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What are the best sitcoms of the past decade?
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I'll bite on this a bit. My patience for sitcoms is perhaps a little higher than average because I have a fondness for stuff like Cheers.
Sadly, this form really peaked with Arrested Development and 30 Rock. I feel like as more people turn to short form video for laughs, the sitcom dies with that. There's also been a real drain on TV shows having consequences or friction, which is usually the most fertile ground for comedy. Look at shows like Ted Lasso that cannot allow a single character to be antagonistic for any long period of time. Ted eventually wins everyone over (even himself). There's a lot of that in TV across the board, but it's a death knell for the sitcom.
Oh, of course I hit post and then immediately remember Veep. Veep one of the most prescient and funniest shows of the last ten years.
And while I'm typing more. Anything by Nathan Fielder, while not a sitcom, has been hilarious. Likewise, the sort of reverse Nathan For You, Jury Duty, was also incredibly funny despite being more of a reality show than a sitcom.
This show was actually great. I didn't think I'd like it, but it worked well. Funny, but also quite endearing.
Your other recs are good too. Veep may be one of my favorite shows.
Anything Nathan touches is good. Even that weird show he did with Emma Stone. I can't wait for the second season of the Rehearsal. Covid seemed to really fuck up his plan for it, so I'm curious what it will be like now.
For sure. The Curse was really good. Definitely not a sitcom, but had incredibly funny moments (and moments of other incredibleness).
The Rehearsal is such a great concept. You can almost see like Rehearsal season 0 at the end of Nathan For You and he was already cooking then.
Jury Duty had a surprising amount of heart. If I think someone may find Fielder's humor too mean spirited, I will still recommend Jury Duty for sure.
Oh, of course I hit post and then immediately remember Veep. Veep one of the most prescient and funniest shows of the last ten years.