Top 5 Modern TV Comedies
Published:TV Sitcoms have come a long way since the days of Green Acres and I Love Lucy! We have created our Top 5 list to contain what we believe are the laugh out loud funniest sitcoms of the last 25 years, including a few that are still on the air today! Check out our list and then turn on the tube, or binge watch them all online ;-)
1) Arrested Development
- The funniest sitcom of all-time!
- Every joke is layered and nuanced
- Rewards repeat viewing
- Complex, interwoven plotlines
- Perfect casting
2) The Simpsons
- Longest-running American sitcom
- Groundbreaking edginess & humor
- Iconic, globally recognized characters
- Longest-running American animated series
- Infinitely quotable and rewatchable!
3) Seinfeld
- TV Guide named Seinfeld the Greatest TV program of all-time
- Finished in the Top 2 in the Nielsen Ratings from ‘94-’98
- Writers Guild of America’s #2 Best-Written TV Series
- Entertainment Weekly’s #3 Best TV Show Ever
- Launched TV careers for all 4 of the show’s main characters
4) Trailer Park Boys
- Perhaps the most “laugh out loud” hysterical series ever!
- Canada’s greatest sitcom by far
- Features the hijinx of Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles as they try to make cash by any means necessary in a small Nova Scotian trailer park
- Highest rated Canadian show on ShowCase network
- Has spawned multiple feature films and TV specials
5) Archer
- The smartest sitcom currently on television
- The follow up series to Adam Reed’s classic Frisky Dingo
- Think of it like James Bond...on acid
- Stuffed with pop culture & historical references
- Watch with Wikipedia open, there WILL be things you need to look up!
