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Shows that feel likeSeinfeld (1989–1998)

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

If you loved Seinfeld, the closest series we have are Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), The King of Queens (1998) and Flight of the Conchords (2007). All three share Seinfeld'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 The Middle (2009).

★ 8.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗9 seasons · NBCcreated by Jerry Seinfeldwittyplayful
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If Seinfeld hit the spot, these will too

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

Larry David's petty-grievance logic again, with no lesson learned

The difference: Improvised rather than scripted, and the cringe cuts closer to the bone

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

Everyday New York irritations turned into whole episodes, week after week

The difference: Built on marriage and family affection, not cheerful mutual selfishness

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

New York City shapes both of them

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

Petty misdeeds and their consequences turned into the running joke

The difference: Its hero actually tries to be better, and that arc drives everything

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

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Fawlty Towers
1975–1979 · 2 seasons · BBC Two
★ 8.8comedy

Bad manners and escalating social disaster played at full comic pitch

The difference: Only twelve episodes of pure farce, all driven by one man's rage

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

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

Deadpan absurdity built on characters who never learn a thing

The difference: British, studio-bound and over in four short series

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

Four New Yorkers dissecting social etiquette in exhaustive detail

The difference: Candid about sex and money, and it lets people grow

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

A fixed group stuck together and finding the comedy in nothing much

The difference: A workplace with real class satire, and much kinder

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

A comedian narrating city life into sharp everyday observation

The difference: A kid's-eye family story with real stakes sitting under the jokes

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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Modern Family
2009–2020 · 11 seasons · ABC
★ 8.5comedyHuluPeacock

Ordinary domestic absurdity mined for very precise comic detail

The difference: Family-first and sentimental, closing on a warm lesson most weeks

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

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

Small daily humiliations stacked up until they turn funny

The difference: Middle-American, family-bound and openly fond of its characters

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

A misfit group riffing on the rules of comedy itself, week to week

The difference: Loves genre pastiche and gets emotionally invested in its people

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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