# Best Sitcoms of the 21st Century **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [October 13, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932 "2025-10-13T15:26:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/81 "2025-10-14T20:23:06Z")
King of the Hill? I’ll second Futurama, which is definitely a sitcom, albeit an animated one. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/82 "2025-10-14T20:26:59Z")
I don’t think Pushing Daisies has been mentioned yet. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/83 "2025-10-14T20:36:15Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > The Good Place Great choice. > [@What\_Exit](#): > > Scrubs Love it! > [@What\_Exit](#): > > Ghosts US Pretty good. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > How I Met Your Mother It had moments, but they dragged it out too long. > [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > The Wikipedia description of [“cringe comedy”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cringe_comedy) basically feels tailor-made to describe _30 Rock_: I agree, I do not like Cringe Humor nor ‘stupid humor”. I will add Frasier- the fist one. > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > No love for _The Office_? Both Cringe humor and stupid humor. > [@Author\_Balk](#): > > Corner Gas (I don’t think it’s mentioned yet) Some episodes are good. I liked Krapopolis > [@needscoffee](#): > > _Better Off Ted_ was great for the two seasons it was on. Agreed. > [@Joey\_P](#): > > I don’t think Pushing Daisies has been mentioned yet. Good one. also _Wonderfalls._ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/84 "2025-10-14T21:28:07Z")
Damn, I should have included that. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/85 "2025-10-14T21:28:35Z")
Not a sitcom, but a great show. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/86 "2025-10-15T01:00:32Z")
I was reading through this thread, nearing the end, and seeing that no one had mentioned _Wonderfalls_ yet. Drats, @DrDeth has it above. I’m currently rewatching it, because I need to see something a little wacky, a little cringe, and a lot of heart. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/87 "2025-10-15T03:07:24Z")
If we’re reaching across the pond, I think “Detectorists” was pretty damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![Happytree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happytree/32/3555_2.png) [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/88 "2025-10-15T03:59:05Z")
In order: Trailer Park Boys Curb Your Enthusiasm Arrested Development The Simpsons (all time favorite, but the best stuff was Pre2K) Family Guy Reno 911 (it has sketch elements, but i say it’s a sitcom) King of the Hill Parks n Rec People Just Do Nothing( criminally unknown and underrated) Sarah Silverman Show ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/89 "2025-10-15T04:29:39Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Actually the presence of the security people wearing earpieces (suggesting Secret Service) implied that either Leslie or Ben was POTUS. But before that, the DNC approaches her and says they want her to run for governor and then we find out she had 2 terms. But I just mean to point out that they eventually (at nearly the last minute) dropped whatever pretense there was that Leslie could technically be a Republican. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/90 "2025-10-15T04:39:51Z")
And in celebration of the latest Alan Partridge series being released last week (which I haven’t seen yet so I don’t know if it’s a best of the 21st century), I’ll recommend the various Alan Partridge shows of the 21st century that do make the cut, such as I’m Alan Partridge (series 2 was 21st century), Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge, and This Time With Alan Partridge. Unlike Parks and Rec, these are very cringe comedy. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/91 "2025-10-15T04:50:56Z")
**Nathan Barley** (UK show from 2005) was one of the most prescient shows about internet culture and was pretty damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/92 "2025-10-15T06:45:57Z")
**The Cleaner**. Greg Davies as a crime scene cleaner, who meets unusual people in the aftermath, and charming lessons are learned. **Moone Boy**. Chris O’Dowd is an imaginary friend, of an odd young boy in Ireland as he learns to negotiate his early teens. **Galavant**. The musical medieval sitcom, with Tim Omundson and Karen David amongst many others. Also here are some that I really enjoyed but nobody else seemed to watch as they disappeared quite quickly. _Extraordinary_ _Sirens_ _Woke_ _Schmigadoon_ _People Of Earth_ _Truth Seekers_ _Zapped_ ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/93 "2025-10-15T12:58:07Z")
It’s hilarious and intelligent. We re-watch it often. Pub? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/94 "2025-10-15T13:27:02Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Also here are some that I really enjoyed but nobody else seemed to watch as they disappeared quite quickly. > > _Extraordinary_ > _Sirens_ > _Woke_ > _Schmigadoon_ > _People Of Earth_ > _Truth Seekers_ > _Zapped_ I would add _Wrecked_ and _Corporate_ to that list (along with the aforementioned _Delocated_). ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/95 "2025-10-15T19:33:17Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > **The Cleaner**. Greg Davies as a crime scene cleaner, who meets unusual people in the aftermath, and charming lessons are learned. Davies also did _The Inbetweeners_, which is superior in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932/96 "2025-10-15T20:39:51Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I was reading through this thread, nearing the end, and seeing that no one had mentioned _Wonderfalls_ yet. Drats, @DrDeth has it above. I’m currently rewatching it, because I need to see something a little wacky, a little cringe, and a lot of heart. It can be argued that Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies are not sitcoms, but I disagree. perhaps not classic sitcoms, but they qualify. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > **Galavant**. The musical medieval sitcom, with Tim Omundson and Karen David amongst many others. It wasnt bad at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932.md?page=4)