# What Is The Funniest Show On Tv? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900 "2010-03-26T16:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/21 "2010-03-26T18:13:31Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Anything from the second season. The first season was horrid. Fortunately, TPTB saw they had the fundamentals of a great show there and started all over again. Same cast, same premise, but this time it’s _funny_. Yup. I don’t think the first season was horrid, but it was annoying, and season 2 is so much better. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/22 "2010-03-26T18:16:30Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > ETA: **Disheavel** , I think you’re talking about _Community_. Correct and apologies for any confusion caused. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/23 "2010-03-26T18:17:04Z")
Btw, I just ranked every comedy series I have followed. In order: the ali g show arrested development parks and recreation modern family himym community flight of the conchords 30 rock life and times of tim seinfeld lucky louie the office uk entourage the office bored to death californication friends it’s always sunny extras rescue me better off ted frasier two and a half men ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/24 "2010-03-26T18:18:32Z")
I loved the first season of **IASIP**. It just seemed more forced to find a role for Danny DeVito and I liked the dynamics of the first season better that way. The latter seasons are great, but not my favorites. **Modern Family** is consistently funny and relateable and most of the episode we point out who X is acting like in our family. **IT Crowd** is so solid and I can’t wait for the next season to come out. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/25 "2010-03-27T08:31:59Z")
Currently, 30 Rock. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/26 "2010-03-27T09:30:52Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > Btw, I just ranked every comedy series I have followed. In order: > the ali g show > arrested development > parks and recreation > modern family > himym > community > flight of the conchords > 30 rock > life and times of tim > seinfeld > lucky louie > the office uk > entourage > the office > bored to death > californication > friends > it’s always sunny > extras > rescue me > better off ted > frasier > two and a half men You listed **ali-g** first, Respect! And big up yourself. It means I can trust your list, so I’m going to use it as a guide of what to watch. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/27 "2010-03-27T09:53:07Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I think I laugh the hardest at the British quiz/comedy/panel show _QI_. I concur with this quite interesting factoid. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/28 "2010-03-27T14:00:25Z")
> [@Disheavel](#): > > Correct and apologies for any confusion caused. If your first paragraph was talking about Community, then I don’t believe you can be more wrong. The show was hilarious in the first season, and was the first sitcom that ever made me laugh throughout. Season 2 was not reinvented: the characters are the same. Unfortunately, the two episodes before the most current one were breaking the formula: the first by pairing actors that did not have chemistry together, the second for completely screwing with all the character traits that had been established so far. I sincerely hope you are right that the latest episode is actually funny. The premise you offered sounds the same as the last one, as well as the one with Abed finding a girlfriend. Hopefully it will riff off the latter, which was actually funny. Saying all this, my nomination to this thread is Community. I didn’t realize sitcoms were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny until I encountered this one. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/29 "2010-03-27T14:17:12Z")
> [@Disheavel](#): > > It started off very slowly before they found the chemistry. Try the Christmas episode for just an awesome set of cameos and great lines set inside a tight story. > I think they are modeling it more after the British “Coupling” storylines- where there is a theme which runs through the episode and that theme affects the characters all differently until a final scene of comprehension for everyone. This week’s episode theme was people trying to be what they are not: Britta being funny, Shirley and Annie being bad-asses, Pierce being magical. > [@BigT](#): > > If your first paragraph was talking about Community, then I don’t believe you can be more wrong. The show was hilarious in the first season, and was the first sitcom that ever made me laugh throughout. Season 2 was not reinvented: the characters are the same. Season 2 doesn’t exist; this is the first season of Community. And I agree with the first paragraph, which doesn’t mention seasons at all. It simply said that Community started off slowly and picked up steem, which I agree with. If you read the original thread on Community, the dope in general also agrees. Parks & Rec is the show that got reinvented as funny in the second season. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/30 "2010-03-27T14:50:56Z")
Some of my favorites have already been mentioned several times (Parks & Rec, HIMYM, Always Sunny) so I’ll just add a couple more that consistantly make me howl with laughter: Curb Your Enthusiasm and Tosh.0. Tosh.0 might be the funniest show I currently watch. ---
**Author:** ![Surbey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/31 "2010-03-27T15:17:52Z")
IT Crowd is AMAZING. It’s one of the things I like about British TV series. Instead of 22 blah episodes you get 6 great ones. Other favorites, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Archer, and [The League](http://www.hulu.com/the-league). ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/32 "2010-03-27T19:57:00Z")
Lot of good ones already listed, I’ll add [_Archer_](http://www.hulu.com/search?query=archer&st=1). ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/33 "2010-03-27T20:11:51Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Lot of good ones already listed, I’ll add [_Archer_](http://www.hulu.com/search?query=archer&st=1). **Archer** and **Modern Family** are my 2 new favorites. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/34 "2010-03-27T20:15:23Z")
I laughed out loud at _Rules of Engagement_ this week, first time I’ve seen it. One guy to other guy who’s being pissy: “What happened to you? Did they stop making Trojan Juniors?” I’ve been trying to think of a way to work it into a conversation. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/35 "2010-03-27T21:29:09Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I concur with this quite interesting factoid. Yes, QI. I’m glad I’d never heard of it before, because now I get to enjoy it all for the very first time. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/36 "2010-03-28T13:13:20Z")
I vote for **The Big bang Theory** also. I like **The Daily Show** , but I’m bummed out that they took it off Hulu. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/37 "2010-03-28T14:54:35Z")
Currently, **Community** ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/38 "2010-03-28T21:17:34Z")
I’d say that **Community** is the most consistently funny, but both **The Daily Show** and **The Colbert Report** are usually okay, punctuated by the occasional amazing bit that’s head and shoulders above anything on any other show. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/39 "2010-03-29T00:39:32Z")
As others have already mentioned, I would say that **Archer** hands down is the funniest show on right now. The writting, the performances, the characters, the plots, everything about this show is superlative! Its the kind of show that if it was canceled and I was a billionaire I would literally buy the FX Network just to keep it going! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900/40 "2010-03-29T01:08:12Z")
Current show would be the Big Bang Theory. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-show-on-tv/533900.md?page=3)