Best American Comedy TV Shows
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Best American Comedy TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: The Big Bang Theory (2007), Friends (1994), How I Met Your Mother (2005), The Office (2005), Scrubs (2001), Two and a Half Men (2003), Young Sheldon (2017), Community (2009), The Middle (2009), Last Man Standing (2011), Suits (2011), The Simpsons (1989), That '70s Show (1998), Sex and the City (1998), Silicon Valley (2014), 2 Broke Girls (2011), Rick and Morty (2013), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Desperate Housewives (2004), Malcolm in the Middle (2000).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The Big Bang Theory is centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, witty, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
nerd, scientist, roommate, friends, science, genius, sarcasm, best friend, group of friends, geek, friendship, neighbor ...
Time:
y2k, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
pasadena california, california, hawaii, usa
Is relevant?
1.2M
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The misadventures of a group of friends as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life and love in Manhattan.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, humorous, entertaining, not serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family outing, boys' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
friendship, best friend, everyday life, looking for love, couple relations, love and romance, sex life, group of friends, roommate, female friendship, couples, friends ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, ...
Style:
sitcom, light, feel good, sexy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
roommate, friendship, friends, looking for love, singleness, couples, dating, couple relations, womanizer, group of friends, best friend, love and romance ...
Time:
2030s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, madagascar
Is relevant?
819K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, humorous, talky, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
workplace, job, office, satire, employer employee relationship, salesman, office romance, love and romance, popularity, workplace problem, secret relationship, workplace situations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, pennsylvania, seattle
Is relevant?
282K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
Style:
sitcom, witty, humorous, medical drama, surreal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hospital, medical, doctors and patients, bromance, couples, doctor, workplace situations, workplace romance, friendship, friends, love and romance, workplace ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
beach house, friends, odd couple, teenager, silly humor, womanizer, slacker, ex husband, parents and children, lifestyle, sibling relationship, family life ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, malibu california, usa
Is relevant?
143K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
Style:
witty, humorous, clever, sitcom, saga ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
child prodigy, genius, adolescence, prodigy, childhood, boy, child protagonist, school, scientist, society, parents and children, kids and family ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s, year 1993, year 1994, year 1992 ...
Place:
texas, usa
Is relevant?
309K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
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, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
hardcase students, college life, geek, friendship, social relations, friends, male protagonist, satire, comedian, college, immature, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
Style:
not serious, feel good, sitcom, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family values, everyday life, siblings relations, parents and children, small town, parenthood, adolescence, family relations, couple relations, family life, youth, childhood ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.
Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, adult
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, male female relationship, humour, family life, social problems, male protagonist, family problems, marital problem, relationships, lifestyle, couple relations ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Is relevant?
534K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by ...
Style:
captivating, witty, serious, talky, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, legal, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, talented, prodigy, ambitious ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, syria
Is relevant?
465K
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, adult animation, adult cartoon, spoof ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, chick flick, toddlers, kids ...
Plot:
dark humor, goofy hero, satire, social satire, beer, suburbs, bully, siblings relations, family relations, werewolf, eccentric family, adult humor ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
usa, nova scotia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
group of friends, friendship, basement, teenage love, small town, teenager, couples, couple relations, generation gap, parents and children, first love, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
wisconsin, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York ...
Style:
sexual, sitcom, erotic, sexy, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
female friendship, couple relations, everyday life, up and down relationship, love, looking for love, sex, friends, dating, sexual intercourse, sexual attraction, looking for sex ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, entertaining, clever, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
computer, geek, programmer, computer genius, startup, computers and web, computer system, workplace situations, businessman, friends, workplace, ambition ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, bay area, palo alto california
Is relevant?
113K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, feel good, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
ambitious, financial problem, money raising, everyday life, lifestyle change, female friendship, workplace situations, friends, friendship, diner, adult humor, waitress ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.
Style:
adult animation, entertaining, humorous, offbeat, adult cartoon ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
mad scientist, time travel, scientist, dark humor, graphic violence, prodigy, relatives, grandfather grandson relationship, satire, family relations, youth, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown ...
Style:
humorous, witty, atmospheric, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
jewish family, female protagonist, comedian, stand up comedian, female comedian, career, strong female lead, divorce, husband wife relationship, judaism, feminist, lifestyle change ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, future, 2010s, 60s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired Sundays at 9 P.M. Eastern/8 P.M. Central, on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012. ...
Style:
witty, humorous, sexy, soap opera, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
housewife, female friendship, suburban life, neighbor, family life, social relations, friends, investigation, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, infidelity ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
siblings relations, social satire, eccentric family, teenage life, teenager, suburban life, youth, dysfunctional family, prodigy, family life, sibling relationship, suburbs ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, nova scotia
Is relevant?
534K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, funny, saga, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
everyday life, family relations, generation gap, gay, adolescence, gay adoption, family life, parents and children, couple relations, couples, mother daughter relationship, blended family ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, southern california, usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
185K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, thrilling, entertaining, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, romancing partners, homicide detective, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, law enforcement, who done it, murder ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance.
Style:
humorous, romantic, sweet, touching, uplifting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
marketing, love, love and romance, female protagonist, women, love interest, couple relations, roommate, friendship, love affair, roommate roommate relationship, chef ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Workaholics is an American sitcom that premiered on Comedy Central on April 5, 2011. The series is in its third season, and is predominantly written by its stars Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and co-creator Kyle Newacheck who play, ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, satirical, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homoeroticism, office, buddies, roommate, coworker, workplace, slacker, disorder, twentysomething life, workplace situations, party, irresponsible ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Is relevant?
153K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Chuck is an American action-comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an ...
Style:
spy action, light, semi serious, humorous, spoof ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
geek, secret agent, double life, espionage, cia, spy, undercover, misfit, enemy, peril, lifestyle change, dishonesty ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant?
329K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, offbeat, entertaining, biting ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, youth, gay teenager, bipolar disorder, gay, teenage life, family problems, siblings relations, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, drinking problem, dark humor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, idaho
Is relevant?
13K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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, situational comedy ...
Plot:
lifestyle, couples, couple relations, love and romance, verbal byplay, female comedian, friendship, young adult, romantic relationship, autobiography, millennial, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Andrea is a seemingly confident comedy writer, wife and mom, who comically exposes her inner immaturity and neuroses through unexpected life situations.
Style:
ironic, feel good, cynical, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
sexual humor, writers, irony, society, husband wife relationship, family relations, satire, social satire, lifestyle, humour, parents and children, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, ...
Style:
sexy, light, sitcom, sexual, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
looking for love, neighbor, love and romance, small town life, wine, middle aged, supportive friend, lifestyle, friendship, parents and children, hot and sexy, marriage ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Is relevant?
441K
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Style:
adult animation, animated comedy, parody, dark comedy, adult cartoon ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
gross out humor, social satire, satire, elementary school, young kid, gay slur, young heroes, mischievous children, political humor, adult humor, dysfunctional society, social criticism ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, nova scotia, usa, north america
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