We have never needed a good laugh more than we do now with everything going on in the world lately,
and nothing brings out a good laugh more than sitcoms.
In this video we will reveal the 10 Netflix Sitcoms to Watch. This will come in handy for
those who used to binge watch The Office countless times when it was on Netflix.
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Let us know in the comments what Sitcom you are currently watching. Let’s get started!
1. Schitts Creek The 2020 NINE time Emmy
award-winning Canadian sitcom revolves around the Rose family as they are forced to restart their
lives in a boring town they bought as a joke, Schitts Creek, after losing their entire wealth.
Seeing the family readjust in such a drastic way and try to acclimate to their new life
was as entertaining a journey as any. From siblings Alexis and David being forced to share
a room and having to decide who gets which bed to the great talent that is Moira Rose
the show does an amazing job of making these privileged snobs
loveable people. In season 1 we see them try to do anything to escape Schitt's Creek
but by the time you get to the final season the family has come to call the place home,
even go as far as getting their faces on the Town sign. After binge-watching the entire show
and especially the series finale many will feel how they felt when Michael Scott left The Office.
2. The Good Place Kristen Bell stars as Eleanor Shellstrop,
a woman who after her death finds herself living in “The Good Place” of the afterlife, that is
until she realizes it was all a trick and she is actually in “The Bad Place.” After discovering
that her selfish and cruel actions while still alive has led her to The Bad Place we see Eleanor,
with the help of her friends, go on a 4 season comical journey to becoming a better person to
be able to ascend. The show does a spectacular job of diving deep into the philosophical concepts of
morality and its connection to the afterlife but It does so without sounding like a philosophy
textbook but rather with actual human emotion and situations. Throughout the 4 seasons,
we see Eleanor transform from a self-centered person to become a selfless person which
showed when she decided it was time to let her best friend Chidi move on to The Good Place.
3. Atypical Atypical deals with a difficult
topic as Autism in the most light-hearted way possible by following the life of 18-year-old Sam
Gardner who is on the spectrum. The show focuses on Sam’s coming of age story as he tries to deal
with the difficulties of being a teenager along with being autistic. Such difficulties include
becoming more independent while attending high school, being in his first official relationship,
a job, and of course an older sister. Luckily his support system such as his best friend at work,
Zahid, are there to help him along the way and give advice even if it is comically bad. While the
show may be funny and light-hearted it still does an amazing job of educating the audience on autism
along with the struggles the families go through as well. There will be moments
where you will catch something in your eye as you watch Sam and all his accomplishments.
4. New Girl Zooey Deschanel stars as Jessica Day who
moves into an apartment loft with three other men after a recent breakup. The relationship between
Jess and her three roommates Nick, Schmidt, and Winston immediately begins to form as they are all
just simply weird. Winston for example takes his cat out on dates and sings to him, Okay to be fair
we've all forced our pets to be an audience in our concerts. Anyways, with the addition
of Jess’s best friend CeCe, they all become a small family with some even ending up dating.
What makes this sitcom stand out above most is the use of improv the actors use throughout the show
in some real-world situations. Most of the actors have gone on and made a name for themselves
especially Max Greenfield who has since gone on a tear with his roles.
Watching how these characters grow as people throughout seven seasons
but continue to be their same immature weird selves is oddly satisfying.
5. The Ranch The Ranch follows Colt Bennet,
a failed pro footballer - played by Ashton Kutcher - as he returns to work on the family ranch with
his father Beau, played by THE Sam Elliot. We get it, It's hard to look at Ashton Kutcher and
not immediately see him as Michael Kelso, however as you are watching the show you will quickly see
some of that loveable Kelso in Colt Bennet. Colt quickly comes at odds with his father on how the
ranch should be ran which leads to them butting heads multiple times throughout the show. While
he and his brother Rooster try to prove themselves to their cold father and deal with their family,
Colt must also deal with running into his first love. If you enjoy a good old classic then you
will surely love watching the dry humor of Beau Bennett as he pokes fun of his family and friends
6. Bojack Horseman Bojack Horseman is hands down
the most unique sitcoms we have on this list. Besides the fact that the show revolves around
humans and humanoid animals living together and even mating this sitcom combines dark humor with
a deep dive into mental illness. The show follows washed-up & drug-addicted actor Bojack Horseman
as he tries to regain even a little bit of the limelight that he had when he had his own show.
At first as the audience, you want to label Bojack as absolutely the shittiest person,
or horse, you would possibly know, which is reasonable, but as the show progresses you
see that Bojack was just caught up in the hell that is the entertainment industry.
While it may be somewhat of a hard show to laugh at, especially seeing Bojack’s life,
the show manages to still include dark humor that suits the overall series. The animated sitcom
garnered such a massive following, especially after season 2, for its character's depiction
of mental illness as well as addiction that many of them rank Bojack Horseman over Rick & Morty.
7. Arrested Development Before he was a money launderer for the Mexican
cartel in the crime drama Ozark, Jason Bateman essentially made his name as a comedic actor
in Arrested Development. After his father was arrested for defrauding investors Michael Bluth,
played by Bateman, is forced to take over his family's real estate business while trying to
manage all their eccentric personalities. If that weren’t bad enough Michael must juggle the family
and the family business all while trying to raise a teenage son all on his own. It
doesn't seem fair that Arrested Development had some of the best-written characters on a sitcom
as well as some of the best running gags within relatable family dynamics. Being
completely transparent here when we mention this show we are only talking about the first 3 seasons
because after that it just goes quickly downhill, but again the first 3 seasons are classics.
8. Kim’s Convenience Kim’s Convenience in our opinion
may just be the most underrated sitcom on this entire list. The show follows a first-generation
Canadian-Korean couple Mr. and Mrs. Kim who own a convenience store all to allow their daughter
Janet to go to college. They also have a son named Jung, played by Simu Liu who will be
playing Shang-chi in the upcoming Marvel movie “Shang-CHi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” who
is estranged from his father. After 5 seasons the show has managed to make difficult topics such as
immigration, stereotyping, easier to discuss with hilarity. Some moments are extremely relatable
for any family of immigrant descent, such as when Mr. Kim discussed the possibility of being richer
if only he had stayed in his home country instead. The on-screen representation and acting of Kim’s
Convenience was so well done that it gave Paul Sun-Hyung Lee 3 Canadian Screen Awards for Best
Lead Actor and even then we feel like this show still does not get enough recognition.
9. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Written by Tina Fey this
sitcom follows the life of Kimmy Schmidt, played by Ellie Kemper,
who is rescued from a doomsday cult where she was forced to live in an underground bunker
and believed that the whole world had ended. After being rescued she decides to restart her life in
New York and becomes roommates with Titus, a gay struggling Broadway actor. The two form a
hilarious friendship as Titus tries to teach Kimmy everything he possibly can about living a modern
life and Kimmy becomes Titus' biggest supporter for his acting career. Seeing Kimmy take on the
modern world with such a wide eyed outlook on life is endearing and somewhat contagious.
The unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt certainly won't be for everybody but if given the change,
especially past season 1, you will find that this show does a great job tackling hard topics
such as trauma, pregnancy, and the Me Too movement but adding a tasteful comedic twist to it as well.
10. Lovesick Lovesick is a British Sitcom
that starts with its main character Dylan being diagnosed with Chlamydia and having to call all
the women he’s been intimate with to let them know of the situation. The show combines a series of
flashbacks through Dylan’s previous relationships as well as the current day as he tries to figure
out why his relationships haven't worked out. While the show sounds like a raunchy comedy,
right off the bat, it surprises you with well-written characters and relationships that
are as realistic as ever. As you watch the show you quickly start rooting for Dylan to end up with
his best friend Evie, which becomes frustrating as they try to keep their friendship over a
relationship. If you are looking for laugh tracks or a live studio audience to let you know when to
laugh this may not be the show for you but with someone like Angus, the laughs come naturally.
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