Recently I binge watched Abbot Elementary, and I couldn’t get enough of it, watched the British version of ghosts and it was quite good too.
I have tried “what we do in the shadows” and it wasn’t to my liking.
What are your suggestions about a light comedy series of the same genre ?
I’m very critical of comedy, so it’s rare to find a show I like, but some of my favorites are:
Flight of the Conchords
The mighty boosh
Parks and rec
Taskmaster
Arrested development
Seinfeld
Louis
Louis
If you’re referring to Louis CK’s show, it’s called Louie. OP would probably have better luck finding it that way.
That is helpful, thanks mate.
Great, this will last me for the rest of the year!
Ted Lasso is really funny and genuinely heartwarming. I would recommend just about anyone watch it.
Righteous Gemstones (one of my favorite comedy shows of all time)
Brooklyn 99
Superstore
Community
The Good Place
Parks & Recreation
Who wants to suck an old man’s dick?
And What they do in the shadows
Was about to say Righteous Gemstones. So good!
Looked it up - “Follows a world famous televangelist…”
Lol wut?
I recommend What we do in the shadows
Seriously? Go reread the original post.
This time they should enjoy it though.
But why male models?
Not sure about what constitutes a light comedy, but The Righteous Gemstones is a fantastic show I just got turned onto a few months ago. Good news is it just wrapped up season 3, so there’s plenty to watch.
Crazy that there’s so few comments on this thread and someone already took my suggestion lol. Gotta give a +1 for gemstones. Found out about it a couple of weeks ago and binged all 3 seasons. What’s nice about this show too is that each season feels complete with no cliffhangers. Gives a good stopping point if you need a break.
Another show we’ve been watching is Miracle Workers. Loved the first season but it kinda tampers off in season 3 for me
Agreed on how they end the seasons. Season threes ending however was so perfect I’m almost afraid season 4 will ruin it.
will give it a try thanks.
I know this is asking a lot, but if you remember will you come back and tell us what you think?
Hi, I watched about 3 episodes, and the show was okay. Not something I would call light comedy. as I like to have not too much drama in a show. I like to have as little comedy based on sex tropes and scandals as possible. that’s why I liked abott elementary more. but I might come back to it another time.
I binge watched “The good place” that others suggested here and it was pretty good and it had a few clever twists in it too.
Letterkenny!
And I suggest you let that one marinate.
Git ur self a Puppers! Shorsry is pretty good there eh!
Fuck you shoresy!
I wish you weren’t so awkward bud.
lol
I think you should leave on Netflix
I hope you fucking die, Harley Jarvis!
I don’t know what to tell ya bud, we’re just shooting funerals and showing the ones where the bodies fly out.
I didn’t do shit! I didn’t rig shit!
FOR 53 SECONDS I HONESTLY THOUGHT THERE WERE MONSTERS ON THE WORLD.
Detectorists - light hearted, warm and funny show about the lives of metal detector enthusiasts. Got to be my favourite British show to come out in years.
If you want some quirky Britishness you might try Coupling. It was written by Steven Moffat, who you may remember as the head writer for Doctor Who during the Matt Smith era, and if you liked the humor during that run then you’ll probably love Coupling.
Detectorists on bbc. It’s a unique, emotional, and hilarious series.
Green Wing. It’s a British sitcom set in a hospital. There’s absolutely nothing medical-related in it; the hospital is just the place where everyone works - a backdrop and nothing more. It’s somewhere between a sketch show, a soap opera and a comedy drama - it’s surreal, exaggerated and definitely has a lot of “sketch-like” scenes, but the characters are fleshed out and consistent, and have proper emotional arcs.
It has an absolutely fantastic cast, and a lot of them have gone onto have very successful careers since then. Olivia Coleman, for one, but I’m sure you’ll recognise Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Michelle Gomez and Mark Heap - if not their names then at least their faces.
It has an incredible editing style and score, too. Like, it’s impossible not to notice how good they are, even if they’re not something you’re usually remotely interested in. In particular, it makes heavy use of slow-motion and fast-forward at the start and end of scenes, with the brilliantly catchy score as the only audio, which really highlights the actors’ body language as well as making for great transitions between scenes.
It’s laugh-out-loud funny, memorable and surprisingly endearing for such a surreal show. I always found it surprising that Black Books - which is also fantastic (and also stars Tamsin Greig) - managed to find an American audience but Green Wing never seemed to. Both are on par with each other, I think.
Red Dwarf
The OG. Absolutely hysterical.
If you like that you should also check out Hyperdrive.
Not new, but new to me… Vice Principals on HBO Max was so good… So much better than Eastbound and Down. Danny Mcbride and Walton Goggins’ chemistry was amazing, and one of the best bromances ever.
It’s a bit vulgar, so that may dissuade some people. It’s only 2 seasons but it’s the best comedy series I’ve watched for a while.
I can’t believe none of you fuckgoofs mentioned trailer park boys yet. GOAT. Now give me some smokes, let’s go.
Definitely not in the same genre but I can’t recommend Taskmaster enough. All the seasons are good but I’d start with a series that has a comedian you know you like in it and binge from there!
