Get ready to laugh your socks off! We're counting down the TV shows that have tickled our funny bones the most since television began. From classic sitcoms to modern comedic gems, we've got the cream of the crop. Whether you prefer dry wit, slapstick humor, or cringe comedy, there's something here for everyone. So sit back, relax, and prepare to chuckle!
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00:00You want bread? Yes, please. Three dollars!
00:02What?
00:04No soup for you!
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the TV shows that, since the dawn of the medium, have made us laugh the hardest.
00:14Simpson, Homer Simpson, he's the greatest guy in history!
00:21Number 25, The IT Crowd.
00:25Got a good feeling about you, Jen, and they need a new manager.
00:29Oh, fantastic, so they're the people I'll be working with, what they like.
00:32Standard nerds!
00:34A smash hit in its own right, this British sitcom has since become notable as a star vehicle for future breakthroughs Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, and Matt Berry.
00:42The IT Crowd tracks the day-to-day operations of the Information Technology Department of mysterious conglomerate Renham Industries,
00:49specifically Standard Nerds Roy and Moss, played by O'Dowd and Ayoade, respectively.
00:55Did you and her hit it off?
00:58Define hit it off?
01:00Did she continue talking to you once you'd fixed her computer?
01:05No.
01:07In particular, the show focuses on their relationship with their newest co-worker Jen, a Luddite who lies her way into becoming their department head.
01:14Jen eventually narrows down her role as relationship manager, communicating difficulties between the anti-social computer geeks and the rest of the company.
01:23As you might have guessed, conflicts like these generate the show's biggest laughs.
01:28Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?
01:34Okay, well, the button on the side, is it glowing?
01:39My very soul has been kidnapped, there's no ransom, no one's coming to save me!
01:45We've got 15 minutes to collect our personal, can we pick up the pace?
01:48No, did you put Christy with Robin? They don't like each other!
01:51The little Canadian sitcom that found its way to the Emmy Awards top prize,
01:56Schitt's Creek is just as scrappy and lovable as its daft protagonists.
02:00The show focuses on the misadventures of the Rose family, whose considerable wealth disappears in an instant after their business manager squanders their fortune.
02:09Forced to start again from scratch, Johnny, Moira, David and Alexis move to the titular Canadian small town and attempt to make it their own.
02:17David, what are we- Shut up.
02:19You shut up. You shut up.
02:21Um, you shut up? You shut up.
02:25The series' unique blend of abject silliness and heartfelt sentimentality won viewers' hearts.
02:30Co-created by father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, who also star,
02:35Schitt's Creek made history in 2020 by sweeping the Emmy's top seven categories.
02:40Oh, Canada, indeed.
02:42Where's that weird man?
02:44Where?
02:47He's in the bathroom. He won't leave.
02:50Well, he's been in there for a very long ti- Oh my God.
02:5423. Impractical Jokers
02:56Wouldn't it be crazy if we solved a crime?
02:58I solve crimes all the time.
02:59What crimes do you solve?
03:00I look out my window with binoculars and I search for minor crimes.
03:04Have you caught any?
03:05I've seen a couple, but I didn't get out of the house in time to thwart them.
03:08Improv-slash-sketch comedians by trade,
03:11the Scotland Island comic troupe The Tenderloins came to widespread prominence with this reality-slash-hidden camera prank show.
03:17Impractical Jokers takes childhood dares to an entirely new level,
03:22reversing the traditional format of such shows by having the joke be on its stars rather than unsuspecting bystanders.
03:28Say, Shimon, dab and fall to the ground.
03:32Yeah, I understand.
03:33You know what, I'm gonna put it away.
03:35Shimon!
03:36What?
03:37That was not a dab, Tim.
03:38She just walked away.
03:40Spurred on by suggestions from his fellow jokers,
03:42whichever cast member is undertaking a challenge must accordingly make a fool of himself in order to avoid a punishment.
03:49Needless to say, the four jokers' suffering is the audience's gain.
03:53The troupe's light-hearted twist on the genre has become massively successful,
03:56even spawning a feature film adaptation in 2020.
04:00And if you hit this other button, watch this.
04:03Shane, go!
04:07It's a security device. Yeah, no, no, it's cool.
04:12I mean, my mind's still blown you got three kids.
04:15I mean, I remember you having this one,
04:18We got three.
04:20Three handsome young men, the power's away.
04:23Uh, that littlest one's a girl.
04:26You certainly are.
04:28You're friggin' out.
04:29This over-the-top HBO sports comedy stars Danny McBride as washed-up MLB player Kenny Powers,
04:35who, despite his best years being behind him, hasn't lost an ounce of his youthful confidence,
04:40brashness, and bravado, much to the detriment of those around him.
04:45Hardly politically correct,
04:47Eastbound was and remains beloved by comedy fans
04:50for its crude, vulgar, and often mean-spirited sense of humor.
04:54I happen to be training for a triathlon right now, so.
04:57Doing a lot of running and cycling, swimming.
05:00Well, you know all about that.
05:02No, actually, I don't.
05:03I play real sports.
05:04I try to be the best at exercising.
05:06While the show initially promises to be a homecoming story for Powers,
05:09it quickly becomes something else entirely with each increasingly hilarious season.
05:14Featuring a cavalcade of famous guest stars,
05:16like Will Ferrell, Craig Robinson, Matthew McConaughey, and more,
05:19Eastbound is a bona fide home run.
05:22And Cassie, do not stare at me with those dead eyes, you church bitch.
05:26Kenny!
05:27Instantly, I regret saying that.
05:28That was a horrible thing to say.
05:30It's just, I'm Kenny Powers!
05:32And I'm very upset with how I'm acting right now!
05:35Number 21.
05:36I think you should leave with Tim Robinson.
05:38Oh, 1.30?
05:40But it's lunch.
05:41Yeah.
05:43I don't know if you're allowed to do that.
05:48Possibly the first great sketch show of the streaming era,
05:51I think you should leave combines absurdist internet humor
05:54with the wholly unique sensibilities of creators Robinson and Zach Cannon.
05:58Robinson, a Saturday Night Live alumnus,
06:01uses the show to skewer archaic social conventions,
06:04not unlike Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
06:07I'm glad you're having fun.
06:08It's interesting, the ghosts.
06:09But you're ruining the tour.
06:12It's the adult tour.
06:13It's not for kids.
06:14Dude, I work really hard at what I do,
06:16and you're totally insulting it.
06:18I just asked if they're ever falling out of the sea.
06:21Roll the hell up!
06:22The Netflix original doesn't claim to tackle any sociopolitical
06:25or even remotely topical subject matter.
06:27Instead, it just focuses on how much it can make its audience squirm in their chairs.
06:32A modern-day cult classic,
06:34I think you should leave has won multiple Emmys,
06:37including Outstanding Short-Form Comedy, Drama, or Variety Series in 2023.
06:41I'm so hot!
06:42Carmine, relax.
06:45Take a deep breath.
06:46I can't!
06:47Buddy.
06:48I can't do this!
06:49We did way too much!
06:50You can do this.
06:51I'm telling you I can't.
06:52I'm so hot!
06:56Mr. Donald, you are...
06:58efficient.
07:01It seems like you've got your client feedback card already written.
07:06This Starz original might not have made much of a splash on its first go-round,
07:10but with time, audiences discovered this sorely underrated sitcom.
07:14Future Parks and Rec and Severance star Adam Scott stars as Henry,
07:18a struggling actor who maintains a part-time job at the titular catering company.
07:22Well, good thing it's not about walls.
07:23That's what palisades means.
07:25Okay, well, maybe it's not as cool as your script about worms.
07:27Wormholes.
07:28Have you ever heard of physics?
07:29A tear in the fabric of time.
07:31Each episode takes place at a different event catered by the company,
07:36with this particular Party Down led by the dopey Ron Donald,
07:38played to hilariously perfect effect by Ken Marino.
07:42Packing in jokes and gags at a mile a minute,
07:45Party Down is a communal punchbowl that you won't hesitate to dip your ladle into.
07:49I remember you!
07:50Yeah!
07:51What are you doing working here?
07:54Well, you remember me from anything else.
07:58Dear Alana,
08:00When you do not do work,
08:02I feel...
08:04Disrespected and...
08:06I had no idea.
08:07Less than.
08:08A loving ode to the unique trials, tribulations, joys, and failures that come with female friendship,
08:14Broad City was co-created by its stars, comedians Alana Glazer and Abby Jacobson,
08:18as an adaptation of their popular web series of the same name.
08:22The show follows Glazer and Jacobson's characters, also named Alana and Abby,
08:26as they attempt to make their respective ways in New York City as women in their mid-twenties.
08:32My laundry is in the bag.
08:34What do you mean stains are on it?
08:36What do you mean they're on my underwear?
08:38Why would someone say that?
08:40Why would they say...
08:42It's my laundry mat and then he's upset.
08:44Bolstered by a hilarious supporting cast that includes comedian Hannibal Buress,
08:48Broad City's lewd, often surreal sense of humor pushed the boundaries of comedic ridiculousness.
08:54However, it always remained anchored in the very real love and kinship between Glazer and Jacobson's characters,
09:01permanently cementing its appeal.
09:03Do you want to hear my Drew Barrymore impression?
09:05Yes, Queen, please, Drew Barrymore.
09:07I love Jimmy Fallon.
09:09I have my own makeup line.
09:13Number 18, Nathan For You.
09:15I run a yogurt shop.
09:17I own the pizza place.
09:19Help me, Nathan.
09:21My name is Nathan Fielder, and I graduated from one of Canada's top business schools with really good grades.
09:27Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder's brainchild is a shockingly audacious,
09:31gut-bustingly hilarious experiment in discovering new frontiers of cringe.
09:35Starring Fielder as a fictionalized version of himself,
09:38Nathan For You often found viewers watching through their fingertips
09:41as the comedian-slash-self-proclaimed business consultant pursued a ridiculous scheme,
09:46with decidedly mixed results.
09:48My plan? A crazy new flavor that will get people talking.
09:52That flavor is poo.
09:57Is that serious?
09:58Yeah.
09:59Noted for its skillful blurring of the lines between fact and fiction,
10:02Fielder's show can sometimes feel like an excruciating endurance test in the best way,
10:06challenging audiences to determine what's real and what's exaggerated.
10:10One thing that's not up for debate?
10:13How ridiculously funny Nathan For You is,
10:16with Fielder almost always the butt of the joke.
10:18Take your pizza and stick it up your ass.
10:20I don't want to see it, I don't want to hear about it.
10:22You don't have to be rude.
10:23Number 17, Veep.
10:25Oh, and today with the senators, don't forget to smile.
10:27Yeah.
10:28Is that a poppy seed there on your teeth?
10:30Probably.
10:31Miraculously exempt from the quote-unquote Seinfeld curse that plagued her male co-stars,
10:36Julia Louis-Dreyfus delivered her career best work
10:39in this biting, laugh-out-loud political satire.
10:42As Selina Meyer, the U.S.'s fictional first female vice president,
10:46the former Elaine Bennis hilariously deconstructs the phoniness
10:49and poorly masked inefficacy of American politics.
10:52Your scarf?
10:53No.
10:55And what about Senator Reeves?
10:57Is he dead yet?
10:58Not yet.
10:59He's mostly interviewing us.
11:01He has so many tubes in him he looks like a set of bagpipes.
11:03Veep's particular brand of comedy derives from the petty, insecure
11:07Meyer's interactions with her staff, the press,
11:09and anyone else with the misfortune of crossing the VP's path.
11:13Created by Oscar-nominated Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci,
11:17famous for The Thick of It and In the Loop,
11:19Veep found its star winning six consecutive Emmys
11:22for her instantly memorable performance.
11:25Madam Vice President?
11:26Close the door.
11:27On your way out, close it.
11:28Quickly.
11:29Quick, quick, quick, quick.
11:30God Almighty.
11:31No.
11:32No.
11:33No.
11:34No.
11:35No.
11:36No.
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11:54Because it's Lemon, 30 Rock follows its main character
11:56as she oversees a familiar sketch show
11:58starring her friend Jenna Moroni, Jayne Krakowski,
12:01and chaotic comedian Tracy Jordan, Tracy Morgan.
12:04Nermal!
12:05I hate you, Nermal!
12:06Almost as much as I hate Mondays!
12:08This is my lasagna!
12:10You hear me, Nermal?
12:12My lasagna!
12:14Ok, let's cut.
12:15Lemon also clashes with network executive Jack Doneggie,
12:18a never-better Alec Baldwin,
12:20eventually develops a caring mentor-mentee relationship.
12:24Critically acclaimed from the get-go,
12:2630 Rock never quite caught on with audiences on a wide scale,
12:29but fans fell hard for its razor-sharp writing,
12:32iconic performances, and spot-on skewering
12:35of the entertainment industry.
12:36So I waved from the helicopter,
12:39which it turns out is a big no-no,
12:40and the rotor took my right hand clean off.
12:43And it turns out the person I was waving to
12:45was not my old football coach.
12:47Of course not, you were in Zimbabwe.
12:49Well, it looked just like a black version of him.
12:51Number 15, Mr. Bean.
12:53Rowan Atkinson's beloved comic character
12:55is a global superstar, funny in any language
12:58thanks to his creator's breathtaking knack
13:00for ingenious physical comedy.
13:07Ha!
13:10Described by Atkinson as being, quote,
13:12a child in a grown man's body,
13:15the dopey Bean has charmed audiences for decades
13:17while hardly uttering a single word.
13:20Influenced by Jacques Tati and Peter Sellers,
13:22Bean's total inability to cooperate
13:24with the world around him
13:25contributed to his singular hilarity.
13:28Hey!
13:32The almost extraterrestrial Bean
13:34was even spun off into two feature films,
13:36both of which were colossal commercial successes.
13:39Who needs a first name when you're this funny?
13:42Number 14, Frasier.
13:44Six months ago, I was living in Boston.
13:47My wife had left me, which was very painful.
13:51Then she came back to me, which was excruciating.
13:55Can you think of a more successful spinoff than Frasier?
13:59Originally debuting as a supporting character in Cheers,
14:02Kelsey Grammer's neurotic psychiatrist
14:04took center stage in this smash hit sitcom.
14:06Moving Frasier from Boston to Seattle,
14:08the events of the show Frasier
14:10found its titular character
14:11hosting a popular local radio show,
14:13all the while juggling the elements
14:15of his torrid, chaotic personal life.
14:17I'm getting something on you.
14:20You're a florist.
14:24No, I'm a psychiatrist.
14:26Well, it comes and goes.
14:29These include his equally neurotic brother Niles,
14:32David Hyde Pierce,
14:33and his father Martin, John Mahoney,
14:35who moves into Frasier's place in the series pilot.
14:38The show's witty humor derives
14:39from Frasier and Niles' competitiveness,
14:42their clashes with their radically different father,
14:44and the fact that, oh yeah,
14:45they're therapists who cannot get it together themselves.
14:48Your old man can't be left alone for 10 minutes
14:50without falling on his ass and Frasier got stuck with me.
14:53Isn't that right?
14:55No, no!
14:58Number 13, Family Guy.
15:00But since we're all gonna die,
15:02there's one more secret I feel I have to share with you.
15:05I did not care for the godfather.
15:07What?
15:08Did not care for the godfather.
15:10How can you even say that, Dad?
15:11I didn't like it.
15:12Yeah, maybe you've heard of this one.
15:14Family Guy followed in the wake of The Simpsons
15:16as elevating what was possible in adult animation,
15:19proving itself to be so popular
15:21that it dodged the guillotine of cancellation
15:23not once, but twice.
15:25Seth MacFarlane's magnum opus follows the Griffin family
15:27as they navigate everyday life in wild Quahog, Rhode Island.
15:31If you've seen Family Guy,
15:32you know that's funnier than it sounds.
15:34Peter, brush your teeth.
15:35No, it's stupid.
15:36Well, I guess we're gonna have to do this the hard way.
15:39No!
15:40Open your mouth.
15:40No!
15:41Peter, open your mouth.
15:42Show me your teeth.
15:44Family Guy packs enough jokes,
15:46pop culture references, and visual gags
15:48into an episode to make your head spin.
15:50And while it's been marked by insensitivity controversies
15:53over the course of its run,
15:54it has maintained a devoted fan following
15:56who won't see it canceled again anytime soon.
15:59He's a family guy!
16:04Number 12, curb your enthusiasm.
16:07What are you waiting for?
16:08I'm waiting for you to offer me condolences
16:10for Funkhouse's mother.
16:12Yeah, that's what I'm waiting for from you.
16:13I am so much closer with Marty than you are.
16:15I have known him so much longer.
16:17However long you've known him
16:18is irrelevant in this equation.
16:20When your resume contains the words co-creator of Seinfeld,
16:23where is there left to go?
16:25As Larry David proved over the course
16:27of almost a quarter century and 120 episodes,
16:31the answer is straight down.
16:33The show that cemented David's reputation
16:35as the king of cringe,
16:36Curb finds David playing a semi-retired version
16:39of himself post-Seinfeld,
16:41who just can't keep himself out of trouble.
16:43So mourners, mourners exercise.
16:45I didn't know that.
16:46I don't know if mourners exercise is just good for me.
16:49Interesting, I'm gonna remember that
16:51next time I lose a close member of my family.
16:54Seemingly incapable of bowing to social conventions,
16:57the fictionalized Larry is an obstinate,
16:59curmudgeonly, insufferable jerk.
17:01And that's if you ask his friends.
17:03Building on the cringe comedy he had mastered on Seinfeld,
17:06David is all too happy to be an avatar
17:08for all of our collective neuroses
17:10and everyday frustrations.
17:12Take the $50.
17:12No, I don't want it.
17:13Take the $50.
17:14I'd really rather not.
17:15I don't want that $50 from your sweaty,
17:17disgusting sock and sneaker.
17:19This is a payoff.
17:20I don't want that $50.
17:21Give me a clean $50.
17:22This is a $50.
17:23I'm not touching that $50.
17:24I don't want it.
17:25Take the $50.
17:26No.
17:26They're not paying you.
17:27Number 11, Friends.
17:29Hey, do you know a six-letter word for red?
17:32Dark red.
17:33Yeah, I think that's wrong,
17:36but there's a connect the dots in here for you later.
17:40Six good-looking singles in their late 20s
17:42living in New York City.
17:43You'd be forgiven for being skeptical
17:45of the show's originality,
17:47but Friends took this familiar concept
17:49and repackaged it into a comedy phenomenon.
17:51Here we go.
17:52Pivot.
17:54Pivot.
17:57Pivot.
17:59Pivot.
18:02Pivot.
18:04The antics of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler,
18:07Ross, and Joey connected with the audience
18:08on so many levels,
18:10spawning catchphrases, hairstyles, water fountain dances,
18:14and we're sure several moves to the Big Apple.
18:17At its core, though, it is pure comedy gold
18:19as it highlights the crazy scenarios, sarcasm,
18:23inside jokes, thoughtfulness,
18:24and at times thoughtlessness,
18:26and of course, the genuine love we all experience
18:29with those we consider our closest friends.
18:32Boy, can you believe it?
18:33I found it on the second floor.
18:35Who is it?
18:36NYPD.
18:37Oh my God.
18:39Uh, just a minute, officer.
18:42Number 10, Saturday Night Live.
18:45All right, let's move over to President Trump's
18:46lovely wife, Melania.
18:48Oh, she ain't here.
18:50It's so strange, all right?
18:51I could've sworn she was standing right beside me
18:54about two years ago.
18:56Take a look at a few of the names
18:57on the original cast of SNL.
18:59Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi,
19:01Chevy Chase, and Michael Jackson.
19:04Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin.
19:06These comedy legends started a show
19:08that has since included over 140 brilliant cast members.
19:12Lorne Michaels' conception of a sketch comedy show
19:14that takes itself seriously,
19:16SNL has become America's go-to for both silly sketches
19:19and politically scorching burns.
19:21Mr. Ford was on the campaign trail
19:22announcing in Detroit
19:23that he has written his own campaign slogan.
19:27The slogan?
19:28If he's so dumb, how come he's president?
19:32Each generation of cast members
19:33continues to redefine the show,
19:35keeping it a relevant staple of our television diet.
19:38SNL has launched countless careers
19:40and spawned so many beloved movies,
19:42we're not sure where comedy would be without it.
19:45Think of your fiance,
19:47she says good reminder.
19:50Hand me her ring,
19:52then we can't find her.
19:54Number nine, Arrested Development.
19:56Yes, this is his family.
19:58So why is Michael so happy?
20:01Because he's decided to never speak to these people again.
20:04Michael Bluth and his morally corrupt, narcissistic family
20:07pushed the boundaries of television
20:09from the very first episode.
20:11While its original run may have ended too early,
20:13we savor every despicable moment they treated us to.
20:17The cast is brilliant,
20:19from Will Arnett's brutally harsh magician, Job,
20:21to Portia de Rossi's spoiled judgmental, Lindsay,
20:24to Jessica Walters' dominating Lucille.
20:26Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant,
20:30it just makes me wanna set myself on fire.
20:33Did we mention the main cast also includes Michael Cera,
20:37Tony Hale, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross and Jason Bateman?
20:41Through Never Nudes, Questionable Love Affairs,
20:43The Chicken Dance and so much more,
20:46Arrested Development gives us the best moments
20:48of the worst people.
20:49What comes before anything?
20:50What have we always said is the most important thing?
20:55Breakfast.
20:56Family.
20:58Family, right.
20:59Number eight, South Park.
21:01Dude, we should each buy a weapon
21:03and then we'll be like ninjas.
21:04Yeah, we won't have to take crap from anybody.
21:07Our parents won't let us have weapons, dude.
21:09Who's gonna tell them, dumbass?
21:10Yeah, dude, our parents are gonna be
21:11at this stupid fair all day long.
21:12They'll never know what we bought.
21:14You can hardly imagine the things that can happen
21:16in a quiet little redneck podunk white trash mountain town.
21:19Thankfully, Trey Parker and Matt Stone can
21:22and they've had audiences begging for more
21:24since they first debuted Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny
21:26as paper cutouts.
21:28They're not that cool.
21:29Yeah, they're not that cool.
21:30These are real authentic weapons from the far East.
21:32But don't tell anybody we have them.
21:34Eh, whoa, where'd you get those?
21:37Let me see.
21:38We'd love to hang out guys
21:38but we have important secret work to do.
21:40Originally focusing on the misadventures
21:42of these smart mouth kids,
21:43the show has since reinvented itself
21:45to become the most brutal, honest
21:47and downright hilarious political
21:48and social satire on television.
21:51This town and its vast array
21:52of increasingly hysterical characters
21:54put America in its place week after week.
21:57But really, how can you be offended?
21:59It's South Park.
22:00If I win, I won't be able to do what I promised.
22:04But every day I keep going up in the polls.
22:07Why did the Democrats have to elect such a turd sandwich?
22:10Number seven, Faulty Towers.
22:12There is too much butter on those trays.
22:16No, no, no, senor.
22:17Not, not on those trays.
22:20No, sir.
22:21Uno, dos, tres.
22:23It's hard to believe this show only ran
22:25for two seasons over four years.
22:28That amounts to only 12 episodes.
22:31Maybe it's the reruns that have us feeling
22:33like the show never left the air.
22:35Maybe it's wishful thinking.
22:36Lower.
22:39Lower.
22:40Up a bit.
22:42Thank you, dear.
22:43Thank you so much.
22:44Now where I'd be without you?
22:46Land of the living probably.
22:47Either way, John Cleese's Basil Fawlty,
22:50the titular hotel he runs
22:51and the cast of workers he employs
22:53are cemented in comedy history
22:55thanks to the incredibly funny and outrageous situations
22:58they somehow found themselves in.
22:59Basil never really succeeds in raising the tone
23:02of his hotel, but that's okay
23:04because each problem provided audiences
23:06with an endless supply of laughs.
23:08Sure enough, a stay at Faulty Towers
23:10would have us in stitches.
23:12What's happened to the old idea
23:13of doing something for your fellow man?
23:15Of service.
23:16I mean, today, people just expose them.
23:17Yes, I'm coming, I'm coming.
23:19Wait a moment.
23:20Number six, The Office.
23:22What a cute bench.
23:23Thanks, that's my bed.
23:25Jen has some space issues, so I curl up on that puppy.
23:29Really?
23:30Because it seems pretty narrow.
23:32Michael, Dwight, Jim, Pam.
23:34These characters will live in our hearts forever.
23:37Ricky Gervais' UK version changed sitcoms
23:40through the fake documentary premise,
23:42but it's the US version that perfected it.
23:44Please, Kelly's trash-talking me
23:46because Daryl's beating you.
23:47What?
23:48Seriously, what is she saying?
23:49Your boyfriend is so weak,
23:51he needs steroids just to watch baseball.
23:53Jim couldn't hit a ping pong ball
23:55if it was the size of the moon.
23:56Balancing uproarious situations,
23:58an outstanding ensemble cast of characters,
24:00and storylines audiences found themselves
24:02truly invested in,
24:03The Office had us caring about what we were laughing at,
24:06whether it was Michael's immature efforts
24:08to lead his workers or Jim's torturing of Dwight.
24:10Anyone who works in an office will tell you
24:13this show hits close to home,
24:14as we can find real versions of these characters
24:17in pretty much any cubicle.
24:19How long have you known the plaintiff?
24:21I haven't actually seen it,
24:23but I have seen the firm,
24:25and I'm planning on renting the Pelican brief.
24:27Number five, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
24:29I wrote a musical, it's pretty damn good, okay?
24:32I wanna put it on.
24:32Right, what's your angle?
24:33I don't know.
24:34Yeah, whose face are we shoving this musical in?
24:36You don't shove a musical in someone's face,
24:37what are you talking about?
24:38But who versus?
24:39Who are we doing it versus?
24:40Oh my God.
24:41This pitch-dark, cringe sitcom
24:43is one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms
24:45for a reason.
24:46Sunny follows the misguided adventures
24:48of Charlie, Dennis, Mac, Dee, and Frank,
24:50five so-called friends who own and operate
24:53the fictional Paddy's Pub in South Philly.
24:55Often described as, quote, Seinfeld on crack,
24:58Sunny takes the show's no-hugging, no-learning philosophy
25:02to whole new heights of cringeworthiness.
25:04He used to play two roles?
25:05I mean, come on.
25:05Well, it's the same person, it's not-
25:06Charlie, who's playing the troll guy?
25:08You're gonna play the troll guy.
25:09I'm the troll guy?
25:10Who else would be the troll?
25:11Oh, I like that.
25:12Its morally bereft starring cast
25:14has kept audiences in stitches for two decades,
25:17practically begging for the gang
25:18to descend to even greater depths of hilarious depravity.
25:21A perennial fan favorite, Sunny's cult appeal
25:24stems from its willingness to go there for better or worse,
25:28as opposed to safe network sitcoms.
25:30Did you bring the toll?
25:32Confound your lousy toll, troll!
25:35Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
25:38Goddamn it, stop laughing at me.
25:41Number four, Monty Python's Flying Circus.
25:43Is this the right one for an argument?
25:46I've told you once.
25:47We wouldn't be doing our duty if we didn't pay homage to the original sketch comedy masterpiece.
26:00Gut-wrenchingly funny, Flying Circus didn't need to attack pop culture to get laughs.
26:05Instead, they relied on creativity and silliness to find unique ways to have viewers falling out of their seats.
26:17Ruthless world, a tough world, a world in which the surgical stocking is king.
26:23With that said, Flying Circus feared no one, and you never knew what to expect from their show.
26:28Except hilarity, of course.
26:30There are so many brilliant sketches, we can't vouch for just one.
26:34Do yourself a favor, sit down, pull up Python, and prepare to laugh.
26:40Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
26:43Our chief weapon is surprise, surprise and fear, fear and surprise.
26:47Our two weapons are fear and surprise, and ruthless efficiency, our three weapons.
26:54Boy, you should have seen the hole in this one, it's taken me a half an hour to sew it up.
26:57Hmph.
26:58There!
27:03Five Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and four years as the most-watched television show in the United States are all we need as proof.
27:11This show was fantastic.
27:13I Love Lucy broke barriers, as Lucille Ball paved the way for women in comedy.
27:28It was also one of the first television shows to depict pregnancy, as well as one of the first to depict a multi-ethnic couple.
27:34These feats aside, the show was also flat-out funny.
27:38Lucy's daffy personality and the schemes she and husband Ricky found themselves in were outrageous to say the least.
27:44If this show is anything, it's timeless, so thank God for syndication.
28:00Number 2, The Simpsons.
28:08Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge, Maggie, and in fact every citizen in the incredibly lovable town of Springfield
28:14are by far some of the funniest and most recognizable people ever.
28:18Not bad for an animated show.
28:20The Simpsons very quickly became a pop culture phenomenon, as audiences connected with each character.
28:26Homer and Bart were the initial standouts, but all of Springfield has since found a way into our hearts,
28:31as the show uses each character, regardless of significance, to tackle every issue imaginable.
28:36And yes, Futurama is bitingly funny too.
28:39But let's face it, if it's worth our time, The Simpsons will do it.
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29:11Number 1, Seinfeld.
29:26The show about nothing ended up meaning everything to television audiences.
29:30Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer are characters psychologists could study for years, probably in Vienna.
29:37Incapable of growth, each represents the inner desires and held back screams we all feel, but are too nice to voice.
29:56Nothing for you!
30:00Grounded in reality, but bordering on the outrageous, viewers relate to every episode's crazy scenarios.
30:06The show launched an insane amount of catchphrases still in use today.
30:10Soup Nazi, Close Talker, Yada Yada, Shrinkage, Anti-Dentite, Double Dip, Spongeworthy, Master of Your Domain, Serenity Now, the list is endless.
30:19Television can be thankful this show was real and it was spectacular.
30:23And by the way, they're real and they're spectacular.
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