No matter which genre you follow, a good laugh is never said no to anyone. Having a tiring Monday or an irritating series of Zoom meetings? We got your back. We know you’ve been binge-watching comedy shows on Netflix while you were quarantined, but what we have is something new! Even if you find your favorite trending Netflix comedy shows here, brag to the friend of your super-cool choice 😉
Lets check out 15 Best comedy shows on Netflix
Community
Creator: Dan Harmon
Cast: Joel McHale, Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Chevy Chase, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, Ken Jeong, John Oliver
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 110
Rating IMDB: 8.5 out of 10
When Jeff Winger gets suspended from his law firm for faking graduation from Columbia University, he reworks upon his qualification by enrolling himself for Greendale Community College in Colorado. Only if he knew how he would end up finding some misfit dorks in his group and form a community after all. A combination of emotions, drama, and obviously laughter right there for you. (Geek tip alert: if you wanna know more about the law, watch it!
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New Girl
Created by: Elizabeth Meriwether
Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 146
Rating IMDB: 7.7 out of 10
The fun starts when Zooey Deschanel, an offbeat teacher who moves to LA finds a place to live, but with three men. I know you expect some romance out of it but it is going to be funnier than you think. A classic sitcom, New Girl brings a heartbroken woman aka Zooey, who just had a bad breakup from her boyfriend who apparently cheated on her. Drama and funny? Bring it in.
Schitt’s Creek
Created by: Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy
Cast: Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire, Chris Elliott, and Jenn Robertson
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 80
Rating IMDB: 8.4 out of 10
The story brings a filthy rich family who loses all of their wealth as they get ditched or say defrauded by their own manager and are left with nothing but a backwoods town that Eugene Levy (the lead) brought for his son as a joke but now has to live in the same place. See how these riches live the basic way!
The Office (US)
Created by: Greg Daniels
Cast: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, B.J. Novak, Melora Hardin, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Phyllis Smith, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Paul Lieberstein, Amy Ryan, James Spader, and Ed Helms
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Seasons: 9
Episodes: 188
Rating IMDB: 8.9 out of 10
The Office often is considered one of the funniest comedy TV shows on Netflix and you would not wonder why! With a fanbase of die-hards, The Office depicts the life of an office and its employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Seeing the everyday life of these employees with some great acting from Steve Carell, I bet you will relate your work-life with it!
Sex Education
Created by: Laurie Nunn
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Alistair Petrie
Seasons: 3 (ongoing)
Episodes: 17
Rating IMDB: 8.3 out of 10
Does the word sex gets you awkward? I don’t know about you but these high school teenagers from this British flick sure have red faces on “The” talk. The lead, Asa Aka Otis in the show gets out of his awkwardness about sex considering her mother a sex therapist and a talker. With better information, Otis became a sex therapist for his colleagues and solves their issues. There are some turns the story will take that might get you ROFL.
Trailer Park Boys
Created By: Mike Clattenburg
Cast: John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth, Patrick Roach
Seasons: 12
Episodes: 106
Rating IMDB: 8.4 out of 10
A Canadian mockumentary series, Trailer Park Boys brings some misadventures of the trailer park residents. Everyone in the series revolves around love, friendship, and family and everything that could go wrong with love, friendship, and family. Some prison stories out of the show will surely get you laughing.
BoJack Horseman
Created By: Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Cast: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, Aaron Paul
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 77
Rating IMDB: 8.7 out of 10
Trying to write a memoir, BoJack is a legendary 90s sitcom star who plans to restart his career with starring in a movie and getting over whiskey, self-loathing, and all his failed relationships. He changes over time and the jokes behind it. This animated series brings a depressed talking horse and the dark sarcasm behind it. The other characters in the series also bring their own issues which turn out to be depressive funny.
The End of the F***ing World
Created by: Charlie Covell
Cast: Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Gemma Whelan, Steve Oram
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Rating IMDB: 8.1 out of 10
The story is taken out of the award-winning comic series by Charles Forsman where two teenagers, James and Alyssa take a road trip together with a mission to find Alyssa’s dad. But, the story has a dark plot and darker secrets. Not cliche at all, this series has comedic writing and abandonment issues. You will find every moment out of the blue and intriguing.
Parks and Recreation
Created By: Greg Daniels and Michael Schur
Cast: Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, Retta, Jim O’Heir, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, and Paul Schneider
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 125
Rating IMDB: 8.6 out of 10
This American political satire is based in a fictional Indiana town of Pawnee where Leslie, a mid-level bureaucrat wants her town to be upgraded and beautified while secretly hoping to boost her career as well. For this, she works with Ann, a local nurse to turn an abandoned construction site into a community park. See what difficulties she faces out of the same!
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Created By: Tina Fey & Robert Carlock
Cast: Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Lauren Adams, Sara Chase
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 51
Rating IMDB: 7.6 out of 10
Titus, one of the lead rescues from an underground bunker where she was captured by a leader of a cult, Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne. She was kidnapped by Richard since she was in eighth grade and after getting rescued she lives a completely different life in NYC, with obviously her new roommate as Titus. A must-watch indeed!
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Created By: David Crane and Marta Kauffman
Cast: Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green: Courteney Cox as Monica Geller: Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay: Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani: Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing: David Schwimmer as Ross Geller
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 235
Rating IMDB: 8.9 out of 10
The show F.R.I.E.N.D.S turned out to be one of the most popular shows of its time and still considered absolutely funny. This sitcom brings six friends including Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross, and shows their day-to-day struggles and the friendship they share. The show has funny, emotions, and everything you could ask for. A classic.
Arrested Development
Created by: Mitch Hurwitz
Cast: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 84
Rating: IMDB 8.7 out of 10
The story revolves around Michael Bluth, who is a widower and has a 13-year-old son. Things turn out weird when Michael’s father gets arrested and he has to keep together his whole family who is dysfunctional in its own ways. Netflix brought this oldie back in the club after years of its cancellation. See how this family works in debts with all assets frozen!
The Inbetweeners
Created by: Damon Beesley, Iain Morris
Cast: Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley, Blake Harrison
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 18
Rating IMDB: 8.4 out of 10
The Inbetweeners is not just another teenage sitcom where they fight with issues into friendships, relationships, alcohol, sexuality, and drug abuse, it is more than that. The story depicts the misfortunes happening with the cast around. Everything in the show brings funny to you. The show might bring you some problems you could even relate to.
Documentary Now!
Created by: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas
Cast: Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Helen Mirren
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 28
Rating IMDB: 8.1 out of 10
The show is a mockumentary from the audience who loves watching documentaries. Paying tribute to the doc format, the series has focused on minute detailing making the show funny for every audience. The show highlights the current obsession with documentaries in the most hilarious way.
Russian Doll
Created by: Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, and Amy Poehler
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vasquez, Charlie Barnett, and Elizabeth Ashley
Seasons: 2 (ongoing)
Episodes: 16
Rating IMDB: 7.9 out of 10
Bringing comedy to a completely darker side, this sci-fi brings characters specialized with cutting-edge comedy. The show is hilarious in its own ways and way ahead of its time. With suspense, complications, and everything hazardous, this show still ends on an edgy yet satisfactory finale. A must-watch comedy show on Netflix.
Do let us know which is your favorite to-go comedy shows from Netflix! Happy binge-watching 🙂
