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Rick and Morty (2013)
Plot Summary:
An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 9.1/10
IMDB Votes: 582000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: mad scientist, time travel, scientist, dark humor, prodigy, graphic violence, relatives, grandfather grandson relationship, family relations, youth, satire, imaginary, adolescence, grandparent and grandchild, social satire, inventor, escapades, monster, disorder, young kid, self involved, nihilism, adult humor, mature, outer space
As If (2021)
Plot Summary:
Yılmaz and İlkkan are two friends who are constantly fighting each other. Their biggest feature is always being able to do things that will turn their ordinary lives upside down. They magnify small events incredibly and give you a nervous breakdown. They are the embodiment of the misfortunes, strange events and despair we experience every day
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: friendship, satire, lifestyle, friends, escapades, humour, absurd humor, slice of life, friendship between men, male friendship, turkish
Better Call Saul (2015)
Plot Summary:
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Erhmantraut. The series will track Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer"
Duration: 3154 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 620000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lawyer, workplace situations, legal, hotshot lawyer, criminal lawyer, family relations, dishonesty, dark humor, moral dilemma, anti hero, lawyer client relationship, cons and scams, organized crime, private investigator, drug cartel, psychosomatic illness, brother brother relationship, ambition, employer employee relationship, mental illness, drug trade, dysfunctional family, criminal underworld, foreshadowing, tragic hero
Fargo (2014)
Plot Summary:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota
Duration: 53 min
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10
IMDB Votes: 398000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: dark humor, psychopath, small town, police investigation, law enforcement, policewoman, cop, snow, killings, small town life, social relations, dishonesty, killer, female police officer, scheme, sheriff, police officer, winter, gory, shooting, blackmail, victim, crime gone awry, gangster, family relations
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Plot Summary:
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks")
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: nerd, social misfits, coming of age, weed, socially awkward, cheerleader, friendship, social relations, teenager, teenage life, teacher, teacher student relationship, youth, high school, high school life, teen angst, young adult, suburbs, high school student, education, bully, love, serial killer, school, supernatural
Chappelle's Show (2003)
Plot Summary:
Chappelle's Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show as well as starring in various sketches. Chappelle, Brennan and Michele Armour were the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 22, 2003, on the American cable television network Comedy Central. The show ran for two complete seasons and a third, truncated season. After numerous delays, production of the third season of the show was abruptly ended when Chappelle left the show. Three episodes were compiled from the completed work and these episodes aired from July 9 to July 23, 2006. Re-runs frequently air on Comedy Central and around the world on MTV in Germany, Comedy Central in Brazil, The Comedy Network in Canada, The Comedy Channel and 7mate in Australia and FX in the United Kingdom. Chappelle's Show was also shown on WGN America and was syndicated to various television stations across the U.S. including MyNetworkTV. TV Guide ranked it #31 on their list of "TV's Top 100 Shows"
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: marijuana, comedian, sketch, dark humor, racism, african american, interracial relations, guest, racial stereotype, media, artists and showbiz, black, sketch show, ethnic humor, stand up comedy, television, showbiz, stereotypes, absurd humor, interview, pop culture, prank, sexual humor, topical humor, hip hop
BoJack Horseman (2014)
Plot Summary:
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters
Duration: 1982 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: existentialism, depression, cynicism, down on your luck, sadness, anthropomorphism, hollywood, addiction, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, mature, showbiz, satire, adult humor, nothing goes right, life is a bitch, mental illness, life philosophy, asexual, lesbian, serial killer, psychology, women, illness, moving
Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
Plot Summary:
It is 1917, and lunatic General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett is leading the British troops at the front lines against the Germans, while everyone waits for Field Marshall Haig's big push. There are various emotions throughout the camp about it. For Captain Kevin Darling, Melchett's bull-dog-like right-hand man, it makes no difference, as it appears he will be safe and sound with the general when the big push occurs. For Lieutenant George Colhurst Saint Barleigh, he is overly excited at thrashing the Germans. For Private S. (probably for Sod-Off) Baldrick, it's a terrifying experience he is not looking forward to. For Captain Edmund Blackadder, however, it's something he's too cowardly too face. Self-centered, arrogant, and sarcastic, Blackadder is always constantly searching for a way out of this silly war, and will try various, often crazy, variations on escape, all of which will take a turn he never expected. Sharing a dugout with George and Baldrick, his main obstacle for
Duration: 175 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: world war one, great war, satire, spy, dark humor, love, wartime, humour, soldier, officer, insanity, captain, war, survival, army, military, escape, intelligence, escapades, dimwit, assistant, commander, weirdo, military life, disorder
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Plot Summary:
Four egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 246000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: slacker, pub, stupidity, satire, bartender, buddies, alcoholic, friends who hate each other, friends, bad taste humour, misfit, drunkenness, conversation, dark humor, friendship, dimwit, antisocial behavior, serial killer, clubbing, nerd, humour, nihilism, colleague, pop culture, lgbtq
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Plot Summary:
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
Duration: 28 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: antisocial behavior, comedian, lifestyle, misunderstanding, mishap, socially awkward, success, career, actor, showbiz, actress, social misfits, everyday life, nothing goes right, buddies, conversation, divorce, alienation, workplace, artists and showbiz, eternal love, writers, nerd, nihilism, satire
I, Claudius (1976)
Plot Summary:
Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have marked him a fool - yet whom prophecies have foretold will one day rule Rome
Duration: 669 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Plot tags: ancient, roman empire, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, ancient world, antiquity, politics, emperor, royal family, medieval, roman soldier, power struggle, roman emperor, incest, shakespeare, historical event, ambition, dictatorship, head of state, historical character, female nudity, peplum, lawyer
Arrested Development (2003)
Plot Summary:
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 320000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: disorder, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, bankruptcy, adolescence, rivals, silly humor, immature, irresponsible, lifestyle change, workplace problem, uptight character, lawyer, sketch show, single father, sibling rivalry, stupidity, narration, sketch, workplace, twins, siblings relations, teenager, magic, relationships
The Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 611000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, murder, society, dark humor, super speed, vengeance, superhuman, superhero team, gore, superheroine, corruption, supernatural power, rivalry, investigation, blood, violence, super powers, revenge, brutality, nudity, supernatural, sex scene, corporation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, name calling
Fleabag (2016)
Plot Summary:
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help her, and keeping up her bravado throughout
Duration: 27 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: sister sister relationship, sexuality, sexual humor, female friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, promiscuity, female protagonist, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, women, british, dark humor, promiscuous woman, serial killer, feminist, women power, priest, strong female lead, lgbt, femininity, father, adultery, moving, couples, humour, mission
Six Feet Under (2001)
Plot Summary:
A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business. When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: funeral home, gay, dealing with death, gays and lesbians, dark humor, dysfunctional family, sibling relationship, depression, hopes, lgbt, self discovery, death, life changing experience, workplace problem, suburbs, family drama, lgbtq, lie, couples, grief, gender, women, mental illness, life changing, belief
South Park (1997)
Plot Summary:
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 399000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: gross out humor, social satire, satire, racial slur, elementary school, gay slur, mischievous children, young kid, young heroes, vicious, death, adult humor, friends, political humor, social criticism, social relations, selfishness, dysfunctional society, childhood, small town, stupidity, absurdism, killings, profanity, swearing
Coupling (2000)
Plot Summary:
Coupling is a British television sitcom written by Steven Moffat that aired on BBC2 from May 2000 to June 2004. Produced by Hartswood Films for the BBC, the show centres on the dating and sexual adventures and mishaps of six friends in their thirties, often depicting the three women and the three men each talking among themselves about the same events, but in entirely different terms. The series was inspired by Moffat's relationship with producer Sue Vertue, to the extent that they gave their names to two of the characters. Coupling is an example of the "group-genre", an ensemble show that had proven popular at the time. Critics compared the show to the American sitcoms Friends and Seinfeld. The critical reaction was largely positive, and the show was named "Best TV Comedy" at the 2003 British Comedy Awards. The show debuted to unimpressive ratings, but its popularity soon increased and by the end of the third series the show had achieved decent ratings in the UK. The series began airing on PBS stations and on BBC America in the United States in late 2002 and quickly gained a devoted fanbase there as well. The show is syndicated around the world. Short-lived American and Greek adaptations were briefly produced in 2003 and 2007 respectively
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: couples, looking for sex, casual sex, lovers, looking for love, love triangle, lifestyle, group of friends, seduction, couple relations, infidelity, ex couple relations, sexual relations, boyfriend, sex, dating, sexuality, friends, hot and sexy, colleague, gay, relationships, women, clubbing, psychotherapy
The Venture Bros. (2003)
Plot Summary:
Hank and Dean Venture, with their father Doctor Venture and faithful bodyguard Brock Samson, go on wild adventures facing megalomaniacs, zombies, and suspicious ninjas, all for the glory of adventure. Or something like that
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, scientist, henchman, brutality, heroes, twins, mission, goofy hero, save the day, robot, sibling relationship, nemesis, secret agent, sexual humor, androids and robots, rescue, protector, escapades, rivalry, imaginary, dimwit, disorder, siblings relations, silly humor, mad scientist
What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Plot Summary:
A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of three vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, vampire, blood, friends, supernatural being, nudity, supernatural power, fantasy world, sex, murder, house, society, social problems, victim, lifestyle, city life, social relations, storytelling, urban setting, social satire, satire, apocalypse, teenager, halloween, ancient
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
Plot Summary:
A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: robot, space and aliens, space, outer space, androids, satire, love, machine, artificial intelligence, monkey, supernatural, cyborgs, halloween, friends, star wars, fandom, space opera, sketch, asexual, mad scientist, puppetry, scientist, experiment, androids and robots, research
Black-Adder II (1986)
Plot Summary:
Sixty years after the demise of Prince Edmund Plantagenet, Queen Elizabeth I, who's as insane as her ancestors, is England's current leader. Seductive, easy-to-impress, spoiled, and always seeking a husband, "Queenie" has a leading courtier: Lord Edmund Blackaddder, great-grandson of the original. Now, however, he is dryly cynical and intelligent, but still trying to become king; this time by marrying the queen. However, her right-hand-man, Lord Melchett, will always serve as fair competition for her hand. Blackadder is again assisted by the clueless but fashionable Lord Percy Percy and dung-eating, "cunning" peasant Baldrick
Duration: 176 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: satire, medieval, parents, humour, peplum, sketch, sketch show, queen, royalty, dark humor, king, prince, politics, intelligence, insanity, heir, society, royal court, dimwit, assistant, enemy, head of state, historical character, rivals, stupidity
Brass Eye (1997)
Plot Summary:
Controversial spoof of current-affairs TV and the role of celebrity in the UK
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: satire, sketch, sketch show, journalism, celebrity, humour, interview, controversy, fake news report, current affairs, media, political humor, reporter, figment, media coverage, campaign, notoriety, celebrity culture, media satire, politics, science, politician, british, surrealism, sexual humor
Mr Inbetween (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Plot tags: hitman, organized crime, mercenary, violence, betrayal, murder, chases and races, escapades, danger, family drama, secret past, fight scenes, psychopath, criminal, sociopath, father daughter relationship, parents, nypd, anti hero, lone hero, tough guy, deadly, show, anti-hero, anti heroes
The Boondocks (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Boondocks is an American adult animated sitcom on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series premiered on November 6, 2005 and was created by Aaron McGruder, based upon McGruder's comic strip of the same name. The show begins with an African-American family, the Freemans, having moved from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to the fictional, peaceful and mostly white suburb of Woodcrest. The perspective offered by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, socioeconomic classes, stereotypes, and races provides for much of the comedy and conflict in this series. There have been a total of 45 episodes over the course of the shows first three seasons. The two part season two finale "The Hunger Strike" and "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" was never aired on American television as Adult Swim feared legal actions against them from BET. Both episodes were aired on Teletoon and were released on DVD in the United States. The season three episodes "Pause" and "The Story of Jimmy Rebel" have been pulled from general episode rotation following the television debuts and no longer appear in reruns. A fourth season containing twenty episodes has been announced to air in January 2014
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Plot tags: african american, adult humor, topical humor, street kid, interracial relations, youth, leaving home, social satire, family relations, fish out of water, black, brother brother relationship, ethnic humor, culture clash, grandfather grandson relationship, society, hypocrisy, racial slur, mature, satire, racism, black cast, stoner, black history, ghetto
Spaced (1999)
Plot Summary:
Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have Daisy and Tim; two 'young' adults with big dreams just trying to get by in this crazy world. They are thrown together in a common pursuit of tenancy, which they find by posing as a couple. The house has a landlady and an oddball artist living there. The series explores the ins and outs of London living
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: roommate, pop culture, post apocalypse, relationships, stoner, humour, colleague, housemates, social anxiety, post apocalyptic, dog, artist, friendship, writers, deception, slacker, platonic, young woman, clubbing, party, marijuana, journalist, friends, neighbor, profanity
The Office (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg Paper Company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character, David Brent. Although fictional and scripted, the programme takes the form of a documentary, with the presence of the camera often acknowledged. Two six-episode series were made, along with a pair of 45-minute Christmas specials. When it was first shown on BBC Two, it was nearly cancelled due to low ratings, but has since become one of the most successful of all British comedy exports. As well as being shown internationally on BBC Worldwide, channels such as BBC Prime, BBC America and BBC Canada, the series has been sold to broadcasters in over 80 countries, including ABC1 in Australia, The Comedy Network in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand and the pan-Asian satellite channel STAR World, based in Hong Kong. The show began airing in The United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim on 18 September 2009 until 2012
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: workplace, everyday life, office, boss and employee, job, employer employee relationship, workplace problem, boss, coworker, humour, storytelling, sketch, sketch show, workplace humor, career, love and romance, business, psychology, voodoo, lonely, working class, colleague, employment, dream, manager
Trailer Park Boys (2001)
Plot Summary:
Follow the booze-fueled misadventures of three longtime pals and petty serial criminals who run scams from their Nova Scotia trailer park
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Plot tags: trailer park, white trash, stoner, social misfits, group of friends, lifestyle, youth, misfit, family relations, family life, couples, teenage life, society, nothing goes right, disorder, chaos and mayhem, trailer home, life is a bitch, suburbs, dimwit, stupidity, adolescence vs adulthood, urban ghetto, trailer park boys, drug
Louie (2010)
Plot Summary:
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: loneliness, dark humor, midlife crisis, performer's life, comedian, family relations, city life, parenthood, everyday life, lifestyle, disorder, frustration, artists and showbiz, divorced father, single parent, dating, urban, ancient, voodoo, nerd, humour, satire, bittersweet, mood swing, single father
The IT Crowd (2006)
Plot Summary:
UK Comedy series about two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for help, they are never treated with any respect at all
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 162000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: nerd, geek, workplace, computer genius, workplace situations, computer, lifestyle, teamwork, career, popularity, information technology, misfit, rivalry, verbal byplay, boss and employee, hacker, autistic, office, serial killer, supernatural, technology, internet, autism, feminist, friendship between men
Horace and Pete (2016)
Plot Summary:
Horace and Pete (stylized as Horace and Pete's Est. 1916) is an American comedy-drama web series created by Louis C.K. starring himself and Steve Buscemi as Horace and Pete, co-owners of an Irish bar, Horace and Pete's
Duration: 437 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: family business, pub, parent child relationship, family relations, brothers, mental illness, hopelessness, father daughter relationship, sibling relationship, politics, voodoo, alcoholic, drug use, psychosis, family history, abusive father, age-gap relationship, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, one location, bar, show