Situation comedies are like the comfort food of television. Always hearty and dependable, they provide a sense of stability — even, or especially, when the world outside your preferred streaming device is out of control. Plus, as their name suggests, they’re funny! So when you need an episode (or three, or more) to make you laugh out loud, sitcoms are always there for you. Read on for 15 of our favorites, which are packed with family chaos, workplace nonsense, and everything in between. The only way to improve upon these shows is to eat actual comfort food while you watch them (which we highly recommend). Enjoy!

Arrested Development

Here’s the story of a wealthy family that puts the “fun” in “dysfunctional.” When George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) winds up in prison for white collar crimes, his conscientious son, Michael (Jason Bateman), strives to keep everything and everyone together. That colorful cast of characters includes his competitive older brother, Gob (Will Arnett); materialistic twin sister, Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), plus her eccentric husband (David Cross) and opportunist daughter (Alia Shawkat); hapless younger brother, Buster (Tony Hale); sweet-tempered son, George Michael (Michael Cera); and his acerbic mother, Lucille (Jessica Walter). With off-the-wall humor and instantly quotable quips, you’ll be sure to love to hate and hate to love the Bluths in equal measure.

Arrested Development

2003

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Big Mouth

This animated coming-of-age comedy follows a group of middle-schoolers navigating the biggest challenge of their short lives: puberty. Guiding (and misguiding) them are a group of Hormone Monsters — sexualized creatures who appear to dole out advice, both good and bad. (For much more from those guys, check out workplace spin-off Human Resources.) Big Mouth co-creator and star Nick Kroll leads a voice cast of big names including Fred Armisen, Ayo Edebiri, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, John Mulaney, Jordan Peele, and Maya Rudolph. And then there’s the guest stars — Hugh Jackman, Tyler the Creator, Wanda Sykes, and Jeff Goldblum, just to name a few. 

Big Mouth

2017

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BoJack Horseman

Residing in Hollywoo (someone stole the d), the anthropomorphic horse BoJack (Will Arnett) is a former sitcom star who’s since been put out to pasture (sorry, we had to). He’s planning an epic comeback by way of a tell-all autobiography with the help of ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Alison Brie), but his self-sabotaging tendencies keep getting in the way. They also interfere with his personal relationships, e.g. his agent Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris), archrival Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins), and roommate Todd Chavez (Aaron Paul). Praised for its ability to tell sad stories in a funny way, no sitcoms list, animated or otherwise, is complete without BoJack.

BoJack Horseman

2014

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Derry Girls

Set in ’90s Northern Ireland during the final years of the Troubles — a period of violent political conflict — Derry Girls is a teen sitcom that’s both hilarious and insightful. In it, Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and Michelle’s English cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn), face the trials of teendom during a time of cultural unrest — all while attending a Catholic girls’ secondary school (yes, even James) under dry-humored headmistress Sister George Michael (Siobhán McSweeney). The friends — and their families — frequently find themselves in absurd situations, only to come out of them closer than ever before. 

Derry Girls

2018

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Fuller House

In this sequel to the beloved late ’80s/early ’90s sitcom Full House, a grown-up D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure) and her three boys (Michael Campion, Elias Harger, and twins Dashiell and Fox Messitt sharing the role of the third) move back into D.J.’s childhood home following the death of her husband. When her father (Bob Saget), must relocate for work, D.J.’s sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and bestie Kimmy (Andrea Barber) migrate their own families into the house to help D.J. and vice versa. Full of the same heart and humor as its predecessor (and delightful guest appearances from the original cast), Fuller House is a worthy family-friendly watch.

Fuller House

2016

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Girls5eva

The joke-a-minute style of prime 30 Rock plus certified earworms sung by Broadway vets equals one heck of a fun comedy. Girls5eva is about a ’90s-famous girl group (the titular Girls5eva) who decide to take a second stab at stardom when a young rapper samples their song. Starring Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell (plus Emily in Paris’ Ashley Park in flashbacks to their glory days), the series offers pop culture–centric comedy as well as reflections on womanhood, motherhood, and aging — and you won’t get the songs out of your head. They’re gonna be famous 5eva — ’cause forever’s too short (too sho-o-ort).

Girls5eva

2021

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Grace and Frankie

Nothing brings people together like shared trauma. Lifelong enemies Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin) learn their husbands (Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) have been in love with each other for the past 20 years and plan to leave them in order to marry. As the two women’s lives unravel, they move into their shared beach house (which they now realize was their husbands’ love nest for a number of years). Soon after, former cosmetics mogul Grace and quirky bohemian Frankie begin down an unlikely road to best friendship — with plenty of drama, romance, hardships, and laughs along the way. 

Grace and Frankie

2015

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Kim's Convenience

Based on Ins Choi’s award-winning stage play of the same name, this savvy social-commentary series introduces us to the Kims, a lovable Korean Canadian family who run a convenience store in a residential neighborhood of Toronto. Mr. Sang-il (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), or “Appa” (the Korean word for “dad”) to his fam, is always ready with a hot take on something. Ms. Yong-mi (Jean Yoon), aka “Umma” (Korean for “mom”), loves her store, church, and, most of all, children: Janet (Andrea Bang), a student photographer, and Jung (Simu Liu), who works at a rental car company and is estranged from his father.

Kim's Convenience

2016

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The Mindy Project

Mindy Kaling is Dr. Mindy Lahiri, an excellent ob/gyn and hopeless romantic working at a small practice in New York City. Surrounding her is a captivating group of co-workers — the curmudgeonly Danny (Chris Messina), the posh Jeremy (Ed Weeks), kooky Morgan (Ike Barinholtz), straight-talking Tamra (Xosha Roquemore), salacious Beverley (Beth Grant), and bro-y Peter (Adam Pally). Despite their idiosyncrasies, each one shows up for Mindy as she strives to sort out her life and secure her soulmate. A delightful mash-up of workplace comedy and rom-com, The Mindy Project succeeds with a balance of wit, charm, and inspiring earnestness when it comes to love and change.   

The Mindy Project

2012

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Reba

Sing it with us, because you’ll certainly be doing it while watching all six seasons of this sweet family sitcom: “A single mom who works too hard, who loves her kids and never stops…” The catchy theme song is just one of Reba’s charms, along with the woman herself — country star Reba McEntire stars as determined mom Reba Hart, who’s life is upended after her husband, Brock (Christopher Rich), leaves her for his dental hygienist (Melissa Peterman). If the divorce wasn’t enough of a curveball, Reba must also adapt to being a single parent to their three children, including 17-year-old Cheyenne (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), who’s pregnant. There’s lots of humor and heart in all those highs and lows, and the show’s Reba faces it all with (yes, we’re going back to the theme song again) “gentle hands and the heart of a fighter,” because she’s… well, you know. 

Reba

2001

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Seinfeld

One of the most popular and influential sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld bills itself as a “show about nothing.” In actuality, it focuses on stand-up comic Jerry Seinfeld (played by who else?) and his professional-slash-personal pursuits alongside his three best friends: George Costanza (Jason Alexander), Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards). Most episodes volley between scenes from Jerry’s stand-up sets and day-to-day life in and around his Upper West Side apartment in New York City. Endearingly memorable and endlessly quotable, there’s a reason (or countless reasons) why this show ran for nine seasons.

Seinfeld

1989

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That '90s Show

Remember That ’70s Show? The one about a bunch of teenagers looking for love and finding lots of amusing situations? This series is the 1995 version of that — featuring lots of familiar faces. Leia Forman (Callie Haverda) — the teenage daughter of Eric (Topher Grace) and Donna (Laura Prepon), and the granddaughter of Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), from the OG series — spends the summer with her grandparents in Point Place, Wisconsin. While there, she makes friends: Gwen (Ashley Aufderheide), Nate (Maxwell Acee Donovan), Nikki (Sam Morelos), Ozzie (Reyn Doi), and a charming videographer named Jay Kelso (Mace Coronel) — the son of That ’70s Show’s Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and Jackie (Mila Kunis), of course. 

That '90s Show

2023

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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Another incredible theme song! This wacky, clever series from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock stars Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt. After escaping an underground cult (literally, she and three other kidnapped women were trapped in a bunker for 15 years), Kimmy is ready to reclaim her life. In New York City, she moves in with a struggling actor named Titus (Tituss Burgess) and soon befriends him, her tough-as-nails landlady Lillian (Carol Kane), and Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski), a self-absorbed socialite. Will Kimmy be able to escape her past and find her purpose? It’s lots of fun to watch and find out.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

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The Upshaws

From the minds of Regina Y. Hicks and Wanda Sykes comes this Emmy-nominated story about the ups and downs of a Black working-class family in Indiana. Mike Epps plays Bernard “Bennie” Upshaw, the owner of Bennie’s Garage and husband to his childhood sweetheart, Regina (Kim Fields). Together, they’re raising Bernard Upshaw Jr. (Jermelle Simon), Aaliyah (Khali Spraggins), and Maya (Journey Christine). Heavily involved in their lives is Lucretia (Sykes), Regina’s mouthy older sister who’s not the biggest Bennie fan. There’s also Bennie’s son Kelvin (Diamond Lyons) and his mother Tasha (Gabrielle Dennis) in the mix, the outcome of what Bennie swears was a break early on in his relationship with Regina. Expect nonstop jokes and a nostalgic laugh track from an old-school-style sitcom that still feels fresh. 

The Upshaws

2021

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Unstable

This series mixes work and family on multiple levels: For starters, it features Rob Lowe and his actual son, John Owen Lowe, as Ellis and Jackson Dragon. In the aftermath of his wife’s death, a grieving-but-in-denial Ellis can’t seem to move forward with a “very important project that will save the world” at his successful biotech company. To get him back on track, his CFO Anna (Sian Clifford) decides that bringing Jackson in will help ground his dad. But Ellis and Jackson don’t have the best relationship… yet. Thanks to a witty script, spot-on deliveries, and excellent father-son chemistry, Unstable is a steady good time.

Unstable

2023

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