# looking for a 'quirky' comedy tv show to watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182 "2019-11-29T22:10:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/1 "2019-11-29T22:10:48Z")
Daughter and I have taken to binging TV shows and drinking coffee together. We liked and finished: Psych Parks and Recreation Santa Clarita Diet Corner Gas While quirky comedy; We tried but just couldn’t get into: Arrested Development Schitt’s Creek probably because there was too much pathos We are now looking for something else that fits the first group, but not the second. We aren’t looking for situation comedies filmed before a live studio audience complete with fake laugh track. If you are familiar with the group we like, you will have an idea of what we are looking for. any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/2 "2019-11-29T22:46:48Z")
I liked [“Don’t Trust The B…In Apartment 23”.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1819509/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) Not sure if it’s held up but I binged the whole thing on Netflix a few years ago and found it amusing. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/3 "2019-11-29T22:48:02Z")
Have you watched _Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt_ yet? That falls solidly into the “quirky” category, and since you said you already watched _Santa Clarita Diet_ I deduced that you must have Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/4 "2019-11-29T22:49:25Z")
_The Good Place_ could work. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/5 "2019-11-29T22:55:27Z")
I’ve seen bits and pieces of “The Goldbergs” occasionally. It looks interesting, quirky, and reminds me of “The Wonder Years.” I’ve only seen a few minutes at a time, but it looks promising. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/6 "2019-11-29T22:57:56Z")
Seconding _The Good Place_, and also adding _[Pushing Daisies](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925266/)_. Alas, there are only 22 episodes – its first season was cut short by a writers’ strike, and it never regained its audience in its second season, after the strike – but it’s extremely well-written, with very punchy dialogue, and it is _defintely_ quirky. If you try it, make sure to watch the first episode (“Pie-lette”), as it sets up everything that comes after, and provides the background to the show’s weird premise. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/7 "2019-11-29T23:06:14Z")
[Detectorists](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4082744/), maybe? ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/8 "2019-11-30T03:51:45Z")
Bob’s Burgers Community BoJack Horseman 30 Rock Silicon Valley Brooklyn Nine-Nine ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/9 "2019-11-30T03:57:48Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Bob’s Burgers > Community > BoJack Horseman > 30 Rock > Silicon Valley > Brooklyn Nine-Nine This guy quirks. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/10 "2019-11-30T04:19:02Z")
> [@Sigene](#): > > Daughter and I have taken to binging TV shows and drinking coffee together. > … That’s really nice. 🙂 I’ve been re-watching Taxi-- I’d forgotten how good it was. Good ensemble, that’s what makes these shows. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/11 "2019-11-30T04:43:17Z")
30 Rock is probably the epitome of quirky. However, I’m going to suggest the often underrated Better Off Ted. It tends to get compared to Arrested Development. I’m sure that’s partially because Portia De Rossi is in it, but it’s also just as ‘clever’. But it is considerably easier to digest. As much as I love AD, I can understand why some people can’t get into it. Better Off Ted is still your basic office based sitcom…just better. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/12 "2019-11-30T04:55:28Z")
Speaking of shows with “Rock” in the title: “3rd Rock from the Sun”. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/13 "2019-11-30T05:02:59Z")
Seconding _Pushing Daisies_ and _Better Off Ted_. Both are excellent shows. A lot of people who liked _Corner Gas_ also liked _Letterkenny_. You might also like _My Name Is Earl_, _Galavant_, and _Doc Martin_. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/14 "2019-11-30T05:06:56Z")
If you can find some British shows somehow, I recommend _The Durrells_\*, _Detectorists_, _Zapped_, and _Ghosts_. You might also like _Angie Tribeca_ or _Russian Doll_. \*I think it has an alternative name of _The Durrells In Corfu_ ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/15 "2019-11-30T05:26:48Z")
Lots of good comedies mentioned above. I’ll add “What We Do In The Shadows”, “Superstore”, “Detroiters” and “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/16 "2019-11-30T05:30:32Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > This guy quirks. Bro ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/17 "2019-11-30T05:37:44Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > \*I think it has an alternative name of _The Durrells In Corfu_ _The Durrells in Corfu_ has been regularly running here on PBS (at least in Chicago, where I live) for some time now. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/18 "2019-11-30T06:14:05Z")
Here’s another you might like. _No Activity_. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/19 "2019-11-30T06:38:31Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Lots of good comedies mentioned above. I’ll add “What We Do In The Shadows”, “Superstore”, “Detroiters” and “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”. If you like Detroiters, check out I Think You Should Leave. It’s with Sam Richardson. The style of comedy (and production value, for that matter) is extremely similar to Detroiters, but it’s a sketch show with a lot of (unexpected) guest stars. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/20 "2019-11-30T06:39:31Z")
And let’s not forget Fawlty Towers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182.md?page=2)