Secondary with their intimacy woes. He and his classmate Maeve (Emma Mackey) set up a sex therapy clinic at school to do just that — and quickly find success. But things get complicated when Otis can’t help developing feelings for his business partner. Raunchy and heartfelt, with a talented ensemble cast (including Ncuti Gatwa, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Alistair Petrie, Mimi Keene, Aimee Lou Wood), Sex Education provides a lot to learn and laugh about.
Shameless (U.S.)
On the South Side of Chicago, single father Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) struggles with his addiction to alcohol and drugs, while his six kids — Sammi (Emily Bergl), Fiona (Emmy Rossum), Lip (Jeremy Allen White), Debbie (Emma Kenney), Carl (Ethan Cutkosky), and Liam (Christian Isaiah) — and his nephew, Ian (Cameron Monaghan) –– are left to fend for themselves. It sounds like a sad premise, but the execution is anything but. Macy won multiple SAG Awards for his portrayal of the shameless (sorry, we had to) Frank, and Joan Cusack earned an Emmy for her performance as Sheila Jackson, Frank’s sex-addicted love interest.
Survival of the Thickest
Comedian Michelle Buteau is front and center in this series inspired by her book of essays of the same name. Survival of the Thickest centers on 38-year-old Mavis Beaumont (Buteau), an assistant stylist who dreams of making it big in high fashion. Now on the verge of a career breakthrough, her life is turned upside down when she finds her business partner and longtime boyfriend Jacque (Taylor Selé) in bed with another woman. Luckily, Mavis’ best friends Khalil (Tone Bell) and Marley (Tasha Smith) are there to pick her back up and remind her she doesn’t need a man by her side to shoot for the stars.
The Kominsky Method
Acting legends Michael Douglas and the late Alan Arkin star as two old friends getting older in Los Angeles, a city that worships the young and beautiful. Once a famous actor, Sandy Kominsky (Douglas) now teaches the craft to Hollywood hopefuls at an acting studio he runs with his daughter, Mindy (Sarah Baker). His longtime agent, Norman Newlander (Arkin), tries to make him feel better about it while dealing with his own family troubles. Sharp and poignant, the series is a moving testament to the power of friendship. Through life’s ups and downs, Sandy and Norman are there for each other — even when the only thing left to do is laugh.
XO, Kitty
Remember the Covey family from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before? In this charming spin-off series, it’s the youngest daughter, Katherine “Kitty” Song Covey’s (Anna Cathcart) turn to chase love — all the way from Portland, Oregon, to Seoul. That’s where she and her long-distance boyfriend Dae (Choi Min-yeong) will be attending the Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS). (Great name for a rom-com setting, right?) At first, it all seems like a dream come true: Kitty’s secured a full scholarship, and KISS is her late mother’s alma mater, meaning she’s sure to feel some meaningful connection there, right? But when Kitty arrives at the school’s welcome party, she finds another girl on Dae’s arm.
Big Mistakes
If anyone knows dysfunctional family comedy, it’s Dan Levy. As co-creator (with Rachel Sennott), showrunner, and star of this series, he brings his trademark dark humor and witty sarcasm to Nicky, a pastor who is juggling his church duties, his secret boyfriend, and the demands of his dysfunctional family. With his grandmother on her deathbed, Nicky’s mother (Laurie Metcalf) urges him and his sister, Morgan (Taylor Ortega), to buy her a gift. In a hurry, Morgan steals a seemingly cheap necklace from a shop display — an act that catapults both siblings into the dangerous world of organized crime.
BEEF
This two-season anthology series mines the humor of toxic behavior and self-destructive spirals while touching on deep issues like capitalism, identity, and regret. Season 1 focuses on Danny (Steven Yeun) and Amy (Ali Wong), whose near collision in a parking lot sparks a feud that gets more unhinged with each new act of revenge. Season 2 sees two very different couples — upper-middle-class Josh (Oscar Isaac) and Lindsay (Carey Mulligan), and Gen Z, working-class Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny) — whose life frustrations are laid bare when the younger couple happen upon the older in the heat of a violent fight. This triggers a see-saw of reactions that include blackmail, lies, coercion, and violence.
Nobody Wants This
Have a little rom with your com… edy. Like in some kind of corny joke, a rabbi and an agnostic sex podcaster meet at a dinner party, and fall for each other. Despite their very different religious backgrounds, Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody) can’t deny their attraction and jump headfirst into a relationship. Together, they navigate wary family members, relationship milestones, and the looming reality that as a rabbi, Noah can’t marry a non-Jew , while Joanne has a multitude of doubts and hesitations about converting to Judaism.
KAOS
It’s Greek mythology like you’ve never seen it before. In this modern version of Mount Olympus, the gods are entitled, shallow, and vain. They are also paranoid, none more than the mighty Zeus (Jeff Goldblum), who finds a wrinkle on his forehead that sends him reeling, believing it to be a sign of his waning power and a possible plot against him. He has reason to be scared. His onetime friend and now prisoner, Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), has set in motion a scheme involving three humans that could lead to his downfall. Meanwhile, Zeus’ wife Hera (Janet McTeer), his rebellious son Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan), and his brothers Hades (David Thewlis) and Poseidon (Cliff Curtis) all struggle with their own insecurities and responsibilities.
The Decameron
If you’ve ever wondered what Love Island would be like if it were set in the 14th century during the bubonic plague, your oddly specific question gets an answer in this absurdist dark comedy. There may not have been reality TV when Giovanni Boccaccio wrote the book that loosely inspired this series in the 1370s, but the premise of rich nobles and their servants fleeing to the vast estate of Villa Santa outside Florence to escape the Black Death fits right in. Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Zosia Mamet (Tales of the City), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), and more comedy bigwigs make up the aristocrats and servants indulging in wine-filled debauchery, while class distinctions deteriorate amid the panic of the plague.
Additional reporting by Ananda Dillon.
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