Top Ten Comedy Television or Streaming Series in 2025
Top Ten Comedy Television Series in 2025
It’s our 12th annual year of picking the best television, and once again, there were many excellent series to choose from.
Comedy television in 2025 didn’t just make us laugh—it helped us keep our sanity in some dark times. From exquisitely uncomfortable social experiments to workplace absurdism, from cutting satire to dumb chaos, this year’s television and streaming comedies proved that funny can still be wildly inventive.
We’ve narrowed it down to ten standout series that defined the year in serial comedy. These shows took big swings, built memorable worlds, and trusted their audiences to keep up with silliness, cruelty, sincerity, and pure comedic chutzpah. Some returned stronger than ever. Others announced themselves as instant classics.
Now it’s your turn. We’ve nominated our ten favorite comedy series of 2025, and we’re handing the final call over to you. Scroll through the nominees, make your case (to yourself or the internet), and vote for the show you think deserves to be crowned the best comedy series of the year.
Laugh wisely. Vote decisively.
And while you’re considering, lets take a moment to remember our best in television winners over the years- all classics, still watchable, still great. In 2014, it was Last Week Tonight. After that, the late night shows got their own category, and in 2015, The Jim Gaffigan Show won the award for best tv series. In 2016, you voted for Zach Galifianakis’ Baskets as your #1 show. In 2017, it was the genius of Better Things, and in 2018 two shows topped the polls with Crashing and Barry tie-ing for first place. In 2019 The Righteous Gemstones landed on top, in 2020 the top honor went to Schitt’s Creek and in 2021, you voted for The Ms. Pat Show.in 2022 your favorite series was Flatbush Misdemeanors and in 2023 you picked The Righteous Gemstones and last year, season one of Tires won the award for Best Comedy Television Series.
All of our top ten shows are worth your time. If you’ve missed out on any of these shows, you’ve got a great binge ahead of you.
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Created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg & Others
Starring: Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn
THE STUDIO. APPLE TV: The Studio roared into our homes this year, grabbing immediate critical and audience love as a sharp, self-aware comedy that pulls back the curtain on the modern entertainment industry. Combining silly slapstick with a shrewd skewering of the fragile egos, corporate doublespeak, and creative compromises that define Hollywood in 2025, The Studio is a breath of fresh air to the genre of comedic television. Set inside a high-stakes production company, the series follows executives, creatives, and hangers-on as they scramble to appear visionary while desperately chasing relevance, validation, and the next “important” project. The Studio looks at the absurd reality of our entertainment business, and hopefully opens a few eyes while entertaining us.
Already award winning, The Studio has already been one of the most nominated and award winning comedies this year with 23 Emmy nominations- a record for first year comedy series- and 13 wins.
Status: Renewed for Season 2
Created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, John McKeever
Cast: Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Stavros Halkias, Kilah Fox
TIRES. NETFLIX. Last year’s winner and our favorite situation comedy is Tires, and the series came back for a Season Two that topped the first season. The team at Valley Forge Automotive Center is back bringing all the chaos that made the series a sleeper hit along for the ride. Season 2 expands the world of the struggling auto-repair shop and sharpens its mean stick. Will is still wildly unprepared to run the biz, Shane is still actively making things worse and season 2 brings bigger storylines, more dysfunction, class tension, and spot on portrayal of the misery working a dead end job. Season 2 proves that Tires isn’t just a novelty—it’s a sharp comedy deserving of your vote for best comedy of the year.
Status: Renewed for Season 3
Created By Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin
Cast: Tim Robinson, Kake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price, Joseaph Tudusco
THE CHAIR COMPANY, HBO. In 2025, cringe is king, and Tim Robinson, is on the shortlist to be the king of cringe comedy. The Chair Company turns the mundane world of office furniture into an uncomfortable hilarious ride using corporate tedium as a launchpad for sharp character work and devastating satire. Set inside a mid-level furniture manufacturer, we follow Ron Trosper (Robinson) who kicks off the series with an embarrasing workplace incident involving a chair leaving him humiliated and determined to get to the bottom of what he sees as a far reaching conspiracy. The series nails some well tread themes like workplace culture, petty power struggles and boredom as well as anyone ever has. But it is utterly original, in its delivery. Dry, observant, and consistently smart, The Chair Company crushes in 2025.
Status: Renewed for Season 2.
Created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Tracy Wigfield
Based on The Four Seasons created by Alan Alda.
Cast: Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen, Colman Domingo, Steve Carrell
THE FOUR SEASONS, NETFLIX. This updated take on the comedic classic from 1981 preserves the core appeal of the original, while updating the premise for new generations. Adult long term relationships are at the core of the series, three pairs of them, navigating latter mid life crisis, wanderlust, loyalty, and what it means to be a friend during the time of life when marriages start to crack. Despite some uncomfortable and all too relatable themes, the show is easy to settle into. There’s no ground shaking premise here, but its funny, and watchable. At the center is Steve Carell, delivering exactly what he does best—that magic ability to make you root for the character who is being a complete idiot- warmth edged with equal parts insecurity, and bravado. The Four Seasons isn’t trying to reinvent comedy or overwhelm you with jokes, but it is a funny, humane series that’s a pleasure to spend time with, and one that knows sometimes the best comedy is simply well made and well felt.
Status: Renewed for Season 2
Created by Stacey Aglok Macdonald
Cast: Anna Lambe, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tanya Tagaq, Keira Cooper, Braeden Clarke, Jay Ryan
NORTH BY NORTH. NETFLIX. Take a trip to the arctic, because we’re going North of North for the rare 2025 comedy that won’t also make you anxious, depressed, or freaked out. North of North surprised audiences in 2025 by turning the remote community of Ice Cove into one of TV’s most charming and heartfelt comedy settings. The series follows Siaja, a young Inuk mother who, after a very public exit from her marriage, sets out to reinvent her life in a place where everybody knows your business—but also genuinely cares about you. What makes the show stand out is its combination of warm, character-driven humor and refreshing cultural authenticity, anchored by a breakout performance from Anna Lambe and the amazingly talented Mary Lynn Rajskub. The comedy finds laughs in the quirks of small-town life, the chaos of family dynamics, and the universal struggle to carve out personal identity, all against the breathtaking backdrop of Canada’s Arctic. North of North doesn’t just accumulate laughs—it invites viewers into a community rich with personality, humor, and heart, earning its spot as one of 2025’s most delightful and distinctive comedy series
Status: Renewed for Season 2
Created by: Jason Keller
Cast: Owen Wilson, Peter Dager, Lili Kay, Marc Maron, Mariana Trevino
STICK, APPLE TV. Stick is a highly bingeable sports comedy that hits like a weird collision of awkward charm and emotional truth, which happens to be Owen Wilson’s specialty. We follow the character, Stick—a long-washed-up professional golfer who towards a rising young star in the game to turn things around. Think Kingpin, but with more charm and heart. Its an emotionally uplifting comedy and god knows we need more of those. Critics and audiences alike responded warmly to Stick, praising the series for its easy charm. Wilson’s performance is the key to the series, making it funny without being forced, wholesome without being soft, and unexpectedly heartfelt. While understated in its approach, the series’ blend of sincerity and humor helped it stand out in a crowded comedy landscape, making its positive reception feel both earned and lasting.
Status: Renewed.
Created by: Greg Daniels, Michael Koman
Cast: Domhnal Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Oscar Nunez, Alex Edelman
THE PAPER, PEACOCK. The Paper surprised us, as one of 2025’s funniest and smartest and most underrated comedies of the year. The series channels the chaos of a failing local newspaper into a brilliant comedy of errors that earns its place in the universe of The Office. Set inside the newsroom of the fictional Metro Globe, the series follows an eccentric ensemble of reporters, editors, and interns as they chase scoops, battle budget cuts, and navigate social media spectacles—all while trying to keep the presses rolling and their personal lives intact. What sets The Paper apart is its sharp writing and excellent timing: every absurd headline chase and awkward office confrontation feels rooted in truth, even as it pushes situations to hilariously heightened extremes.
At its heart, The Paper taps into something genuinely delightful about flawed but passionate people fighting to do meaningful work in a world that often doesn’t care.
Status: Renewed for Season 2
Created by: Mike Schur
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada
A MAN ON THE INSIDE, SEASON 2, NETFLIX. Mike Schur is the king of the comedy series right now, or at least one of them, and he delivers once again with a hilarious and bingeworthy second season of the series led by Ted Danson. A Man on the Inside’s sophomore season delivers again, on the Danson/Schur formula of heart, likeability, with a moral center and a mission. Ted Danson continues to be effortlessly watchable as the unlikely undercover operative, bringing warmth, curiosity, and impeccable timing to a role that thrives on subtlety rather than punchlines. And Danson, at age 77, proves he’s got more to share, adding physical comedy to his comedy toolkit. Season two adds a love interest for Charles Niewendyk and we could watch Ted and real life love-of-his-life Mary Steenburgen endlessly. Add in Schur’s penchant for easter eggs, and you’ll find yourself happily binging season two straight through.
Status: Unknown.
Created by: Nathan Fielder
Cast: Nathan Fielder
THE REHEARSAL SEASON 2, HBO. Nathan Fielder’s latest, is technically a season 2, because there is a thread through to the first Season of the Rehearsal, but its unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. This second act is more unsettling, more impossible, and more jaw dropping then the first. It’s enormous budget is matched only by its enormous philosophical bite. Is it obsession? Is it mental illness? Is it sheer brilliance? Nobody knows. The line between rehearsal and reality is nearly impossible to locate. The result is comedy that feels anxious, confrontational, and frequently jaw-dropping. This season is darker, more ambitious, and more emotionally disorienting, using elaborate constructions and meticulous planning to deliver true must see television and the most unconventional comedy of the year. It’s often uncomfortable to watch but that tension is precisely the point. The Rehearsal remains unlike anything else on television—weaponizing comedy as a tool for exposure and self-examination—and season two cements its status as one of the boldest and most challenging comedic achievements of the year.
Status: Unknown.
Created by Danny McBride
Cast: Danny McBride, Adam DeVine, Edi Patterson, Tony Cavalero, John Goodman
THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES S4. HBO. In its fourth and final season, The Righteous Gemstones remained as vicious, outrageous, and confidently absurd as ever. The show’s balance of broad, profane comedy and surprisingly rich characters is as intoxicating as the first season. The jokes are big, the performances fearless, and the ensemble—led by McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, and Walton Goggins—continues to provide the level of genius Danny McBride and his ensembles always deliver. What makes this season stand out is its refusal to soften its characters while still allowing them moments of humanity. Season four reaffirms The Righteous Gemstones as one of television’s most reliably daring and consistently funny comedies—and an easy inclusion among the year’s best.
Status: Series concluded.
