These 7 comedies are the funniest shows on streaming right now
These 7 comedies are the funniest shows on streaming right now
New seasons of ‘Adults,’ ‘Chad Powers,’ and ‘The Paper’ make this a particularly good month for comedy fans.
There are a lot of new comedy shows on TV this month. A few brand-new ones, a few returning classics, and a nice range of humor from heartfelt to deranged. What I love about comedy is that everyone’s taste is different. So hopefully you can find something that really hits you with a belly laugh on this list. Here are my picks for the top seven comedy TV shows on streaming right now.
Top 7 comedy TV shows on streaming right now:
No. 7: ‘DANG!’ (2026) | Netflix
If you have siblings, you know they can be infuriating. But you also know (barring something truly catastrophic), you’ll always love them. That’s at the heart of “DANG!.” The animated comedy follows Andrew Dang, voiced by creator Andrew Law, and his sister Eunice, voiced by Poppy Liu, as they drift through life in New York. Then, their much more successful older sister Ruthie, voiced by Stephanie Hsu, suddenly comes crashing back into their lives after her seemingly perfect world falls apart.
The sibling chemistry is everything here. They feel like they’ve known, loved, and judged one another for decades. It’s one of the smaller animated sitcoms for that reason, but it’s also nice because you get a vibe for their relationship. You also get plenty of childish adult behavior set in New York (that sounds like another show on the list…), with jokes ranging from sexuality to wellness culture and beyond.
Dang!
After their sister Ruthie blows up her perfect life, Andrew and Eunice show her the fun in being flawed as she helps them adult.
No. 6: ‘Colin From Accounts’ (2022) | Paramount+
The final season of one of the most offbeat comedies is here with Season 3 of “Colin From Accounts.” I won’t spoil anything, but just make sure you go back and watch the first two seasons before jumping in. Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer (both of whom co-created the show) play Gordon and Ashley, two strangers who meet after a car accident leaves a dog injured. They end up adopting the dog, naming him Colin, and then (of course) fall into messy love.
Now, these aren’t your usual rom-com leads. They’re embarrassing, selfish, affectionate, stubborn people who also happen to be really funny. Oh, and it helps that Brammall and Dyer are married in real life because their chemistry is something to behold. If you want a messy comedy that doesn’t sand the edge off, start here.
Colin from Accounts
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.
No. 5: ‘The Paper’ (2025) | Peacock
Once you stop expecting “The Office,” “The Paper” becomes a great mockumentary. The same documentary crew who covered Dunder Mifflin turns its cameras on the struggling Toledo Truth Teller newspaper. Domhnall Gleeson plays idealistic editor Ned Sampson, with Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmeralda Grand (she steals all her scenes), Chelsea Frei as reporter Mare Pritti, and Oscar Nuñez returning as Oscar Martinez.
Make sure you go into this with an open mind. And give it some time to settle in. It took Tara and me like three episodes to let go of what we wanted the show to be, and just enjoy what the show is. And now that Season 2 is here, it’s the perfect time to start.
The Paper
The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.
No. 4: ‘Chad Powers’ (2025) | Hulu
It’s football season, which is the perfect time to watch your favorite, er, college athlete get back on the field. I’m talking about “Chad Powers” of course. Basically, a disgraced former college football star, played by Glen Powell, disguises himself so he can play again. That new person is Chad Powers. And he is very weird.
If you fell off during Season 1 or haven’t tried this show yet, Season 2 just dropped, and it takes all the things that worked from the first season and makes them better. It’s funnier, first and foremost, and now that it’s free from laying pipe to establish the premise, it can indulge in all its weird impulses. It can jump genres, from sports comedy to rom-com, to a thriller style as people start to get wise to Powers’ game. But there’s also real heart to it, as Russ Holliday learns to become less of a selfish a$$.
Chad Powers
Eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes his promising college football career, hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers - a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish.
No. 3: ‘Adults’ (2025) | Hulu
If you skipped Season 1 of “Adults,” it’s time to give this show another chance because the second season really works. It follows
Malik Elassal’s Samir and his four friends who all live in his childhood home in Queens, including Billie (Lucy Freyer), Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), Issa (Amita Rao), and Anton (Owen Thiele).
The cast chemistry is extremely strong — you believe they’re all friends even as they’re giving each other terrible advice about all sorts of adulting things. What I like most about it is that it’s not cynical or mean. These are all good people, trying to support each other through that very specific phase of life where you’re not a real adult yet but have to pretend you’re one.
Adults
A group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither “good” nor “people” yet.
No. 2: ‘The Gentlemen’ (2024) | Netflix
Obviously, Guy Ritchie is a very specific vibe. And he’s not for everyone. But if it is to your taste, you’ve got to watch “The Gentlemen.” Theo James plays Eddie Horniman, who inherits a country estate and finds a massive weed operation underneath it. That pulls him into business with Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario), and their whole trust-don’t-trust-each-other dynamic is a big reason this show is so fun to watch. Then there’s Freddy (Eddie’s brother), played by Daniel Ings, who is basically a walking bad decision.
The fun of this show is the way Ritchie puts two worlds together. You’ve got huge English estates, shooting parties, tailored suits… then somebody gets beaten up, a drug deal goes sideways, or Freddy does something very stupid. It’s dripping in style only the way a Ritchie project can.
The Gentlemen
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it’s home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren’t going anywhere.
No. 1: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ (2005) | Hulu
You’d think after 18 seasons they’d run out of storyline, but the gang is still here. And they’re going to deranged places they’ve never gone before. “It’s Always Sunny” is back and it’s wild. From corpse weddings to homeless encampments, to Renaissance Faires and gerbils up… well, intimate places, this season doesn’t hold anything back.
Dee (Kaitlin Olson), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Mac (Rob Mac), and Frank (Danny DeVito) still have chemistry, still run a bar in Philly (though they are spending very little time in it lately), still try to one-up each other, still have stupid ideas, still love to be politically incorrect, and — most importantly — are still funny! If you like your comedy pushed right to the edge, this is the show.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.