The Best TV Comedies Of The 2010s
The 2010s were a decade blessed (or, depending on how you look at it, cursed) with the rise of Peak TV and the dawning of some of the funniest comedies in TV history. Gone were the days of three channels with three hours of primetime slots and only a handful of funny-yet-safe shows to choose from - in its place was comedy after comedy mercilessly competing for viewing time and pushing the envelope of what it meant to be funny.
Sure, some of the top 2010s comedy TV shows were often also depressing (BoJack Horseman), or bizarre (Russian Doll), or an hour in length (Shameless), but that doesn't mean they didn't also contain some of the funniest moments in modern TV history. From animation to musicals to sketch shows to serialized sci-fi, comedy shifted forms and become unrecognizable like no other genre in the 2010s, and it's never looked better because of it.
So let's get ready to laugh, cry, feel crippling anxiety, and then laugh again, because in this list we're going to revisit 2010s best comedy TV shows.
- Danny DeVito, Charlie Day
Premiered: August 4, 2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX, 2005) is an American television sitcom created by Rob McElhenney. A group of five depraved underachievers: twins Dennis Reynolds (Glenn Howerton) and Deandra ...more - Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs
Premiered: September 17, 2009
Community (NBC, 2009) is an American comedy television series created by Dan Harmon. After being disbarred for faking his college degree, a narcissist lawyer (Joel McHale) enrolls in community ...more - Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson
Premiered: March 24, 2005
The Office (NBC, 2005) is an American mockumentary sitcom television series developed by Greg Daniels, based on the 2001 British series. Led by manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell), the office of ...more - Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi
Premiered: November 2, 2003
Arrested Development (Fox, 2003) is an American television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz. Level-headed son Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned, ...more - Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher
Premiered: September 17, 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, 2013) is an American police procedural comedy television series created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), an immature but talented NYPD detective in ...more - Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell
Premiered: December 2, 2013
A father suddenly appears at his adult daughter's doorstep, 20 years after disappearing. ...more - Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak
Premiered: March 27, 2019
What We Do in the Shadows (FX, 2019) is an American comedy television series based on the 2014 film created by Jemaine Clement. A look at the lives of three vampires who have been living as roommates ...more - Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari
Premiered: April 9, 2009
Parks and Recreation (NBC, 2009) is an American television sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series follows Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a perky mid-level bureaucrat, and her parks ...more - Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson
Premiered: January 11, 2019
Sex Education (Netflix, 2019) is an British comedy-drama web television series created by Laurie Nunn. A socially awkward high school virgin (Asa Butterfield) living with his sex therapist mother ...more - Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Premiered: August 13, 1997
The adventures of four boys who live in South Park, Colo. ...more - Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen
Premiered: September 23, 2009
Modern Family (ABC, 2009) is an American comedy television sitcom created by Francisco Bobadilla. Three different but related families face trials and tribulations in their own unique way from the ...more - Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson
Premiered: September 20, 2011
New Girl (Fox, 2011) is an American sitcom television series created by Elizabeth Meriwether. A quirky teacher (Zooey Deschanel) moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men (Jake Johnson, Max ...more - Kristen Bell, Ted Danson
Premiered: September 19, 2016
The Good Place (NBC, 2016) is an American fantasy-comedy television series created by Michael Schur. Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) and three other individuals (William Jackson Harper, Jameela ...more - Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods
Premiered: April 6, 2014
Partially inspired by co-creator Mike Judge's experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the 1980s, this comedy series follows the misadventures of introverted computer programmer Richard and his ...more - Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris
Premiered: August 22, 2014
BoJack Horseman (Netflix, 2014) is an American animated sitcom created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett) was the star of the hit television show "Horsin' Around" in the '80s and ...more Barry
Bill Hader, Stephen RootPremiered: March 25, 2018
Barry (HBO, 2018) is an American crime comedy drama series created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg. An ex-marine (Bill Hader) who is working as a low-rent hitman moves to Los Angeles and joins an ...moreSchitt's Creek
Eugene Levy, Catherine O'HaraPremiered: January 13, 2015
Schitt's Creek (CBC, 2015) is a Canadian television sitcom created by Eugene Levy and Dan Levy. After losing their fortune, a family is forced to rebuild their lives with their sole remaining asset: ...more- Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin
Premiered: October 15, 2000
Larry David gets into predicaments at home, work and around town. ...more - Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele
Premiered: January 31, 2012
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele examine life through filmed sketches and live stage segments. ...more - Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine
Premiered: April 6, 2011
College friends get their first real-life jobs as telemarketers. ...more Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ben AldridgePremiered: July 21, 2016
A London-based woman tries to cope with life in a big city while coming to terms with a tragedy.- H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer
Premiered: January 14, 2010
Archer (FXX, 2009) is an American adult animated black spy sitcom created by Adam Reed. The adventures and mishaps of secret agent Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) and his colleagues, who are ...more - Nathan Fielder
Premiered: February 28, 2013
Nathan for You (Comedy Central, 2013) is an American docu-reality comedy television series created by Nathan Fielder and Michael Koman. Business school graduate and consultant Nathan Fielder helps ...more - H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz
Premiered: January 9, 2011
Bob's Burgers (FOX, 2011) is an American animated comedy television series created by Loren Bouchard. The series centers on the Belcher family — parents Bob and Linda and their children Tina, Gene ...more - Hannibal Buress, Tom Kane
Premiered: May 20, 2012
Comic Eric André hosts a late-night show that parodies low-budget public-access programs and brings the talk genre to another level -- not in a good way. It features interviews with celebrities -- ...more
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