Single Favourite Episode from TV Comedies
While this list may come across as a repeat of the other 'Best' list, this one is strictly limited to one per show and there is no minimum score requirement.
I'm not including shows I haven't seen at least an entire season of.
Ranked only alphabetically by show.
See also: TV Comedy Best Episodes
And: Stand-Up Comedy
I'm not including shows I haven't seen at least an entire season of.
Ranked only alphabetically by show.
See also: TV Comedy Best Episodes
And: Stand-Up Comedy
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- DirectorBob SpiersStarsJennifer SaundersJoanna LumleyJulia SawalhaWhen Edina's father passes away, Saffron is horrified by her mother's lack of grief, which soon manifests itself in a realisation of her own mortality.Absolutely Fabulous - S02E02
- DirectorRicky GervaisStarsRicky GervaisTom BasdenTony WayTony pushes back on Matt's idea to go on a blind date. Also, Tony makes an introduction and issues an uncharacteristic apology.After Life - S01E04
- 2007–201920mTV-PG8.4 (4.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorMark CendrowskiStarsJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsKaley CuocoThe guys' friendship is threatened when they find a ring from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.Big Bang Theory, The - S03E17
- DirectorMichael CummingStarsChristopher MorrisDavid CannHayley CasanovasWhat can we do about the millions of new drugs like Yellow Bentines and Triple-Sod? Award-winning Chris Morris takes another issue of the day and gives it a good spanking.Brass Eye - S01E02
- DirectorMichael McDonaldStarsAndy SambergStephanie BeatrizTerry CrewsFor this year's Halloween challenge, Jake and Holt divide the precinct into teams as they try to see who can steal a crown held under lock and key in the interrogation room.Brooklyn Nine-Nine - S03E05
- DirectorGordon AndersonStarsCatherine TateAschlin DittaSue Elliott-NicholsCatherine Tate returns for Series Two of her sketch show featuring an extraordinary gallery of comic characters. From 'Am I bovvered?' teenage-nightmare Lauren to the seemingly pleasant 'Cockney Nan' who just happens to be a foul-mouthed racist, this brilliantly observed series takes characters from everyday life and parodies them to the extreme, as the talented actress morphs through ages, accents and wigs.Catherine Tate Show, The - S02E01
- DirectorAlan TudykStarsAlan TudykMindy SterlingCasper Van DienWray and Louise make-out-ish in a blue police box. Hearts and more break over dinner and it's revealed that Wray Wray is getting action. Leslie, Sean and Bobbie work out their own issues. Guest starring Casper Van Dien.Con-Man - S01E07
- DirectorGeorge KaneStarsPhoebe Waller-BridgeJonathan BaileyJulie DrayAnthony lays on a curry night for the house-mates that descends into chaos. Fred introduces his new boyfriend to the group, Lulu and Kate have a heart-to-heart and Melody reveals her relationship with Colin.Crashing - S01E03
- DirectorAndrew GillmanStarsChristopher MorrisSteve CooganRebecca FrontFeatures reports on Buckingham Palace culling 40 members of staff, passengers stuck on a train in Hampshire, Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan reporting on General Motors making 35,000 workers redundant, Colin Poppshed reporting from the gay desk, the decline of the N.H.S., and a roundup of international news. Also features a documentary set at the office of a pharmaceutical company, and Alan Partridge covering self-defence.Day Today, The - S01E06
- DirectorEd ByeStarsJasper CarrottRobert PowellGeorge SewellA monk witnesses the murder of a man in the toilets of a railway station, Briggs tries to find someone who likes him enough to listen to him, and Cottam sends two officers on a protection job at a Cumbrian monastery.Detectives, The - S02E02
- DirectorDaniel StessenStarsJon GriesNicholas RutherfordStephanie AllynnePatients 86 and 103 confront their biggest fears and relationship phobias with help from The Predator. Randy loses a limb.Dream Corp LLC - S01E03
- DirectorTom MarshallStarsJessica KnappettLydia Rose BewleyLauren O'RourkeDetermined to prove she is over Mark, who has a new girlfriend, Meg is persuaded to join the popular dating site BangR though when Laura finds Gary is using it she dumps him and gets a date of her own to make him jealous. They both turn up at a restaurant with their new partners and try to outdo each other but, unable to pay the bill, they escape and get back together. Bunny is rejected by a handsome doctor and goes to great lengths to see him, inducing an allergic reaction to strawberries, which wins her his bedside manner - until the unfortunate side effects kick in. Meg scores a date with the desirable Chris but he lives in Goole forty miles away so she takes the bus to see him but pretends she is a Goole resident so as not to seem desperate. All goes well until he offers to walk her home and the lie is exposed, requiring Mark to give her a lift back to LeedsDrifters - S02E03
- DirectorJody HillStarsDanny McBrideSteve LittleBen BestKenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from "the darkest hole I've ever been in" by planning a comeback.Eastbound & Down - S02E01
- DirectorDeclan LowneyStarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank KellyFather Ted wins the "Golden Cleric", for saving a fellow group of priests from an embarrassing situation.Father Ted - S02E11
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsA moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and German guests are all a bit much for Basil to handle while Sybil's in hospital.Fawlty Towers - S01E06
- DirectorHarry BradbeerStarsPhoebe Waller-BridgeOlivia ColmanAndrew ScottFleabag has to attend an uncomfortable family dinner to celebrate the engagement of Godmother and Dad. Fleabag is intrigued by Godmother's new Priest, but the evening ends with old tensions bubbling to the surface.Fleabag - S02E01
- DirectorDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceFrasier's plan to "fix up" Daphne with his new boss goes awry when Frasier learns his secret.Frasier - S02E03
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowWhen Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler, she and Rachel attempt to get them to confess their relationship.Friends - S05E14
- DirectorAndrew ChaplinStarsRoisin ConatyNaana Agyei AmpaduDustin Demri-BurnsMarcella deals with the fallout of her date with Jon. She confronts Simon about his wife's behaviour. And after a life coach session, she decides to visits her agent Pam.GameFace - S02E02
- DirectorHayden GuppyRichard TurtonStarsKate McCartneyKate McLennanMadeleine WestA Women's Health episode is interrupted by news of a large-scale incident. The exact details are unclear but the Kates are prepared for anything.Get Krackin' - S01E07
(Although the DVD has it as Ep6) - DirectorPhil ChurchwardStarsJeremy ClarksonRichard HammondJames MayThe Grand Tour kicks off in California, USA, when Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take their famous studio tent to Dry Rabbit Lake. Hundreds of fans from across the U.S. traveled to the desert, near Lucerne Valley, outside of Los Angeles, California to be part of the first ever episode of Jeremy, Richard and James new show for Amazon Prime.Grand Tour, The - S01E01
- DirectorPaul WheelerStarsBrian BlessedIan HislopPaul MertonHave I Got News for You - S35E03
- DirectorPamela FrymanStarsJosh RadnorJason SegelCobie SmuldersWhen Barney hooks up with a woman Lily had been saving for Ted, she gets revenge by stealing his "playbook," which contains all the moves he uses to pick up women. But will Barney have the last laugh?How I Met Your Mother - S05E08
- DirectorGraham LinehanStarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonJen's new boyfriend invites Roy, Moss and Jen to a controversial theatre play, which creates a series of misunderstandings that end up having unintended consequences of epic proportions.I.T. Crowd, The - S02E01
- DirectorKate McCartneyKate McLennanStarsKate McCartneyKate McLennanIn an attempt to live forever, and become just like their Instagram idol, Sarah Wilson, McCartney and McLennan give up the sweet stuff; sugar. Please Note: This is booze, sugar, gluten, fructose, lactose and personality-free.Katering Show, The - S01E03
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenNancy TravisMolly EphraimBoyd says dodgeball is not allowed at school. His father had the game banned. Mike decides to have the kids play dodgeball in his backyard, but the kids are terrible. Ed and Kyle volunteer in a rescue team & try to keep up with each other.Last Man Standing - S02E02
Haven't seen all that many - DirectorMichael HegnerStarsAndrew FrancisAnthony DanielsAlan MarriottUpon arrival in Mos Eisley, C-3PO spots R2-D2 and his mystery kidnapper leaving Mos Eisley Cantina with a group of droids purchased from the Jawas.Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales - S01E03
- DirectorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsWarwick DavisRicky GervaisStephen MerchantFaced with a huge tax bill and split from his wife, 3'6" actor--and agent for other dwarfs--Warwick Davis agrees to appear in a documentary about himself. After getting a stroppy passerby to ring the high-up buzzer for him, he visits his agents, Merchant and Gervais, who have no work for him; refuses to accept dire singing dwarfs Ebony and Ivory on his books; and engages dim Cheryl to replace his wife as his secretary. On a further visit to the agents, he watches Liam Neeson unsuccessfully try to pitch a comedy sketch about AIDS to them before moving out of the marital home and into a hotel, though he is still boundlessly optimistic.Life's Too Short - S01E01
- DirectorTim KirkbyStarsNigel LambertPeter SerafinowiczSarah Alexander"But we do know that water is the most powerful substance on Earth, and, whatever form it's in, be it ice, vapour, or just water..."Look Around You - S01E02
- DirectorJuliet MayStarsMiranda HartTom EllisPatricia HodgeMiranda is so tall that delivery men to the joke shop she owns frequently mistake her for a man. Penny, her mother, is desperate to marry her off. Then the gorgeous Gary, an old friend who has been abroad but is now working as the chef in the cafe next to the shop, asks her out. Miranda pulls all the stops out to look her most glamorous - but only succeeds in frightening the poor lad away.Miranda - S01E01
- DirectorJohn BirkinStarsRowan AtkinsonMatilda ZieglerC.J. AllenChristmas adventures of Mr. Bean include shopping, Christmas Eve at home, and preparing the Christmas turkey.Mr. Bean - S01E07
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsDawn FrenchJim CarterKate McEneryMrs Hat is shocked when she bumps into Mrs Red, and ends up following her home. She finds herself literally stepping into her shoes and taking over her luxurious lifestyle.Murder Most Horrid - S01E06
- 2013–201512mTV-147.7 (11)TV EpisodeDirectorAlex FerniePaul ScheerStarsAlan TudykBeth DoverDavid WainSadee Deenus looks at a controversial new parenting trend and Reagan Biscayne exposes the dirty secrets of television game shows.Newsreaders - S02E02
- DirectorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie CrookTo fend off the increasing staff disillusionment a Training Day has been scheduled. Dawn's engagement to Lee is on the rocks and Tim begins to think that he may at last have a chance with her.Office, The - S01E04
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael's "injury" from a George Foreman Grill distracts the staff from Dwight, the one with the real injury.Office (USA), The - S02E12
- 1981–200350mTV-149.1 (753)TV EpisodeDirectorTony DowStarsDavid JasonNicholas LyndhurstBuster MerryfieldRodney wins a prize in a competition he didn't even know he'd entered, and he Cassandra are going to sunny Spain as a prize. However, Del Boy's coming too... and not as his brother.Only Fools & Horses - S06E04
- DirectorAdam NixEvan NixStarsTrace BeaulieuNeil CaseyEugene CorderoKent, Art and Natasha demand human privileges, but a coffee maker hijacks their robot revolution and takes over the ship. Meanwhile, time distortion turns Tina and Michael's half-day mission into a year-long ordeal on a barren planet.Other Space - S01E05
- DirectorJames GunnStarsJenna HazeJoe FriaPeter AltonA girl faces some unusual difficulty while making a porn with a lunatic singing boy.PG Porn - S01E05
- DirectorTristram ShapeeroStarsSharon HorganTanya FranksRebekah StatonTo get one over on Oleg, Louise dates reformed flasher Mike. He gets into a fight but she stands by him, declaring,"O.K. so he might be a flasher but he's my flasher!" Donna's efforts to impress her old friend Catherine go predictably awry whilst Karen is appalled to find that Billy has married an Argentinian cleaning lady to give her a British passport.Pulling - S02E02
- DirectorDavid DobkinStarsAlan TudykSara TomkoCorey ReynoldsAn alien hiding in a small Colorado town meets the locals when they ask him to help solve a murder.Resident Alien - S01E01
- DirectorMichael MillsStarsMichael CrawfordMichele DotriceEric FrancisFrank's endless premature fussing about the unborn baby drives everyone nuts, even when he's not bringing Betty to the hospital for another trial run or false alarm to Dr. Boyde's rising horror. Frank is still unable to do it properly when the time comes, in fact it goes badly wrong. Still they insist Frank comes inside the delivery room.Some Mothers do 'ave 'em - S02E06
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneAdrien BeardWhen a prank convinces the boys that a whale in a local aquarium is an alien from the moon, they go to extreme measures to send it home.South Park - S09E13
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggJessica HynesKaty CarmichaelStill struggling with his feelings of disappointment in the wake of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Tim loses his job at Fantasy Bazaar after being rude to a customer. Meanwhile, Daisy tries to sign on after her return from Asia, and Brian fears that his inspiration has run dry.Spaced - S02E02
- DirectorScott EllisStarsPamela AndersonElon GoldBrian ScolaroGavin has an erotic dream about Skyler.Stacked - S01E04
- DirectorJohn AlexanderStarsAndrew LincolnAdrian BowerRaquel CassidyAs the school embarks on a crackdown on facial hair, Susan has her own similar issue. Brian and Simon discuss their lack of sexual activity since encounters with Jenny.Teachers - S02E03
- DirectorAlex WincklerStarsAisling BeaJohn DadieDorian GroverExcitement mounts for Aine as she prepares for a first date with Richard. Shona adapts to an awkward working relationship with Charlotte and struggles to settle into her massive new house, with fiance Vish away in New York.This Way Up - S02E01
- DirectorJim Field SmithStarsNick FrostMalcolm McDowellSamson KayoIt's the day Helen's been waiting for – Coventry Collectibles & Cosplay Convention. Elton is preparing to take her & her Dalek costume along. When Gus discovers his hero, the visionary Dr. Peter Toynbee, is speaking at the convention he decides to join the trip – and Richard comes along for the ride too. But deep in the bowels of the convention centre there's something distinctly sinister going on.Truth Seekers - S01E04
- DirectorJackie van BeekStarsKayvan NovakMatt BerryNatasia DemetriouThe Baron awakens from his slumber and demands to experience the wonders of the New World in a night out in the town.What We Do in the Shadows - S01E06
- DirectorPaul JacksonStarsAdrian EdmondsonRik MayallNigel PlanerMike and Vyvan plan to watch video nasties but have trouble working the video player; Neil has a bath; a vampire terrorizes the guys.Young Ones, The - S02E03