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Plot Summary:
Bonnie Hunt plays Bonnie Kelly, an affable Midwesterner who is now an on-camera news reporter in Chicago. Each episode of the show contains an improvised remote segment she performs in character. Rounding out the rest of the cast are Holly, Bonnie's best friend and a hairdresser at the station, her limo-driving neighbor Keith, cameraman Tom, and Mr. Kirkland, her boss (and crush).
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (2004)
Plot Summary:
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show is an improvisational comedy television series that aired in the fall of 2004 on The WB Television Network, and the fall of 2005 on Comedy Central. The show was hosted by Drew Carey, and was somewhat a follow-up to the show he formerly hosted, Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The distinguishing feature of the show was that the improv games were performed in front of a "green screen", with animation, music and sound effects inserted in post-production. The show was otherwise very similar to Whose Line? and featured many of the same performers and games. On an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien when "Green Screen" premiered, Carey claimed that he got the idea during the Whose Line? game "Moving people" when he thought how funny it would be if you could not see the people manipulating the players. The show's theme song was La Trampa, performed by Tonino Carotone and Manu Chao and the show's underscore was composed by Michael A. Levine.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy
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The Earliest Show (2016)
Plot Summary:
Co-hosts Josh Bath and Samantha Newman have troubles with their early morning talk show when Josh gets dumped live on the air and battles through the seven stages of grief.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 12 min
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Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance (2005)
Plot Summary:
Improv Comedy Show starring Howie Mandel as himself -- a family man who crafts a hidden-camera segments for a talkshow. The story line will interweave real-life "Candid Camera"-style bits, with real pranks played on real people, into the narrative. "Hidden Howie" spins off the hidden-camera segments Mandel does for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Stallions de Amor (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this telenovela spoof, two hapless detectives try to solve the murder of sensual matriarch Merlinda Stallion.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 5 min
Plot tags: spoof, soap opera, telenovela
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The Chris Gethard Show (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chris Gethard hosts a panel of comedians and weirdos who participate in weird games, take calls from listeners, and generally put on a bizarre weekly spectacle.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, talky, clever, realistic, offbeat, not serious, independent film, interactive, live comedy, alternative comedy
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The O'Keefes (2003)
Plot Summary:
The O'Keefes is an American television sitcom, that aired on The WB Television Network. It premiered on May 22, 2003 and ended on June 12, 2003.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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The UCB Show (2016)
Plot Summary:
A weekly variety showcase for the best sketch, characters and stand-up homegrown at the UCB Theatres in LA and NYC. Hosted by Upright Citizens Brigade co-founders Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh and filmed with a live audience at UCB Sunset in Hollywood.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody, spoof, black comedy, slapstick comedy, slapstick, alternative comedy, live comedy
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Web Therapy (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fiona Wallice is a therapist with little patience for her patients. Tired of hearing about people's problems for fifty long minutes, she devises a new treatment, the three-minute video chat. And still, the sessions end up being largely about her. If she's your therapist, you've got problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, talky, funny, sitcom, mockumentary, hilarious, realistic, independent film
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Super Dave (1987)
Plot Summary:
Super Dave is a Canadian/American variety show starring and hosted by the fictional character Super Dave Osborne. It ran from 1987 to 1991 on Showtime in the US and the Global Television Network in Canada. Super Dave was spun off from the sketch comedy series Bizarre, which featured Bob Einstein in recurring roles, including Super Dave. Super Dave made his first appearance on the 1972 TV series The John Byner Comedy Hour. Einstein then regularly played the character on the short-lived 1976 variety show Van Dyke and Company starring Dick Van Dyke.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 717
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom, spoof, sketch comedy
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Hoff the Record (2015)
Plot Summary:
Shot like a documentary, the semi-improvised comedy Hoff The Record follows TV legend David Hasselhoff - playing a highly fictionalized version of himself - as he arrives in the UK in an attempt to reignite his flagging career. It's been thirty years since he rose to worldwide fame in Baywatch and Knight Rider and things have since gone a little stale for The Hoff. Will a move across the Atlantic change his luck?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good
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Sullivan & Son (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sullivan & Son is an American comedy television series created by Rob Long and Steve Byrne that is broadcast on TBS. It stars Byrne as Steve Sullivan, who surprises his parents when he leaves his job as a corporate lawyer to take over a bar owned by his father in Pittsburgh. The series is executive-produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Long, who also serves as showrunner. It premiered on July 19, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, realistic, not serious
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A Minute with Stan Hooper (2003)
Plot Summary:
A Minute with Stan Hooper, also known as Stan Hooper, is an American sitcom starring Norm Macdonald. The series was a Carsey-Werner production in association with Paramount Television and aired on Fox. The series was canceled after six of the thirteen episodes produced were aired. The central character's name, Stan Hooper, was taken from Macdonald's work on Saturday Night Live, but the characters were vastly different. The role also allowed Macdonald to play the straight man among a cast of eccentric characters, a departure from his traditional comedy style.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, offbeat
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Z Rock (2008)
Plot Summary:
Z Rock is an American television series, which airs on the IFC in the United States. The show is a semi-scripted comedy and is based on the double life of a Brooklyn band, ZO2. By night, they are a hard rock band but to pay the bills, they are the Z Brothers by day, playing kiddie parties. ZO2 consists of brothers Paulie Z, David Z and their childhood friend Joey Cassata. The series is filmed and produced in New York City by Mark Mark Productions.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom, offbeat
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The George Carlin Show (1994)
Plot Summary:
The George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995. It was created jointly by veteran TV producer Sam Simon and the show's namesake, comedian George Carlin.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Working Stiffs (1979)
Plot Summary:
Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers worked in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry. Ernie and Mike also were roommates in an apartment over a cafe where they befriended the owner Mitch and waitress Nikki. Each episode featured slapstick and physical comedy. Penny Marshall directed the pilot. Includes an early appearance of Paul Reubens as Heimlich the delivery boy at the cafe. The series aired on CBS. It competed against the highly-rated shows NBC's CHiPs and ABC's The Ropers in its timeslot. Nine episodes were produced but after four episodes aired, the series was canceled. After Belushi and Keaton became major film stars in the 1980s, six episodes of the show were released on home video. Reruns have also aired on A&E Network, Comedy Central and TV Land. The syndication package included the previously unaired episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, slapstick
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Players (2010)
Plot Summary:
Players is an American comedy series which premiered on the Spike network on March 2, 2010. The series is a partially scripted/mostly improvised comedy about two brothers who run a sports bar together. After airing 3 episodes, Players was removed from the Spike schedule and put on hiatus. The remaining seven episodes from season one were pushed back to air beginning July 21, 2010. Spike aired the final four episodes back-to-back on August 14, 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, captivating, funny, light, realistic, not serious, alternative comedy
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Hollywood Acting Studio (2013)
Plot Summary:
"Hollywood Acting Studio" follows Professor LaFrange, a failed Hollywood hopeful, and his attempts to teach "blockbuster cinema acting" to his community college acting class. LaFrange teaches his class the secrets to auditioning, working on a green screen, working with a child actor, and even filming a sex scene, using summer blockbuster titles as his source material. Using a slew of unorthodox and even abusive techniques, LaFrange prepares his class for the cold unforgiving world of Hollywood.
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Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, light
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Middleditch & Schwartz (2020)
Plot Summary:
Comedy duo Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz turn small ideas into epically funny stories in this series of completely improvised comedy specials.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, skit, live comedy, weird
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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
Plot Summary:
Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy, non fiction
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Halfway Home (2007)
Plot Summary:
Halfway Home is an American comedy series that aired on Comedy Central in Spring 2007. On its official website, Halfway Home is described as an "improvised half-hour show featuring the daily exploits of five ex-cons living together in a residential rehab facility". After airing 10 episodes, on June 20, 2007 costar Regan Burns confirmed that the show had ended.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sitcom, offbeat
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Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Plot Summary:
Car 54, Where Are You? is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963, and was about two New York police officers based at the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car. The show was filmed only in black-and-white. Episodes had different directors, the most recognized being Al De Caprio. Stanley Prager and Nat Hiken also directed several episodes. Most filming was on location in the New York City borough of The Bronx, and at Gold Medal Studios in The Bronx.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, detective, realistic, not serious, buddy comedy
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Greetings From Tucson (2002)
Plot Summary:
In this autobiographical family comedy, based on the life of series creator Peter Murrieta, life is seen through the eyes of 15-year-old David Tiant as he faces the challenges of growing up in an ethnically mixed, upwardly mobile family.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, sitcom, realistic
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Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013)
Plot Summary:
Comedian and actor, Kevin Hart teams up with BET Networks to bring viewers one of the funniest shows on television "Real Husbands of Hollywood". The semi-scripted series is the fakest reality show ever following these men of Hollywood along their surreal lives. Enjoy the ride as these guys take on all things, from the husband's point of view. You may recognize some situations or characters from those other reality shows.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, mockumentary, feel good, captivating, light, funny, sitcom, realistic, not serious
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10 Items or Less (2006)
Plot Summary:
10 Items or Less is a partly scripted, partly improvised American comedy series created by Nancy Hower, Robert Hickey and John Lehr. It starred Lehr as a less-than-successful businessman who returned home to run Greens & Grains, the family-owned supermarket, upon the death of his father. The series debuted on TBS on November 27, 2006. During its first season, the program aired Monday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The second and third seasons aired on TBS Tuesday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. In November 2009, a blog posting stated the show had been cancelled, and would not be picked up for the fourth season.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat, realistic, witty
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Privileged (2008)
Plot Summary:
Megan Smith, a smart and quirky young assistant at a glossy magazine, is fired when her Yale education proves detrimental to getting ahead in the world of tabloid journalism. Her boss takes pity on her and arranges an interview with the wealthy Laurel Limoges to be a live-in tutor for her twin teen granddaughters. The beautiful and rebellious twins are less-than-thrilled with their new tutor, but Megan is determined to win them over as she enjoys the perks of her new job - breathtaking private suite, gorgeous car and live-in chef.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious
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All of Us (2003)
Plot Summary:
All of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and The WB, where it aired for one more season before being cancelled on May 14, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, black cinema
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The Great Indoors (2016)
Plot Summary:
An adventure reporter must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of the magazine.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, hilarious, teen comedy
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Game Changer (2019)
Plot Summary:
In this game show, the game changes every show! Players begin each round without knowing the rules -- and must figure them out while competing to win.
IMDB Rating: 9.1
IMDB Votes: 687
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, game show
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Life with Bonnie (2002)
Plot Summary:
The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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What About Joan? (2000)
Plot Summary:
What About Joan? is an ABC sitcom that aired in 2001 for 2 seasons. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, David Richardson and Ed Weinberger.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty