Comedy is a popular genre on T.V. Mostly because it helps us relax and gives us a good laugh after a stressful day. Over the years the style of comedy series have changed. Back in the day bacause of low budget they used to shoot the shows in studio by building sets, in front of a live studio audience. Recently I got to learn that the sound of people laughing in old shows are actually real people. Initially I found it very irritating but after watching a couple of old shows, I got used to it. But now they have the money so they shoot the shows in real locations and without the laughs they feel much better.

In this list I have included shows not only from recent time but from 2000’s, 1990’s even. With time came new technologies and more budget and shooting style of comedy shows may have changed. But I persoanlly believe two main ingredients of a successful coemdy show is its dialogues and the actor who is delivering those dialogues. This is the reason why some of the shows from 90’s are still popular to this day despite of having low budget and outdated shooting styles. This is the same reason why after having so much advanced equipments and shooting in various locations around the world, many shows doesn’t run for more than one season in the present. It is back then and even now is about the quality of the work.

My Favourited comedy shows ranked:

10. Brooklyn Nine Nine:

Brooklyn Nine Nine ran from 2013 to 2018 on FOX, then it was shifted to NBC. On NBC it ran from 2019 to 2021. It consists of 153 episodes.

9. Arrested Development:

Arrested Development aired from 2003 to 2006 on FOX. Then it got cancelled but in 2013 Netflix picked up this show there it had 2 seasons. Total episodes count of this show is 84.

8. Community:

Community series ran from 2009 to 2014 on NBC for 4 seasons. Final season aired on Yahoo in 2015. It has 110 episodes.

7. New Girl:

New Girl aired on FOX from 2011 to 2018. During the course of this series 146 episodes were premired.

6. How I Met Your Mother:

How I Met Your Mother ran from 2005 to 2014 on CBS. It has 208 episodes in total.

5. Ghosts (U.S.):

Ghosts has been adapted from a british drama series with the same name hence the word U.S. describing American version of the show. It is currently airing on CBS.

4. The Big Bang Theory:

The Big Bang Theory ran from 2007 to 2019 on CBS. It has a total of 279 episodes.

3. Modern Family:

Modern family aired on ABC. It ran from 2009 to 2020 and consists of 250 episodes.

2. Friends:

Friends ran from 1994 to 2004 on NBC airing 236 episodes in total.

1. Two and Half Men:

Two and Half Men ran from 2003 to 2015 on CBS. It has 262 episodes in total.

Conclusion:

Check out my post on My Favourite Series.