Movies and TV shows like Portlandia
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Portlandia (2011)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, parody, funny, sitcom, offbeat, odd
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
ambition, lifestyle, ambitious, human relationship, goofy hero, satire, social satire, sexual humor, anarchist, creativity, gender, urbanization, urban planning, musician, singer, couples, mayor, artist, music, rock, model, actor, homeless, director, boss ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, not serious, parody and realistic films and TV series with plots about satire, joke, comedian, artists and showbiz, social satire, disorder and silly humor mostly in Comedy, Music and Musical genres. Some movies like Portlandia: Stella (2005), Flight of the Conchords (2007), Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995), Kroll Show (2013), The Birthday Boys (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members ...
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parody, not serious, surreal, humorous, realistic ...
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stupidity, roommate, goofy hero, love and romance, everyday life, couples, disorder, friends, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, adolescence vs adulthood, guest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 28 min.
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The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand ...
Style:
surreal, sitcom, humorous, funny, atmospheric ...
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musician's life, aspiring singer, folk, roommate, buddies, music band, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, goofy hero, odd couple, rock, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new zealand, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
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Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995 to December 28, 1998.
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Style:
sitcom, surreal, funny, absurd, parody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, nihilism, comedian, celebrity culture, media satire, goofy hero, workplace, media, lifestyle, partners, artists and showbiz, performer's life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, paris france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Important Things with Demetri Martin is a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All ...
Style:
realistic, witty, humorous, not serious, clever ...
Plot:
comedian, singer, musician, artists and showbiz, society, actor, talented, counterculture, social relations, social satire, absurd humor, pop culture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll. Kroll, John Levenstein, and Jonathan Krisel serve as the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 16, 2013, on the ...
Style:
parody, humorous, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
silly humor, comedian, live performance, absurd humor, social satire, pop culture, impersonation, joke, satire, disorder, goofy hero, basketball ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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"The Birthday Boys" is a scripted original sketch comedy, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad", "Mr. Show") and Ben Stiller ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "Zoolander"). The series ...
Style:
surreal, humorous, realistic, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
artists and showbiz, goofy hero, disorder, stupidity, absurdism, comedian, joke, irreverence, surrealism, satire, silly humor, absurd humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days.
The show was ...
Style:
biting, exciting, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
variety show, satire, disorder, artists and showbiz, society, media, performer's life, lifestyle, interracial relations, suspense, singer, joke ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
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21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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A sketch-comedy series featuring a cast of up-and-coming comics performing live skits, musical numbers and political satire.
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
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satire, politics, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, gays and lesbians, gender bending, social satire, political satire, gay, live performance, joke, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
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20%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story:
Funny sketches with crude, adult, and undeniably hilarious comedy.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, parody, feel good ...
Plot:
silly humor, disorder, workplace situations, computers and web, workplace, boss, satire, joke, stand up comedian, comedian, social satire, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The series will feature Jack McBrayer playing a version of himself who was the child star of a Lassie-like series and Triumph, the dog who went into the world of decadence and took Jack with him. 15 years later, Jack managed to put his life together ...
Style:
not serious, sitcom, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
teens
Plot:
artists and showbiz, disorder, goofy hero, showbiz, silly humor, political satire, topical humor, political humor, satire, society
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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20%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
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The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Style:
sitcom, funny, humorous, witty, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mishap, antisocial behavior, lifestyle, misunderstanding, comedian, socially awkward, actor, career, actress, showbiz, everyday life, success ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
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The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBC in Canada, ...
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not serious, humorous, surreal, witty, funny ...
Audience:
teens
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disorder, workplace situations, workplace, media, artists and showbiz, goofy hero, satire, social satire, stereotypes, stupidity, entertainment, gay ...
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80s
Place:
canada
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20%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Nick Swardson's Pretend Time was a TV sketch comedy show created by and starring comedian and actor Nick Swardson. The show premiered on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 10 p.m. EST on Comedy Central and ran for two seasons, with the final ...
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not serious, humorous, parody, light, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vulgarity, silly humor, artists and showbiz, goofy hero, androids and robots, disorder, sexual humor, toilet humor, sex, stand up comedian, absurdism, joke ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
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Comedian and actor, Kevin Hart teams up with BET Networks to bring viewers one of the funniest shows on television "Real Husbands of Hollywood". The semi-scripted series is the fakest reality show ever following these men of Hollywood ...
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hollywood, satire, actor, actor's life, celebrity culture, backstage, showbiz, comedian, lifestyle, guest, african american, buddies ...
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Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
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A comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives – married, divorced, newly engaged and single – who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better. Andi and Bobby are happily married with two kids but ...
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sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, lifestyle, group of friends, friends, buddies, model, husband wife relationship, social satire, satire, humour, best friends, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for also creating South Park, the series centers on the fictitious personal ...
Style:
sitcom, parody, not serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, american politics, head of state, goofy hero, couple relations, state affairs, media, political leader, u.s. president, government, stupidity ...
Time:
21st century
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19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
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Hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, funny, not serious, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, female protagonist, workplace situations, small town life, workaholic, strong female lead, workplace humor, boss and employee, friendship, supportive coworker ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Mind of Mencia was an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from 2005 to 2008.
Style:
not serious, realistic, witty, parody, humorous ...
Plot:
performer's life, disorder, society, couples, social relations, celebrity culture, stand up comedian, satire, interracial relations, stereotypes, racial stereotype, mental retardation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
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19%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's "Weekend Update" segment. It initially ran for ...
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parody, not serious, humorous, talky, witty ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, satire, silly humor, artists and showbiz, state affairs, society, absurd humor, social satire, comedian, joke, guest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Centers around comedian Rob Schneider's real life while living in Hollywood.
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, sincere, sitcom
Plot:
showbiz, couple relations, artists and showbiz, couples, hollywood, movie star, love, satire, hollywood star
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the comedy website Funny or Die, created by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010. It is also currently being broadcast in the UK on Sky ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, parody, light, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
artists and showbiz, media, disorder, silly humor, actor's life, friends, television, comedian, joke, stand up comedian, satire, farce ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Clark and Michael is a CBS Internet television series created by and starring Clark Duke and Michael Cera. The series takes the form of a mockumentary following Duke and Cera's ambitions to write and sell a pilot for a television series.
Style:
humorous, not serious, sitcom, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
producer, friendship, comedian, tv show, partners, artists and showbiz, showbiz, ambition, team, naivete, satire, social satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Michael & Michael Have Issues is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including The State, ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, producer, backstage, odd couple, actor's life, buddies, intern, self involved, employer employee relationship, showbiz, social satire, fictional reality show ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and ...
Style:
surreal, sitcom, humorous, parody, political ...
Plot:
satire, sketch show, humour, supernatural, serial killer, lgbtq, insanity, stupidity, weirdo, surrealism, monty python, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series and ...
Style:
humorous, clever, witty, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
humour, musician, comedian, satire, silly humor, artists and showbiz, media, yuppie, surrealism, absurdism, british, joke ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Whitney is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from September 22, 2011 to March 27, 2013. The series originally aired in the 9:30 pm /8:30 pm Thursday night timeslot. The show stars Whitney Cummings and is based on her real-life experience and her ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic
Plot:
lifestyle, couples, couple relations, love and romance, verbal byplay, relationships, twentysomething life, strong female presence, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, woman, actor
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
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19%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
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Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
Style:
sitcom, not serious, witty, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
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19%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.
Style:
parody
Plot:
variety show, summer of love, satire, musician, celebrity, pop culture, singer, topical humor, political satire, monologue, politics, joke ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Off Centre is an American sitcom that aired on The WB network from October 14, 2001 to October 31, 2002. Created by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Danny Zuker, the series was heavily promoted as "from the guys who brought you American Pie".
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sitcom, humorous, not serious, realistic, sexy ...
Plot:
lifestyle, friendship between men, youth, buddies, womanizer, adolescence vs adulthood, hip hop culture, model, couples, twentysomething life, friends, city life ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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The Underground was a sketch comedy series produced by and starring Damon Wayans. It aired on Showtime. Wayans describes the show as "In Living Color on steroids." In fact the show features raunchy, sexist, and racist behavior, and as ...
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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