What other comedies do people think are brilliant and overlooked?
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atomicizer — 15 years ago(October 08, 2010 01:06 AM)
speaking of archer (which i love) if starz had put in half the promotional effort as archer maybe it would still be on the air.
ive been seeing ads for the new season of archer for weeks and it doesnt start until JANUARY! i never even heard of party down til the second season was over.
a little awareness can go a long way. -
Pumpyjones — 14 years ago(May 30, 2011 01:49 AM)
Oh I loved Knights of Prosperity! Sofia Vergara was so funny on that. I also loved the African-American guy who played Rockerfeller Butts. Pushing Daisies was adorable too and I was sad when it was cancelled. I also liked Undeclared, Extras, and I think I've seen every AD episode about five times. There is no other show out there that even approaches the genius.
The only quirky ones on tv now that I like are Weeds, Parks & Rec (except Rob Lowe who sucks in this), and the Office. Grim out there nowadays. -
forager-1 — 15 years ago(July 05, 2010 05:31 PM)
Man, I'm really enjoying Party Down. Just found out about it a few days ago. Watched the second season on Starz On Demand and almost finished with the first season via Netflix (I don't want it to end). Some of these have already been mentioned but:
TV:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Arrested Development
Spaced
The Mighty Boosh
The League
United States of Tara
Community
Futurama
Web Series:
Childrens' Hospital (Second season will air later this summer on Adult Swim Ken Marino (Ron) is part of the cast.)
The Guild
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lifelikeweeds — 15 years ago(July 09, 2010 11:58 AM)
bored to death on hbo is hilarious i have never been a huge ted danson fan, but he steals the show.
while i wouldn't classify it as a comedy, i think fans of party down would enjoy veronica mars. it definitely has funny moments and witty dialogue. the creator of party down also created veronica mars, and many actors from veronica mars have appeared in party down as main cast members or guests.
check out veronica mars - seriously, it's an amazing show! -
Ichabod_Fletchman — 15 years ago(July 11, 2010 07:19 PM)
Most have already been said but here it goes anyway:
Reaper
Better Off Ted
Dead Like Me
Undeclared
Freaks and Geeks
Psych
Futurama
Bender: I was God once.
God: Yes, I saw. You were doing well until everyone died. -
Ichabod_Fletchman — 15 years ago(August 09, 2010 12:14 PM)
Peep Show with David Mitchell? From England? That's pretty damn obscure for people in the states. That doesn't even show on BBC America here.
Bender: I was God once.
God: Yes, I saw. You were doing well until everyone died. -
megs23 — 15 years ago(August 09, 2010 05:05 PM)
Actually, I discovered Peep Show on BBC America a few months ago. The DVR was recording an episode or two a week, but stopped with series four. I've yet to watch the rest online, but it's one of my new favorite comedies. Other favorites have already been mentioned, Arrested Development, Always Sunny,Community, and How I Met Your Mother (which is surprisingly really good, despite the laugh track). The Venture Brothers on adult swim of the cartoon network is a hilarious underrated show, probably my favorite animated comedy.
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DMInfinity — 15 years ago(November 01, 2010 11:02 PM)
The Guild - I was shocked by how much I enjoyed it
Better Off Ted - Like the other poster said, how Modern Family has succeeded like it has while BoT was barely noticed amazes me.
Veronica Mars - Not really a comedy but worth mentioning because it was incredible.
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Tood Margaret - On IFC right now. Cross and Arnett. Hilarious.
Important Things with Demetri Martin - I'd imagine he's got a pretty love/hate style, and the endless puns are fairly hit or miss, but it's an enjoyable show overall.
Ten Items or Less - Everyone I know hated it. I thought it was hilarious.
Parks & Rec - It gets compared to The Office (US) too much for my taste. It's not that good but it's still very funny.
Hotel Babylon - It's pretty cheesy, soap opera satire but I liked it.
Californication - I only watched the first season (and I've heard iffy things about the rest of the series) but little beats Duchonvy.
Also:
CTRL
The Inbetweeners
The Mighty Boosh