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Lighthearted, upbeat shows for adults? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Recently I've been catching up on tv and some of the more mature/adult shows, which I've been...Enjoying? Seems like the wrong word, but they've all generally been cynical or dark.

For reference, I've just finished Better Call Saul, which got me to finally get around to finishing Breaking Bad, and I've also been doing a rewatch of the anime Monster as it's been years since I last watched it.

So basically back to back dark shows.

I've already watched The Good Place, which nails what I'm describing, but it's a little blunt with the sweetness, while I've watched some of Bee and Puppycat which seems like it's closer to a nice middleground of sweet and real.

What are some of your go-to shows for this kinda vibe?

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[-] imapuppetlookaway@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

British panel (game) shows like Would I Lie to You and 8 out or 10 Cats Does Countdown. The game element is just an excuse for funny, interesting people to crack jokes and have a good time.

[-] disheveledWallaby@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

QI with Stephen Fry was absolute gold! Sandi is great too. Anything with David Mitchell is awesome. I think my favorite is Johnny Vegas, that guy is a riot. Bill Baily, Phill Juputus,Sean Lock coming to think of it there wasn't anyone on that show I didn't love.

[-] delitomatoes@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I'll add Taskmaster on the list, available for free on Youtube

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Not a single person I wouldn't recommend taskmaster to! This guy knows.

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