# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/21 "2019-11-30T08:26:01Z")
**Blackadder** (you can safely skip series 1 and go straight to 2-4), **Fleabag** and **The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel**. Wait, how old is your daughter? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/22 "2019-11-30T08:40:17Z")
You could try searching out Green Wing. I don’t know if it’s available in US markets. It’s some way further along the spectrum from Parks and Recreation, venturing well into the surreal. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWhtUB78tW0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWhtUB78tW0) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/23 "2019-11-30T09:03:13Z")
Talking about sketch shows, _ **Smack the Pony** _ is hilarious. For sitcoms, try _ **’Allo, 'Allo!** _ It’s kind of like the next step beyond _ **Hogan’s Heroes** _. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/24 "2019-11-30T10:27:00Z")
A third vote for _Detectorists_. _Flight of the Conchords_. I’m surprised you’ve not listed _The Office_, either original or the US versions. Possibly hard to track down, depending where you are, but look for: _Father Ted_ _The Windsors_ (not to be confused with _The Crown_), and an earlier show with many links - _Star Stories_. \*W1A \*- set in the BBC. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/25 "2019-11-30T12:19:21Z")
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/26 "2019-11-30T12:24:50Z")
I think _Wilfred_ would qualify as ‘quirky.’ There is the original Australian series [Episode 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cESCpSix1Js) and a US version with Elijah Wood and Fiona Gubelmann [Explaining Wilfred.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKtUO3Glvuc) ---
**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, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/27 "2019-11-30T12:24:56Z")
I have to assume you’ve seen it, but if not, Scrubs. The reruns must be on a dozen times a day so it’s easy to find and due to the style of narration, you can, for the most part, watch any random episode and get up to speed pretty quickly (IOW, if you want to try it, just watch the next episode you see airing). ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/28 "2019-11-30T12:50:22Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > \*W1A \*- set in the BBC. You could even look at the earlier series that spawned it, 2012, a mockumentary about the London Olympics. “That Mitchell and Webb look” is a sketch series but excellent, and “peep show” has the same two people in a sit-com. “the IT crowd” is excellent “the day today” is a spoof news show from the early 90’s, hilarious, surreal and presient. the follow-on “brass eye” is Chris Morris at his best. You might want to search out the Alan Partridge saga as well. He starts as a sports reporter in the above “the day today”, spins off into a chat show with “knowing me, knowing you, with Alan Partridge”, then in mid-career hiatus with “I’m Alan Partridge” series 1 and 2. There are others beyond that but they are a good place to start. Also “Toast” is great, a struggling actor played by Matt Berry (star of the aforementioned and also recommened “what we do in the shadows”), Any show that has names such Sooki Houseboat, Dinky Frinkbuster and Clem Fandango has got to be good. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/29 "2019-11-30T13:22:18Z")
**The Good Place** , for sure. You must begin with Season 1, Episode 1 and proceed in an orderly fashion. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/30 "2019-11-30T13:30:51Z")
_New Girl_. How do you not love a series that once persuaded PRINCE to guest star and make pancakes? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/31 "2019-11-30T13:40:38Z")
Wonderfalls would fit on this list. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/32 "2019-11-30T14:02:31Z")
Trial and Error if you liked the Office. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/33 "2019-11-30T14:06:17Z")
There’s also “Monk,” which is almost as quirky and entertaining as “Psych” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/34 "2019-11-30T17:45:03Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > Seconding _Pushing Daisies_ and _Better Off Ted_. Both are excellent shows. > > A lot of people who liked _Corner Gas_ also liked _Letterkenny_. _Letterkenny_ was going to be my suggestion, but you beat me to it. In keeping with the Canadian theme, also check out _Trailer Park Boys_. _Better Off Ted_ is absolutely one of my favorites. I discovered it on a flight, of all things, looking for something to watch that wasn’t the same old boring shit. I highly, highly recommend it. I was so disappointed it only lasted two seasons (in fact, I may have discovered it right when it was cancelled. But it’s all gold, as far as I’m concerned.) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/35 "2019-11-30T18:28:00Z")
Oh, and I second _Peep Show_ as well. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/36 "2019-11-30T18:33:24Z")
Weeds i found to be one of the best shows ever. One thing about it: Every episode ended with a real cliffhanging bang. It was very hard to stop watching. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/37 "2019-11-30T18:53:22Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Weeds i found to be one of the best shows ever. One thing about it: Every episode ended with a real cliffhanging bang. It was very hard to stop watching. I loved Weeds in the beginning but grew weary of Nancy’s super asshole behavior. May I suggest Grace and Frankie? It is about family and getting old but Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin (plus every actor and actress over 50) know how to do irreverent. Also, it’s pilot is about how their business partner husbands announce that they have been lovers for 40 odd years and now want a divorce so they can marry each other. It gets even better from t here. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/38 "2019-11-30T18:59:14Z")
**The Larry Sanders Show** , starring Garry Shandling, Rip Torn, and Jeffrey Tambor: a take-down of late night talk shows. If you like it dark: **Six Feet Under** on HBO. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/39 "2019-11-30T19:40:56Z")
Futureman on hulu is also damn good ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182/40 "2019-11-30T20:10:39Z")
If you can track it down, the '80s Canadian sketch show _ **Bizarre** _, with John Byner and the late Bob Einstein. It’s wonderfully non-PC. I just finished watching an episode of _ **Night Court** _. I love Bob and June Wheeler! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-quirky-comedy-tv-show-to-watch/844182.md?page=3)