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But comedies are how we know ourselves.
(You may also have more fun!)
Even then, a list of this size exists in a weird place between exhaustive and utterly insufficient.
With that, here are 100 TV comedies Vulture recommends.
ButFresh Princeis also a show about parenting and father figures and class and identity!
And young Will Smith is funny andadorable.
Do you loveGolden Girls?
(Plus, Ive now come around, and think You take a nap-a, you dontmoveto Napa!
is actually very funny. )
(you might skip season four, eventhe remixed version.
In a way, it transcended the genre it parodied because it worked even if viewers hated reality TV.
(The Andy character, in particular, was utterly hollowed out.)
Somewhere, were all just watchingThe Office.
Good God, Lemon!
What am I, a farmer?
I want to go to there.
Eastbound and Down(20092013)Danny McBride has a way with lowbrow assholes.
Parks & Recreation(2009 2015)yo consider replacing your endless binge ofThe Officewith an endlessParks & Recbinge.
As it all unfolds, there are plenty of guest stars, sight gags, and broad physical bits.
Plus he does a great Melania impression.
Smart, unflinching, and entirely impolite, its a show that announced where the culture was headed.
Its unbelievably sad how tepidColbert Reportmasterpieces like truthiness seem now.
Fashion Police(20102017)When people talk about unapologetic comics, they mean Joan Rivers.
A guilty pleasure, and one that allowed us a lot more time with Joan.
And because it is perpetually prepared to fall apart, it stretches viewers expectations of the talk show.
In a nutshell, thatsThe Eric Andre Show.
It also made for thrilling, unpredictable viewing.
Last Week Tonight(2014 )When it first arrived, Olivers longform-reporting-as-comedy routine felt earth-shattering.
Its funny and remarkably clever.
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee(2016 )There are almost no women in late night.
Portions of it feel stilted and odd.
Whats there, though, shows tons of promise.
My favorite attempt is also one of the more recent ones: Joel McHales not-quite-revival of his E!
Also hasone of the best, warmest scenes of TV fandom ever filmed.
Weeds(2005 2012)Yes, it did go off the rails after the first two seasons.
Its first target is online grid sitcoms, its second is prestige TV.
Less a hall of mirrors than a kaleidoscope, with each surface reflecting a TV screen.
Enlightened(20112013)Though it lasted only two seasons, Mike WhitesEnlightenedis a big and layered show.
Its also funny, and Laura Dern is perfect in it.
Girls(2012 2017)Did you scoff at this show while it was on?
Did you read that it was about insufferable privileged white millennials and give it a pass?
It is also one of the best, most complicated TV explorations of that oh-so-fraught idea of likability.
Review(2014 2017)A fictional professional critic reviews real-life experiences.
It completely destroys his ability to derive meaning from his life.
The legacy ofTransparentwill outlive his behavior, though.
Jane the Virgin(2014 )I am this shows biggest stan, but it earns every accolade.
Its humor works largely because of how well it anchors silliness with sincerity.
Insecure(2016 )Former web series maven Issa Rae made the jump to HBO look easy.
Its charming, real, and entirely relatable.
Practically perfect in every way.
It had to go on the list somewhere!
The former kept MTV onboard, while the latter created new comedy nerds.
Unsurprisingly,The States alumnihave gone on to rule the world.
It slyly delivered all the joys and inside jokes of theHaroldto a national audience.
Plus, Amy Poehler!
Jackass(20002002)Johnny Knoxville and the berserkers ofJackasspushed the Tom Green sensibility to an entirely new level.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Close your eyes and drink deep fromher massive glass of white wine.
Feel free to skip all the later seasons when the show become hyper-defensive of itsreal, frustrating problems.
Still, its always been a critical favorite, and was likely ahead of its time.
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist(19952002)As a rule, cartoons arent minimalistic.
Their humor doesnt rely on pauses, on improv, on the give-and-take of genuine conversation.
And they dont star therapists whose sessions with clients make up the bulk of the show.
Another early Comedy Central experiment, Dr. Katz brought all these things to pass, in endearing Squigglevision.
What if Voltron got served in a dance battle?
What if a Stormtrooper took his daughter to work?
Instead, it often got pigeonholed as too personal or too angry or too crass.
I suspect (hope) its reception would be different today.
And given itsenormous order for new episodes, itll be around for a long time.
Steven Universe(2013 )A rainbow-colored, jewel-powered animated comedy fantasy aboutqueer joy.
Its also about a horse who used to be a TV star.
