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Top 15 Situational Comedies

by LadetteM • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
15 Situational comedies that range from at home, at work and at school to really tickle your fancy at all times.
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  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    1. Friends

    1994–2004235 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (1.1M)
    Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
    CreatorsDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa Kudrow
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

    2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    2013–2021153 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (394K)
    Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.
    CreatorsDan GoorMichael SchurStarsAndy SambergStephanie BeatrizTerry Crews
  • Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community (2009)

    3. Community

    2009–2015110 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (303K)
    A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.
    CreatorDan HarmonStarsJoel McHaleDanny PudiDonald Glover
  • Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, and Dylan Moran in Black Books (2000)

    4. Black Books

    2000–200418 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (63K)
    Bernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
    CreatorDylan MoranStarsDylan MoranBill BaileyTamsin Greig
  • The IT Crowd (2006)

    5. The IT Crowd

    2006–201326 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (171K)
    The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
    StarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine Parkinson
  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)

    6. Modern Family

    2009–2020250 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.5 (515K)
    Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
    CreatorsSteven LevitanChristopher LloydStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie Bowen
  • Greek (2007)

    7. Greek

    2007–201174 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (25K)
    Freshman Rusty Cartwright arrives at college and decides he no longer wants to be the boring geek from high school. He decides to pledge a fraternity. He is offered 2 bids; one from his sister's boyfriend Evan's fraternity and one from Cappie, his sister's ex-boyfriend's fraternity. Rusty must learn to handle his new life, and his new relationship with his sister. His sister must decide if she loves Evan who is stable or Cappie who really loves her.
    CreatorPatrick Sean SmithStarsClark DukeScott Michael FosterSpencer Grammer
  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)

    8. Arrested Development

    2003–201984 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (335K)
    Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
    CreatorMitchell HurwitzStarsJason BatemanMichael CeraPortia de Rossi
  • Ashley Rickards in Awkward. (2011)

    9. Awkward.

    2011–201689 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (46K)
    An unpopular 15-year-old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a suicide attempt.
    CreatorLauren IungerichStarsAshley RickardsBeau MirchoffJillian Rose Reed
  • Amanda Peet, Jeffrey Tambor, and David Walton in Bent (2012)

    10. Bent

    20126 epsTV Mini Series
    6.9 (2.6K)
    Recently divorced lawyer Alex hires unconventional contractor Pete to renovate her kitchen. As a single mom, she initially clashes with his free-spirited ways but his crew helps broaden her perspective while transforming her home.
    CreatorTad QuillStarsAmanda PeetDavid WaltonMargo Harshman
  • Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)

    11. Parks and Recreation

    2009–2015124 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (303K)
    The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
    CreatorsGreg DanielsMichael SchurStarsAmy PoehlerJim O'HeirNick Offerman
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)

    12. The Big Bang Theory

    2007–2019279 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (907K)
    Aspiring film actress Penny moves into a Pasadena apartment across the hall from brilliant, but socially awkward, physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter and shows them how little they know about life outside of the lab.
    CreatorsChuck LorreBill PradyStarsJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsKaley Cuoco
  • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)

    13. 2 Broke Girls

    2011–2017138 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.7 (110K)
    Two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful business - if only they can raise the cash.
    CreatorsWhitney CummingsMichael Patrick KingStarsKat DenningsBeth BehrsGarrett Morris
  • John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)

    14. Scrubs

    2001–2010182 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (277K)
    In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
    CreatorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffDonald FaisonSarah Chalke
  • Minnie Driver in About a Boy (2014)

    15. About a Boy

    2014–201533 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (9K)
    Womanizing Will lives a carefree bachelor life on a Christmas song's royalties - until 11-year-old Marcus and his cute mom Fiona move in next door. Will provides an escape for Marcus from his vegan, hippie, uncool, depressed mom.
    CreatorJason KatimsStarsDavid WaltonBenjamin StockhamAl Madrigal

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