From classic comedies to the latest laughs, here are the sitcoms worthy of your next binge.
So how do you pick what to watch?
Make like a nosy neighbor and get over here!
Jerry Seinfeld on ‘Seinfeld’; Mindy Kaling on ‘The Mindy Project’; Martin Lawrence in a press still for ‘Martin’.Credit:NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Jordin Althaus/Hulu; Aaron Rapoport/Fox/Everett
Entertainment Weeklys guide narrows downNetflixs best sitcom offerings, with a show for every audience and mood.
So stay fully dressed (never nude!)
The irreplaceableAndre Braugherwas nominated for four Emmys during his time as Capt.
(From left to right) Jessica Walter, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross, and Will Arnett on ‘Arrested Development’.Saeed Adyani/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
just" about a rogue corgi impersonating his beloved pet should be studied at Julliard).
The first four seasons are streaming on Netflix, with seasons 5 and 6 coming Feb. 25.T.M.
If you haven’t already, it’s time to make four new friends.T.M.
BoJack and Princess Carolyn on ‘BoJack Horseman’.Netflix
Because why else would you cast Broadway royaltySara BareillesandRenee Elise Goldsberry?
It’s also a comedy, because why else would you also castBusy PhilippsandPaula Pell?
The four areGirls5Eva, a 1990s girl group that reunites in their 40s.
(From left to right) Melissa Fumero, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, and Andy Samberg on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’.FOX Image Collection via Getty
out loud at the grocery store.
(The P does not stand for produce.)T.M.
Let’s go to the mall!
(Clockwise from left) Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Luck Hari on ‘Girlfriends’.Ron Tom/Paramount Television/Everett
Now, add this to the list.
What’s more, it’s laugh-out-loud funny and extremely addictive.
(Kids, a “radio station” is like a Spotify account you couldn’t control.)
Kristen Bell and Ted Danson on ‘The Good Place’.Ron Batzdorff
There are still a dozen or so lines that you probably say today (“Damn, Gina!
“), and Lawrence showed off some 1960s variety show comedy chops playing multiple characters.
The fact that it helped prove the mainstream power of Black sitcoms is no joke, either.T.M.
Busy Philipps on ‘Girls5eva’.Alyssa Longchamp/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
and landing in a swimming pool.
The comedy doesn’t get short shrift either, with a sharply screwball supporting cast.
And yes, thereisa happy ending unless you count being sad youve run out of episodes.T.M.
(From left to right) Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, and Cobie Smulders on ‘How I Met Your Mother’.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty
What does that remind you of?
If youre yelling ooh, ooh, ooh Mr. Kotter!
congrats, you cast yourself as Horshack.
Simu Liu and Andrea Bang on ‘Kim’s Convenience’.CBC Media
Like all family sitcoms, complex themes are at the forefront.
Like allgreatfamily sitcoms, so are the laughs.T.M.
She’s also funny a good thing considering there are 127 episodes of her self-titled sitcom.
Olafur Darri Olafsson and Maria Bamford on ‘Lady Dynamite’.Beth Dubber/Netflix
Did every working comic get a sitcom?
The cast is key, full of perfect timing and an appropriate amount of lush mustaches.T.M.
None of that sounds funny, but we promise it is!
Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Martin Lawrence, Carl Anthony Payne, and Tichina Arnold on ‘Martin’.courtesy Everett Collection
Mindy Kaling on ‘The Mindy Project’.Jordin Althaus/Hulu
Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias (right) on ‘Mr. Iglesias’.KEVIN ESTRADA/NETFLIX
Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin on ‘My Wife and Kids’.Abc-Tv/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock
Justina Machado and Todd Grinnell on ‘One Day at a Time’.Michael Yarish/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
Reba McEntire and Christopher Rich on ‘Reba’.Danny Feld/Fox Television/Everett
(From left to right) Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, and Jerry Seinfeld on ‘Seinfeld’.George Lange/Castle Rock Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection
Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan on ‘Still Game’.BBC
(From left to right) Steve Lemme, Gabriel Hogan, Hassie Harrison, and Eugene Cordero on ‘Tacoma FD’.truTV/Everett
America Ferrera on ‘Ugly Betty’.John Clifford/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
(From left to right) Khali Spraggins, Jermelle Simon, Journey Christine, Kim Fields, and Mike Epps on ‘The Upshaws’.LARA SOLANKI/NETFLIX
Catherine Reitman on ‘Workin’ Moms'.Netflix
