Looking for something funny to watch? These irreverent comedies on Netflix will have you chortling out loud-just maybe don’t watch them around your parents!
Shameless
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This is a dark comedy-drama about the dysfunctional Gallagher family living in the South Side of Chicago. The show is known for its irreverent humor, gritty realism, and strong performances, particularly from Emmy Rossum, who plays Fiona Gallagher, the family’s eldest child.
Feel Good
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This dramedy follows Mae Martin, a stand-up comedian who is struggling with addiction and coming to terms with her sexuality. The show is praised for its honest and relatable portrayal of addiction, as well as for its humor and Martin’s performance.
Everything Now
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After months in recovery for an eating disorder, 16-year-old Mia devises a bucket list of quintessential teen experiences to make up for lost time.
Love
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Nice guy, Gus meets Mickey Dobbs, a writer struggling to find love in Los Angeles. The show is known for its realistic portrayal of relationships and strong performances, particularly from Gillian Jacobs, who plays Mickey.
Workin’ Moms
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This Canadian comedy-drama is about four friends trying to balance their careers and family life. The show is praised for its relatable characters and its humor.
Grace and Frankie
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This show is about two women who are forced to live together after their husbands leave them for each other. The show is known for its strong performances from Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who play Grace and Frankie, respectively.
Derry Girls
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Set during the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland, this show focuses on four teenage schoolgirls trying to understand the world around them.
Insecure
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This comedy-drama follows Issa Dee, a Black woman trying to figure out her life in Los Angeles. The show is praised for its honest and relatable portrayal of Black womanhood, as well as for its humor and Issa Rae’s performance.
Big Mouth
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Big Mouth is an animated comedy-drama about a group of middle-schoolers who are going through puberty. The show is known for its frank and sometimes raunchy humor, as well as its honest portrayal of adolescence.
Survival of the Thickest
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A comedy series that follows a plus-sized black woman as she struggles to maintain her career as a stylist amid a rough breakup. But love and success are not out of reach just yet.
After Life
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After Life is a dark comedy-drama about Tony Johnson, a newspaper writer who is struggling to cope with the death of his wife, the show is known for its irreverent humor, its unflinching portrayal of grief, and its strong performance from Ricky Gervais, who plays Tony.
The Kominsky Method
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This comedy-drama is about Sandy Kominsky, an aging acting coach who is trying to navigate life in Hollywood. The show is known for its sharp wit, its observations about aging, and its strong performances from Michael Douglas, who plays Sandy, and Alan Arkin, who plays Sandy’s friend and agent, Norman.
Sick Note
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Daniel, a man struggling with a rocky relationship and a monotonous job, receives a life-altering diagnosis – esophageal cancer. Initially devastated, Daniel finds a silver lining amidst the turmoil. People around him start treating him with newfound compassion and understanding, reigniting a spark of hope and appreciation for life.
Orange Is the New Black
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A raw and often humorous look at life in a women’s prison as we watch Piper go from spoiled New Yorker to fierce activist. While laughs are common, so are the harsh realities of life behind bars.
Master of None
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This show follows Dev Azizzah, an Indian-American actor who is trying to make it in New York City. The show is praised for its honest and relatable portrayal of the immigrant experience, as well as for its humor and Aziz Ansari’s performance.
The Duchess
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This British comedy-drama about Katherine Ryan, a single mother who is trying to find love and success in London.
Trailer Park Boys
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This is a mockumentary-style comedy about a group of trailer park residents in Nova Scotia, Canada. The show is known for its crude humor, over-the-top characters, and cult following.
Critics Agree: These 12 TV Shows Are the Absolute Worst
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What’s the worst show you’ve ever watched? Not just a bad show. Not a show you found boring, or didn’t like, or couldn’t get into. I mean the worst of the worst.
If you’re critical (like I am), it can be hard to narrow down the list, so I pulled some fantastic fan suggestions for this one instead.
Critics Agree: These 12 TV Shows Are the Absolute Worst
19 Hyped-Up Movies That Were Actually Terrible
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So, you know how there’s always this buzz around those hyped-up movies, right? Like, the ones that everyone’s talking about, the trailers that give you goosebumps, and the anticipation that’s through the roof?
Yeah, those. But here’s the kicker- sometimes, they turn out to be total duds.
19 Hyped-Up Movies That Were Actually Terrible
Prepare to Ugly Cry: Here Are the 12 Saddest Movies of All Time
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Get the tissues ready (you’re going to need them) because we tracked down fan answers to “What is the saddest movie you have ever seen?” and there are some real tear-jerkers on this list.
Apparently we love sad movies because there were so many suggestions out there that it was hard to narrow down this list to only 12. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, either. Some of these films are so depressing that you might just regret ever watching them. Put on one of these movies the next time you’re in need of a good cry!
Prepare to Ugly Cry: Here Are the 12 Saddest Movies of All Time
No More Cliffhangers: 21 Shows on Netflix That Actually Finish Their Stories
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Are you in the mood for a lazy day and some binge-watching? There’s nothing better than winding down with a couple of episodes of your favorite television show. But with so many options out there, where should you start?
No More Cliffhangers: 21 Shows on Netflix That Actually Finish Their Stories
12 TV Shows That Stopped Being Great After Only One Season
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It’s not unusual for shows to eventually go downhill or for them to be bad from the start and get worse, but these TV shows stopped being great after only one season—no more, no less.
That’s not to say these shows aren’t worth watching (at least some of them), but if you’re thinking of checking some of them out, it might be a good idea to quit after season 1!