1. The Office
This show is a mockumentary which plays out the everyday lives of PA branch manager Michael Scott as he “manages” the employees of a mediocre paper company in Scranton. Filled with bizarre and humorous stories of the office workers amidst the ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium, this show is bound to keep you rolling on the ground with the never-ending waves of hilarious situations.
The show is cast by Steve Carell as Michael Scott, Rainn Wilson as Dwight K. Schrute, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard,
Ed Helms as Andy Bernard, James Spader as Robert California, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, Creed Bratton (actor) as Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, Ellie Kemper as Erin Hannon, Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson, Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez, Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Vance, Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis, Amy Ryan as Holly Flax, and many more.
First aired in 2015, this show has a total of 9 seasons of 188 episodes to keep you binge ready at all times, and it has been a fan favourite for many years with an IMDb rating of 8.9, 5 Primetime Emmy Award wins, 51award wins and 195 nominations.
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2. Man with a Plan
A story of a father who faces the horror of parenting, as the wife goes to work. This comedy series is filled with the intense laughter inducing mess of a household as Adam Burns looks after his children (or at least tries to), and the rollercoaster ride that he has got himself into.
The show is starred by Matt LeBlanc as Adam Burns, Lisa Snyder as Andi Burns, Matt Cook as Lowell, Grace Kaufman as Kate Burns, Matther McCann as Teddy Burns, Hala Finley as Emme Burns, Kevin Nealon as Don Burns and others.
First aired in 2016, this show has 4 seasons of 69 episodes in total, it won the People’s Choice Award as the Favourite New TV comedy in 2017, and has never left viewers with a lack of laughter moments filled with a mess of a family.
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3. Two and a half men
The story follows Charlie Harper, a jingle writer, who is accompanied by his freeloading recently divorced brother Alan Harper and nephew Jake in his beachfront house. Charlie’s ability to coast through life coupled with Alan’s excessively uptight nature lead to them butting heads frequently. From the ninth season, Walden Schmidt, an internet billionaire, buys out the house as Charlie dies (or does he?) while living overseas, but lets Alan and his son live together, forming a makeshift family scenario of awkwardness.
The cast consists of Jon Cryer as Alan Harper, Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper, Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, and Ashton Kutcher who replaces Charlie’s role as a main character as Walden Schmidt.
This show aired from 2003 to 2015, and houses 262 episodes of laughter filled episodes. The show has won 9 primetime emmy awards, 30 total award wins and 72 nominations.
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4. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Set in the 50s Manhattan region, the story of an energetic, witty and sharp Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel is portrayed as a dramatic-comedy who has her life seemingly planned out to go to college, find a husband and live the happily ever after story, and everything goes smoothly till her husband decides to leave her for another woman. As she reevaluates her life, one night she sees herself on the stage of a nightclub where she discovers her talent in standup comedy, and we see how she goes through her newly found life in this profession.
The role of Mrs. Maisel is played by Rachel Brosnahan, and with the rest of the cast consisting of Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, and Jane Lynch.
Released on March 17th 2017, the show is currently running on Season 4, with an IMDb rating of 8.7, it has won several awards such as the Golden Globe Award, Critics’ Choice Television Award, Emmy Awards and many more.
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5. Fleabag
Adapted from the award-winning one-man tragic-comedy play written by the actress herself, Fleabag follows the story of a women in London who is navigating through her life and love as she deals with recurring tragedies in her life.
Fleabag is starred by Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag, Sian Clifford as Claire as Fleabag’s sister, Andrew Scott, Brett Gelman, Olivia Colman, Bill Patterson and others.
First aired on 21st July, 2016, the show has 2 seasons of 6 episodes each, it has an IMDb rating of 8.7, with the first season receiving 8.5 and the second receiving a whopping 9.32, with the critical consensus reading “Clever and viciously funny, Fleabag is a touching, wildly inventive comedy about a complicated young woman navigating the aftermath of trauma.”
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6. The Tick
The Tick is an American streaming television series created for Amazon Prime Video by Ben Edlund, based on his comic book character of the same name. The story follows a superhero in a blue tick suit in a world filled with people having superpowers, his nervous sidekick Arthur and a plan to uncover the mysterious figure behind the city’s underworld. They later come to realize that the long-dead supervillain called “The Terror” may still be pulling the strings in the city’s underworld.
The show is cast by Peter Serafinowicz as The Tick, Griffin Newman as Arthur Everest, Valorie Curry as Dot Everest
Brendan Hines as Superian, Yara Martinez as Miss Lint/Janet/Joan of Arc, Scott Speiser as Overkill/Straight Shooter/Esteban, Jackie Earle Haley as The Terror and others.
The show has 2 seasons of 22 total episodes which started airing from August 18, 2016 and holds a 95% rotten tomato rating. In 2018 the series was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category “Best New Media Superhero Series”. Also in 2018, the show received an Emmy nomination for its Main Title music composed by Chris Bacon.
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7. Shameless
Main Cast
William H. Macy – Frank Gallagher
Jeremy Allen White – Phillip Gallagher
Cameron Monaghan – Ian Gallagher
Ethan Cutkosky – Carl Gallagher
Shanola Hampton- Veronica Fisher
Steve Howey – Kevin Ball
Emma Kenney – Debbie Gallagher
Noel Fisher – Mickey Milkovich
Christian Isaiah – Liam Gallagher
Kate Miner – Tami Tamietti
IMDB 8.5
Episodes – 134
Seasons – 11
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8. 2 Broke Girls
2 Broke Girls (stylized 2 Broke Girl$) is an American television sitcom that aired from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017 and produced by Warner Bros. Set in Brooklyn, New York, the plot follows a Max Black, a girl raized in Poverty, ad Caroline Channing, the daughter of a billionaire, and their different perspectives in life. Although together they work in a local diner while attempting to raise funds to start a cupcake business.
The show is casted by Kat Dennings as Maxine George Black and Beth Behrs and Caroline.
The show has a total of 138 episodes spamming over 6 seasons. The on-screen chemistry between the two lead characters has been praised, while others have condemned the show’s reliance on sexualized humor and stereotypes. It was nominated for 12 Emmy wards, and won in 2012 for its art direction.
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