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Shows that feel like The Paper (2025–)

If you loved The Paper, the closest series we have are Nathan for You (2013), ted (2024) and Glee (2009). All three share The Paper'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.

The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.

7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Peacockcreated by Michael Komanwittyplayful

If The Paper hit the spot, these will too

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Nathan for You
2013–2017 · 4 seasons · Comedy Central
8.9comedy · documentary

Common ground: mockumentary

The difference: Sits closer to documentary than The Paper does

Self-proclaimed business expert, writer, director and comedian Nathan Fielder helps real small businesses turn a profit with marketing tactics that no ordinary consultant would dare to attempt. From driving foot traffic to an off-the-strip souvenir shop by using Hollywood flair and a Johnny Depp impersonator, to creating a rebate that can only be redeemed by climbing a mountain, to founding a coffee shop called "Dumb Starbucks,” Nathan has always gone to the limit to make his ideas come to life. With his unorthodox approach to problem solving, Nathan’s genuine efforts to do good often draw the real people he encounters into an experience far beyond what they signed up for.

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ted
2024–2026 · 2 seasons · Peacock
7.9comedy

Witty and playful in the same breath

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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Glee
2009–2015 · 6 seasons · FOX
6.8comedy · drama

One thread runs through both: ohio

In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.

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Superstore
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · NBC
7.9comedy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

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 Middle
2009–2018 · 9 seasons · ABC
7.7comedy

Playful 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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Happy Endings
2011–2013 · 3 seasons · ABC
7.8comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together break up on their wedding day. The failed wedding forces them all to question their life choices. Then there are Alex and Dave themselves, who strike a truce and must learn to live with the changes their breakup has brought.

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40 y 20
2016– · 14 seasons · Blim
7comedy

The shared currency is play

A comedy series about a divorced dad who likes younger women, and his son who likes older women.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2019–2024 · 6 seasons · FX
8.5comedy · sci-fi & fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: mockumentary

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

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100 días para enamorarnos
2020–2021 · 2 seasons · Telemundo
6.6drama · comedy

Both are comedy through and through

Two couples who struggle to be near each other decide to give another chance for each other, 100 days for them to fall back in love.

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The House of Flowers
2018–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
7.5drama · comedy

Both working the same comedy territory

A wealthy matriarch tries to maintain her family's facade of perfection after her husband's mistress exposes their dirty secrets.

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Dickinson
2019–2021 · 3 seasons · Apple TV
7.7comedy · drama

The same comedy instincts

Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world's greatest poet.

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Ballers
2015–2019 · 5 seasons · HBO
7.7drama · comedy

Both play comedy straight

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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