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Shows that feel like2 Broke Girls (2011–2017)

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

If you loved 2 Broke Girls, the closest series we have are Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Girls (2012) and iCarly (2007). All three share 2 Broke Girls' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The King of Queens (1998).

★ 6.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · CBScreated by Whitney Cummingswittyplayfulwarm
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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If 2 Broke Girls hit the spot, these will too

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013–2021 · 8 seasons · NBC
★ 8.4comedy · crimeNetflixPeacock

A rapid-fire joke machine where the workplace becomes family

The difference: Precinct ensemble antics — no scrappy struggle to root for

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

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Girls
2012–2017 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

New York City shapes both of them

The difference: Leans harder into drama than 2 Broke Girls does

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.8comedyNetflixParamount+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sitcom

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

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Daughter from Another Mother
2021–2022 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.2comedy · dramaNetflix

An odd-couple friendship forced by circumstance into family

The difference: A softer Mexican dramedy — warmth over zingers-per-minute

After realizing their babies were exchanged at birth, two women develop a plan to adjust to their new lives: creating a single —and peculiar— family.

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Sex and the City
1998–2004 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

Women leaning on each other while chasing big-city dreams

The difference: Aspirational and glossy — nobody here is counting tips

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

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Superstore
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 7.8comedyHuluPeacock

Dead-end retail jobs endured through deadpan camaraderie

The difference: Ensemble over duo — no central friendship carrying the show

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

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The Office
2001–2002 · 2 seasons · BBC Two
★ 8.5comedyMaxHulu

Workplace misery turned into painfully funny observation

The difference: Cringe over comfort — no laugh track, no cheerful bounce

Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg.

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Desperate Housewives
2004–2012 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7mystery · drama · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Barbed banter between women hiding struggles behind smiles

The difference: A soapy mystery engine — comedy is only half the deal

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
★ 7.6comedyPrime VideoHulu

Being broke in Brooklyn mined for jokes with real sting

The difference: A kid's-eye memoir — nostalgia in place of raunch

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

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The Good Place
2016–2020 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · comedyPrime VideoHulu

One thread runs through both: sitcom

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than 2 Broke Girls does

Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

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The King of Queens
1998–2007 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7.4comedyParamount+Peacock

Working-class wisecracks from people stuck with each other

The difference: Married-couple rhythms — the hustle and big dreams are absent

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

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The IT Crowd
2006–2010 · 4 seasons · Channel 4
★ 8.5comedyPrime Video

Basement-level workers lobbing absurd, quotable one-liners

The difference: British and surreal — geek chaos, not girl-power hustle

The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

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