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Shows that feel likeEastbound & Down (2009–2013)

Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.

If you loved Eastbound & Down, the closest series we have are The Righteous Gemstones (2019), Vice Principals (2016) and Ballers (2015). All three share Eastbound & Down'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).

★ 8.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · HBOcreated by Danny McBridewittyplayfulcontemplative
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If Eastbound & Down hit the spot, these will too

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The Righteous Gemstones
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.1comedy · dramaMax

The same hand behind both of them: Danny McBride

The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.

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Vice Principals
2016–2017 · 2 seasons · HBO
★ 8comedyMax

Both are Danny McBride's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Eastbound & Down does

After North Jackson High's long-time principal steps down to tend to his ailing wife, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, the school's vice principals, are forced to put their mutual disdain aside and form an unholy alliance in order to sabotage the newly appointed principal, Dr. Belinda Brown.

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Ballers
2015–2019 · 5 seasons · HBO
★ 7.6drama · comedyMax

The same preoccupation in both: sports

Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

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

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Trades the stillness of Eastbound & Down for an angle of its own

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

Playful drama in both cases

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

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

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

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

Drama built on play, twice over

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

Both working the same comedy territory

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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ted
2024–2026 · 2 seasons · Peacock
★ 7.9comedyPeacock

Both play comedy straight

It's 1993 and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he's willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.

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

The same comedy instincts

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

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

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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