{"id":25637,"date":"2026-08-02T23:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25637"},"modified":"2026-08-02T23:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:36:46","slug":"the-25-funniest-tv-shows-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25637","title":{"rendered":"The 25 Funniest TV Shows Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Everyone loves to laugh, and TV comedies allow us to do that in the comfort of our own homes. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/dick-van-dyke-show-classic-60s-sitcom-comedy-writer-dream-job\/\" target=\"_blank\">the heyday of <em>The Dick Van Dyke Show<\/em><\/a> and <em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/em> and <em>All in the Family<\/em>, American viewers have been gathering around their television sets to laugh along with their favorite characters.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The medium of television is so flexible that it\u2019s allowed for a few different comedic formats. From <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/seinfeld-no-hugging-learning-rule-darkest-sitcom-1990s\/\" target=\"_blank\">sitcoms like <em>Seinfeld<\/em><\/a> to talk shows like <em>Conan<\/em> to sketch shows like <em>Key &amp; Peele<\/em>, these are the funniest TV shows ever made.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"it-39-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">25 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            It&#8217;s Always Sunny In Philadelphia<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charlie looking surprised in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/charlie-looking-surprised-in-it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Charlie looking surprised in It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The comedic conceit of <em>It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em> is as simple as they come: the worst people in the world do terrible things without caring about the consequences. But that simple premise has given us two decade&#8217;s worth of laughs.<\/p>\n<p>That conceit is loose and flexible enough to incorporate any satirical target. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-best-episode-nightman-cometh-not-topped\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>It&#8217;s Always Sunny<\/em> has episodes<\/a> about abortion, gun control, and child beauty pageants, and it also has plenty of episodes where the Gang just goes off on a crazy scheme and gets in way over their heads (those are often the best).<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-dick-van-dyke-show\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">24 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            The Dick Van Dyke Show<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rob and Laura Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rob-and-laura-petrie-in-the-dick-van-dyke-show-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Rob and Laura Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The Dick Van Dyke Show<\/em> taught a generation of kids that their dream job was a viable career path. Rob Petrie is a comedy writer who gets paid to joke around with his friends all day, then goes home to Mary Tyler Moore.<\/p>\n<p>Rob and Laura&#8217;s marriage is refreshingly equal and communicative. We&#8217;ve seen countless sitcoms about toxic relationships, but Rob and Laura&#8217;s relationship is &#8220;<em>us versus the world,<\/em>&#8221; not &#8220;<em>us versus each other.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Abed (Danny Pudi), Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), Troy (Donald Glover), Annie (Alison Brie), Jeff (Joel McHale), and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) in Community.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/community-study-group.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Abed (Danny Pudi), Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), Troy (Donald Glover), Annie (Alison Brie), Jeff (Joel McHale), and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) in Community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Community<\/em> started off with a pretty traditional premise: a ragtag study group joins forces on a college campus full of weirdos. But the series that followed that jumping-off point was anything but traditional.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout its six seasons, <em>Community<\/em> had a zombie episode, a paintball warfare episode, and a multiverse episode about chaos theory. It&#8217;s one of the wildest sitcoms ever imagined.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"key-amp-peele\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">22 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Key &amp; Peele<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Key &amp; Peele as Georgina and Esther sitting in a pew in church in Key &amp; Peele\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/key-peele-as-georgina-and-esther-in-church.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Key &amp; Peele as Georgina and Esther sitting in a pew in church in Key &amp; Peele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before Keegan-Michael Key went on to become the funniest supporting actor in every comedy movie and Jordan Peele went on to become an Oscar-winning horror visionary, they teamed up for one of the best sketch shows ever made. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/funniest-key-peele-sketches-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Key &amp; Peele<\/em> is a delightful satirical snapshot<\/a> of a very specific view of the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Key &amp; Peele<\/em> satirized Black culture and America&#8217;s changing racial climate under the Obama administration. But they also parodied all the nerdy things they love.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"30-rock\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">21 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            30 Rock<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tina Fey grinning in 30 Rock\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tina-fey-grinning-in-30-rock.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tina Fey grinning in 30 Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tina Fey turned her experiences as the head writer of <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> into one of the zaniest sitcoms ever made. <em>30 Rock<\/em> is practically a live-action cartoon \u2014 it&#8217;s bursting with imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Very few shows cram quite as many laughs into each episode as <em>30 Rock<\/em>, and none of them are cheap gags. <em>30 Rock<\/em>&#8216;s jokes are so subtle and layered that you don&#8217;t even notice some of them until your 10th watch.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"saturday-night-live\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">20 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Saturday Night Live<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Darrell Hammond and Will Ferrell as Al Gore and George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-2000-with-bush-and-gore-cold-open-snl-5-59-screenshot.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Darrell Hammond and Will Ferrell as Al Gore and George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over the past half a century, <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> has had plenty of great shows, plenty of mediocre shows, and plenty of outright terrible shows. <em>SNL<\/em>&#8216;s hit rate is surprisingly low, but that&#8217;s bound to happen when you do a brand-new live show every single week for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>In all that time, <em>SNL<\/em> has proven to be the most reliable training ground for American comedy talent. Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Kristen Wiig, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Gilda Radner, Bill Hader \u2014 they all cut their teeth on the boards of <em>SNL<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"veep\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">19 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Veep<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Selina smiling in Veep\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/selina-smiling-in-veep.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Selina smiling in Veep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Armando Iannucci&#8217;s searing brand of political satire turned out to be even better suited to the U.S. political climate. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/veep-best-episodes-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Veep<\/em>&#8216;s ruthless insult humor<\/a> is as shocking as it is hilarious \u2014 just like the current state of American politics.<\/p>\n<p><em>Veep<\/em> brilliantly highlighted why politicians are so frustratingly inefficient. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/julia-louis-dreyfus-best-tv-characters-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Louis-Dreyfus&#8217; iconic turn<\/a> as Selina Meyer captured just how self-serving and career-oriented these supposed public servants really are. It&#8217;s not about making the country a better place to live; it&#8217;s about consolidating power.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conan\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">18 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Conan<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien sitting behind his late-night desk\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/conan-o-brien-sitting-behind-his-late-night-desk.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Conan O&#8217;Brien sitting behind his late-night desk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the debacle with Jay Leno and <em>The Tonight Show<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/conan-o-brien-best-late-night-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conan O&#8217;Brien emerged<\/a> like a Highlander, stronger than ever. O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s TBS show, narcissistically entitled <em>Conan<\/em>, doubled down on all the best parts of his <em>Late Night<\/em> tenure.<\/p>\n<p><em>Conan<\/em> had great interviews and great remotes, but what really made it stand out was its ensemble of oddballs. With lovable supporting players like Jordan Schlansky and Sona Movsesian, <em>Conan<\/em> felt as much like a workplace sitcom as a talk show.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-larry-sanders-show\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">17 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            The Larry Sanders Show<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Garry Shandling and Jeffery Tambor on The Larry Sanders Show\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garry-shandling-and-jeffery-tambor-on-the-larry-sanders-show.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Garry Shandling and Jeffery Tambor on The Larry Sanders Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The Larry Sanders Show<\/em> was way ahead of its time. It paved the way for the v\u00e9rit\u00e9 awkwardness of <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em>, the self-aware inside-baseball showbiz satire of <em>30 Rock<\/em>, and single-camera comedies in general.<\/p>\n<p>Garry Shandling forewent a laugh track to allow the cringe comedy to shine. He had celebrities play themselves to blur the line between fiction and reality.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"atlanta\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">16 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Atlanta<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Earn (Donald Glover) frowning in Atlanta season 2 episode 11 Crabs in a Barrel.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/earn-donald-glover-frowning-in-atlanta-season-2-episode-11-crabs-in-a-barrel.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Earn (Donald Glover) frowning in <em>Atlanta<\/em> season 2 episode 11 Crabs in a Barrel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Donald Glover was already one of the great comedians and one of the great musicians when he created, wrote, directed, showran, and starred in <em>Atlanta<\/em>. 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