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Shows that feel like30 Rock (2006–2013)

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.

If you loved 30 Rock, the closest series we have are Home Improvement (1991), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) and The King of Queens (1998). All three share 30 Rock's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Flight of the Conchords (2007).

★ 8.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗7 seasons · NBCcreated by Tina Feywittyplayfuluplifting
12 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

If 30 Rock hit the spot, these will too

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Home Improvement
1991–1999 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 7.3comedyHuluDisney+

Both are working the same pair: sitcom, lighthearted

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000–2024 · 12 seasons · HBO
★ 8.8comedyMax

The same two preoccupations: writing, and writer

The difference: Trades the uplift of 30 Rock for an angle of its own

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

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

Both rooted in New York City

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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Flight of the Conchords
2007–2009 · 2 seasons · HBO
★ 8.5comedyMax

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York City in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.

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

The same preoccupation in both: sitcom

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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Californication
2007–2014 · 7 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.3comedy · dramaParamount+

Both are built on the same subject: writer

The difference: Sits closer to drama than 30 Rock does

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

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The Middle
2009–2018 · 9 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7comedyPrime VideoPeacock

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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My Name Is Earl
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.8comedyHuluDisney+

Comedy built on play, twice over

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

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Community
2009–2015 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 8.5comedyHuluPeacock

One thread runs through both: parody

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

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

Witty comedy in both cases

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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Parks and Recreation
2009–2015 · 7 seasons · NBC
★ 8.6comedyPeacock

Both keep coming back to the same thing: a woman at the center

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

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

Both sit in the same playful register

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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