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Shows that feel like The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)

If you loved The Larry Sanders Show, the closest series we have are The King of Queens (1998), Superstore (2015) and My Name Is Earl (2005). All three share The Larry Sanders Show's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.

8.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · HBOcreated by Garry Shandlingwittyplayful
Stream it:HBO Max
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$9.99 buyThe Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-09-03

If The Larry Sanders Show hit the spot, these will too

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The King of Queens
1998–2007 · 9 seasons · CBS
7.4comedy

The same preoccupation in both: sitcom

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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Superstore
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · NBC
7.9comedy

Common ground: sitcom

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

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
7.8comedy

Both land wit and play at once

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

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The Middle
2009–2018 · 9 seasons · ABC
7.7comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

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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Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000–2024 · 12 seasons · HBO
8.8comedy

Both lean on play more than on comedy

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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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
7.6comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, 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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Seinfeld
1989–1998 · 9 seasons · NBC
8.9comedy

Both run playful where it counts

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.

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

Both play comedy straight

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
8.5comedy

Both are comedy through and through

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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Modern Family
2009–2020 · 11 seasons · ABC
8.5comedy

Both working the same comedy territory

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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New Girl
2011–2018 · 7 seasons · FOX
7.8comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

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Family Matters
1989–1998 · 9 seasons · ABC
6.6comedy · family

Cut from the same comedy cloth

The difference: Leans harder into family than The Larry Sanders Show does

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

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