Best French Comedy TV Shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best French Comedy TV Shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: humorous, captivating, semi serious, feel good, realistic and entertaining. Plot: friendship, female protagonist, satire, family relations, female nudity, male nudity, workplace, male female relationship, escapades and humour. Genre: Comedy, Drama and Crime. Country: France, USA and Switzerland.
Best French Comedy TV Shows
Best French Comedy TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: Family Business (2019), Candice Renoir (2013), Call My Agent! (2015), A Very Secret Service (2015), Emily in Paris (2020), Capitain Marleau (2014), Desparate Parents (2007), H (1998), Death in Paradise (2011), The Hook Up Plan (2018), Bref (2011), Blocked (2015), Lastman (2016), La Flamme (2020), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Sweet Valley High (1994), Alphonse (2023), Represent (2023), Platane (2011), On the Verge (2021).

List of Best TV Shows

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HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
TV show
Story: Morgane is 38 years old. She raises her 3 children alone. She manages (or not) her 2 exes and her various credits. Her 160 IQ scores spoil her life a bit until the day when Morgane sees her destiny as a cleaning lady turned upside down. Her ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, captivating, tense, detective ...
Plot: amateur detective, female detective, genius, single parent, whodunit, police, police partner, detective inspector, single mother, police detective, uncover truth, investigation ...
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Family Business (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
TV show
Story: After learning France is about to legalize pot, a down-on-his-luck entrepreneur and his family race to turn their butcher shop into a marijuana café.
Style: captivating, unusual plot structure, funny
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cannabis, marijuana, family relations, drug dealer, business partner, drug, family business, big business, buddy, danger, society, friendship ...
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Candice Renoir (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Candice Renoir had put her career on standby for 10 years. When she returns from Singapore to resume service in a port town in the south of France, she feels a bit “rusty”. Despite the obvious defiance of her unit and a cynical superior who ...
Style: realistic, captivating, detective, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: police, policewoman, female detective, police investigation, workplace situations, law enforcement, new job, family relations, police detective, female protagonist, woman, workplace ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, french riviera
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 8.3
 17K
Call My Agent! (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: TV mini-series about a French talent agency
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, suspense ...
Plot: showbiz, actor's life, female protagonist, workplace, celebrity culture, lesbian, satire, workplace situations, disorder, artists and showbiz, life turned upside down, friendship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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A Very Secret Service (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: 1960: the French intelligence service hires the 23-year-old André Merlaux. Handsome, well raised, intelligent but impressionable, Merlaux has much to learn to serve and defend the interests of France. Three officials must adequately train him to ...
Style: parody, entertaining, humorous, light, feel good ...
Plot: espionage, spy, secret service, cia agent, political intrigue, government agent, escapades, secret agent, special agent, political humor, agent, political unrest ...
Time: 60s, future, 20th century
Place: france, paris france, sahara, algeria
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 6.9
 115K
Emily in Paris (2020)
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, love interest, roommate, women, friendship, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, chef ...
Time: future
Place: paris france, france
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Capitain Marleau (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual appearance, her humor, her unpredictable behavior - Captain Marleau is not your average gendarme. She never ...
Style: detective, light, entertaining, humorous
Plot: police, law enforcement, policewoman, workplace, investigation, uptight character, sarcasm, unconventional method, women, female partner, organized crime, police investigation ...
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Desparate Parents (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Mockumentary about the conservative Lepic family and their neighbors the liberal Boulay family, who are good friends. Their biggest point of contention is how they educate their children.
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, sitcom, mockumentary
Plot: eccentric family, family life, couples, family relations, parents and children, couple relations, opposites attract, best friend, conservative, liberal, neighbor, nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: In 1930s France, Superintendent Larosière has a passion for beautiful women and solving cases, while hapless young inspector Lampion just tries to keep up. Later series, are set in the mid-'50s, where suave Commissioner Laurence unravels ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, realistic, detective ...
Plot: murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, murder investigation, odd couple, murder, partners against crime, partner, law enforcement, womanizer, red herring, private detective ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: france
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 7.4
 2K
H (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: H is a French sitcom with seventy-one, 22-minute episodes. The series was created by Abd-el-Kader Aoun, Xavier Matthew and Éric Judor, and produced by Phillippe Berthe, Édouard Molinaro, Jean-Luc Moreau and Charles Némès. It ran from 24 October ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: hospital, professor
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Death in Paradise (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Inspector Richard Poole is transferred to Sainte Marie, an island in the Caribbean. Totally unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, Richard hates the sun, sea and sand and isn't used to the Sainte Marie style of policing. Working with ...
Style: realistic, captivating, stylized, semi serious, detective ...
Plot: investigation, police detective, police investigation, lifestyle change, murder, island, whodunit, investigator, suspicion, new job, multiple suspects, murder investigation ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: caribbean, fictional island
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The Hook Up Plan (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: In a misguided attempt to build up perpetually single Elsa's confidence, her friends hire a male escort. A comedy series set in Paris.
Style: romantic, light, semi serious, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: friendship, dating, love, male female relationship, fall in love, young heroes, slice of life, best friend, male nudity, female protagonist, steamy romance, friend ...
Place: paris france
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 8.2
 3K
Bref (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 2 min.
TV show
Story: Short videos showing typical funny moments in French life, depicting way of life, being, laughing, habits, and using slang vocabulary. Specially recommended for Parisians and / or people who lived there.
Style: light, humorous, funny, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: dating, slacker, unemployed, male female relationship, male protagonist, lifestyle, friendship, goofy hero, love, kickass, hypochondriac
Place: france
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 869
Blocked (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
TV show
Story: Two guys interpreted by the Casseurs Flowters (Orelsan & Gringe) discuss in a sofa until something happens. Created by the team of Bref, this short program speaks of boredom whith funny moments like : "What's the name of Hitchcock ...
Style: satirical, funny, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: satire, lifestyle, boredom, fear
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 8.5
 1K
Lastman (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sport, Thriller
Country: France
TV show
Story: Paxtown, a corrupt capital, torn by crime and preyed by the mafia. In this rotten megalopolis, Richard Aldana, street smart, without ties or ambitions, is a boxer in his off time. But this was all before everything got flipped on its head. ...
Style: anime, adult animation, tense, semi serious, suspense ...
Plot: boxing, organized crime, friendship between men, rivalry, superhero, vigilante, crime fighter, social decay, megalomaniac, fight scenes, tragic hero, child custody ...
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 7.1
 2K
La Flamme (2020)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Style: captivating, funny, semi serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: dating, male female relationship, romantic rivalry, competitor, looking for love, relationships, romantic relationship, love and romance, love triangle, love affair, dating show
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. The pilot was shown during the week of December 14, 1987 in syndication as a five-part miniseries and began its official run on October 1, ...
Style: anime, retro, exciting, humorous, epic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: ninja turtle, mutant, martial arts, turtle, superhero, invasion, werewolf, mutant animal, master warrior, good versus evil, friends, anthropomorphic animal ...
Time: year 1987, 80s, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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Sweet Valley High (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama series very loosely based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. The series ran from September 5, 1994 to October 14, 1997, and was produced by Saban Entertainment. The rights are now ...
Style: sweet, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous
Audience: kids, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, occupation, sister sister relationship, twin sister, teenage life, friendship, best friend, friends, family relations, disorder, shopping ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: california, usa, southern california, pacific ocean
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 7.0
 784
Alphonse (2023)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
TV show
Story: Alphonse, a quadragenarian going through a professional and marital crisis, reconnects with a father he barely knew and discovers a surprising new calling. Along the way, he meets a galaxy of women, each more exciting and quirkier than the last, ...
Style: sex comedy
Plot: male star appears nude, sex worker, personality change, abandoned by mother, promiscuous man, time, aging, therapist, childhood memory, bisexuality, gigolo, grandmother grandson relationship ...
Place: paris france, italy, france
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 6.6
 1K
Represent (2023)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: An idealistic educator is inadvertently thrust into the French presidential race.
Style: feel good, political, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: presidential candidate, presidential election, president, political intrigue, race issues, racial issues, political campaign, political activism, social satire, racial relations, political candidate, political humor ...
Place: france
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 7.3
 670
Platane (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 33 min.
TV show
Story: Well known comedian in France, Éric is about to start a new TV show with his long-time friend Ramzy. Drunk, he drives his car into a tree and falls in a 2 year old coma. When he wakes up, lots have changed, and Eric decides to give his career a new ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, light, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: comedian, actor, starting over, accident, misadventure, humour, second chance, changing lives, new life, career change, lifestyle, stand up comedian ...
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 6.5
 4K
On the Verge (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Four women, a chef, a single mom, an heiress, and a job seeker dig into love and work, with a generous side of midlife crises, in pre-pandemic LA.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: middle aged woman, midlife crisis, women, 50 year old, social problems, middle aged, relationships, family crisis, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, girlfriend, single mother ...
Place: los angeles
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 6.8
 6K
Irma Vep (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 428 min.
TV show
Story: Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, humorous
Plot: gay interest, lgbt, lesbian, female protagonist, bisexual, feminism, movie actress, career, actress, escape from reality, fantasy becomes reality, relationship problems ...
Place: france, paris france
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Voltaire High (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: It’s the first day of the 1963 school year at Voltaire High! And for the first time, girls and boys will mingle. This first year of coeducation is full of surprises, both for teachers and students.
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: high school life, women, incest, social differences, class differences, civil rights, society, satire, school, civil rights movement, post war
Time: 60s
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Cheeky Business (2020)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 230 min.
TV show
Story: 1980. The Videotex messaging service arrives in France. From the depths of their Parisian suburbs, Simon, Toni and Stéphanie, three students, will seize this technological innovation and challenge their enmity to draw a revolutionary idea: the ...
Style: semi serious, entertaining, humorous, satirical, captivating ...
Plot: humour, friendship, satire, social satire, eroticism, ambition, social media, male nudity
Place: france
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 318
Hard (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Hard is a French television series created and produced by Cathy Verney, airing since 9 May 2008 on Canal+ in France, and later internationally. The series focuses on the pornographic movie industry. It is part of the "New Trilogy" ...
Style: erotic, witty, humorous, semi serious, sexy ...
Plot: porn industry, sexual perversion, fish out of water, career change, life turned upside down, couples, sexual relations, workplace, starting over, filmmaking, disorder, inheritance ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: france
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Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story: Minuscule—the private life of insects is a French-made series of short video animations giving "a bird's eye view of insects' day to day existence, distorted through a burlesque, yet poetic lens". The characters are ...
Style: realistic, exciting, semi serious, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: insect, nature, everyday life, escapades, danger, real world, prank, heroes, rural setting, spider, butterfly, landscape ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
Is relevant ?
 8.0
 26
Escort Boys (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
TV show
Story: The story follows the life of Leopold. For all, he is a waiter in a luxury hotel, but the reality is quite different. Faced with money problems, he secretly leads the life of an escort boy. A series in a dramatic world, disturbing and sometimes ...
Style: feel good, melancholic, humorous, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot: escort, sexual humor, voyeurism, gay interest, love and romance, gay relationship, gay, lovers, youth, friendship, escapades, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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Parents' instructions (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: Isa and Gaby, a couple in their forties, parents of 3 children from 8 to 16 years, strive to be up to their task, while juggling their marital duties. On the agenda, disagreements, failures and shameless tricks to achieve their ends.
Style: feel good, light, humorous, captivating, funny ...
Plot: parents and children, family relations, relationships, family life, kids and family, husband wife relationship, humour, middle aged, male female relationship, father son relationship, mother daughter relationship, middle aged woman ...
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At Theatre Tonight (1966)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
TV show
Story: At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard ...
Style: anthology
Plot: theater, theatre play, public, vaudeville, actor, actress, filmed play, costume, play
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