The Funniest TV Shows In 2020
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Voting Rules
Vote up the television series, comedy or not, that kept you laughing while they aired new episodes during the 2020 calendar year.
Remember the days of laugh tracks and stale situational comedies? Several of the funniest shows of 2020 have completely shattered the mold on how to make people laugh. Modern funny shows are crossed with just enough drama to make them seem real. But, that doesn’t mean that we’re not laughing until our bellies hurt.
Larry David has redefined what cringe-comedy is all about in the latest season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Better Things is first and foremost hilarious, but it’s also raw and emotional. Donald Glover’s Atlanta brilliantly walks that tight rope of creating tremendous tension but is then able to cut that anxiety with much-needed levity.
Which show keeps you laughing? Vote up the funniest shows of 2020.
Most divisive: One Day at a Time
Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of 2020's Funniest Shows
- 1When a rich family goes broke, its members move to Schitt's Creek, a depressing small town.
- Genres: Comedy
- 2An American football coach is hired to manage a British soccer team.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 3A diverse clan bridges cultural and generational gaps.
- Genres: Comedy
- 1Phil Dunphy2,901 Votes
- 2Gloria Delgado-Pritchett2,161 Votes
- 3Jay Pritchett2,027 Votes
- 4Eleanor Shellstrop finds out that even in the afterlife, it's never too late to change your ways.
- Genres: Comedy
- 5Homer and Marge Simpson raise Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie in Springfield.
- Genres: Animation,Comedy
- 6A free-spirited beauty moves in next door to two physicists.
- Genres: Comedy
- 7In this coming-of-age story, Emily Dickinson is determined to become the world's greatest poet.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama,History,Romance
- 8Scooter scrambles to upload the Muppets' series despite complications, distractions and obstacles.
- Genres: Comedy,Kids
- 9A quirky family of employees at supersized megastore Cloud 9 tackle the day-to-day grind together.
- Genres: Comedy
- 10Five egocentric friends run a bar together in Philadelphia.
- Genres: Comedy
- 11Sheldon Cooper embarks on his innocent, awkward and hopeful journey toward the man he will become.
- Genres: Comedy
- 12The Warner siblings wreak havoc in the lives of everyone they meet.
- Genres: Animation,Comedy,Kids
- 13Sheriff's deputies are ready to do what it takes to safeguard their city of Reno, Nev.
- Genres: Comedy
- 14Cartoon shorts featuring cherished characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others.
- Genres: Animation,Comedy,Kids
- 15An addict looks for ways to beat the system and feed his habits while his kids fend for themselves.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 16A housewife living comfortably in the 1950s changes everything to pursue a newly discovered talent.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 17An unknown force is destroying starships and threatening galactic peace.
- Genres: Adventure,Animation,Comedy,Science Fiction
- 18Bonnie, a recovering alcoholic, and her friends help each other overcome their past mistakes.
- Genres: Comedy
- 19A disillusioned assassin accepts a job in Los Angeles, where he discovers an interest in acting.
- Genres: Comedy
- 1The Sopranos8 Votes
- 2Curb Your Enthusiasm7 Votes
- 3Sneaky Pete7 Votes
- 20Host Larry Wilmore and high-profile guests discuss the 2020 presidential election.
- Genres: Talk
- 21Kevin Hart hosts a night of fun and games with celebrity couples, all playing remotely.
- Genres: Game show
- 22A young misfit raised in isolation by her mother goes on a mission to honor her father's memory.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 23A family feels culture shock in a move from the Chinatown section of Washington, D.C., to Orlando.
- Genres: Comedy
- 24An aspiring writer befriends her boyfriend's sex doll and the two take on the world together.
- Genres: Comedy
- 25Larry David gets into predicaments at home, work and around town.
- Genres: Comedy
- 26In the 1980s, a child uses a video camera to document his crazy family's life.
- Genres: Comedy
- 27Kal Penn Approves This Message (Freeform, 2020) is an American comedy television talk show miniseries hosted by Kal Penn. Each episode consists of comedic field pieces and a sit-down interview with topics ranging from voting basics to voter empowerment, the economy to climate change.
- Genres: Comedy, Talk Show
- 28Mickey Mouse and his best friends embark on adventures, navigating a wild and crazy world.
- Genres: Adventure,Animation,Comedy,Kids
- 29Chief Terry McConky and Capt. Eddie Penisi helm a firehouse crew in Tacoma, Wash.
- Genres: Comedy
- 30A reimagining of Norman Lear's iconic comedy follows a Cuban-American family.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 31Comics Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play versions of themselves as 13-year-old outcasts.
- Genres: Comedy
- 32Keef is a Black cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success when an event changes his life.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 33Stay-at-home dad Devin enlists the help of fellow sneakerheads to score a mythical pair of kicks.
- Genres: Comedy
- 34A signature smart-and-silly take on the week.
- Genres: Comedy,Talk
- 35Video game developers engage in hard-fought battles in the workplace.
- Genres: Comedy
- 36Four women juggle love, careers and parenthood.
- Genres: Comedy,Comedy,Drama
- 37A flight attendant wakes up in a hotel room with a dead man but no memory of what happened.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama,Thriller
- 38A maverick NSA agent and a junior systems analyst tackle high-profile workplace challenges.
- Genres: Comedy
- 39A group of people are tasked with establishing the U.S. Space Force.
- Genres: Comedy
- 40A look back at each character's journey over the past 10 seasons of the series, "Shameless."
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 41A young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is teeming with ghosts.
- Genres: Comedy
- 42Royalties (Quibi, 2020) is an American musical comedy television series. Songwriters Sara (Kether Donohue) and Pierce (Darren Criss) navigate the challenges of creating new compositions for pop stars.
- Genres: Comedy,Music
- 43Celebrities self-quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic re-create "The Princess Bride."
- Genres: Adventure,Comedy,Fantasy
- 44A good-natured high school history teacher tries to help gifted misfits.
- Genres: Comedy
- 45The Aunty Donna boys showcase comedy sketches, complete with celebrity cameos and unique stories.
- Genres: Comedy
- 46A man seeking a kidney donor runs into a woman from his past who offers her own kidney.
- Genres: Comedy
- 47Disgraced former boyband star Maxxx tries to launch a comeback to prove he's not a massive loser.
- Genres: Comedy
- 48A series of documentaries and biopics, each about a completely fictitious subject.
- Genres: Comedy
- 49A small-town basketball coach hopes to follow in the footsteps of his illustrious father.
- Genres: Comedy,Sport
- 50A rock 'n' roll slacker and a high-strung stay-at-home husband have adventures with fellow friends.
- Genres: Comedy
- 51Critiquing amateur internet videos.
- Genres: Comedy,Reality
- 52Three Mexican-American cousins chase the American Dream in Los Angeles.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 53Following a man and his beloved dog, Bruno, as they stroll through the streets of Buswick, Brooklyn.
- Genres: Comedy
- 54Estranged brothers Wilhelm and Adam Rodman find themselves running a brewery together.
- Genres: Comedy
- 55Mediocre astronauts living in a NASA test environment vie for a shot at going to the moon.
- Genres: Comedy,Science Fiction
- 56Tim Robinson and guests spend each segment driving someone to the point of needing to leave.
- Genres: Comedy
- 57Memory Hole (Quibi, 2020) is a short comedy television series hosted by Will Arnett. The series features highlights of the most cringe-worthy events in pop culture.
- Genres: Comedy
- 58Norsemen (NRK, 2016), originally premiering in Norway as Vikingane, is a Norwegian comedy TV series. Set in 790s Norway, the story covers the life of Vikings in the town of Norheim and them dealing with day-to-day life and conflict of varying comedic degrees
- Genres: Comedy
- 59John Wilson embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery and cultural observation of fellow New Yorkers.
- Genres: Comedy,Documentary
- 60Misfits Fran and Jamie are typical best friends; they also happen to kill people for a living.
- Genres: Comedy,Crime
- 61Griffin conspires with people who are tired of being the victim to help them get some sweet revenge.
- Genres: Comedy
- 62Agua Donkeys (Quibi, 2020) is a comedy television series created by MP Cunningham, Baby Darrington, and Jer Jackson. Two employees at a pool cleaning company called Agua Donkeys are chasing the perfect tan, the perfect vibe and the perfect mix of bromine and chlorine to service some of the "sickest" backyard pools in their Utah hometown.
- Genres: Comedy
- 63The parents of two young children have each other's back in a world full of critics.
- Genres: Comedy
- 64A minimum-wage water park employee cons her way up the ranks of a pyramid scheme.
- Genres: Comedy
- 65In a surreal version of Los Angeles, quirky roommates look out for each other.
- Genres: Comedy
- 66Actor Ravi Patel travels the world to get answers to universal questions about life.
- Genres: Documentary
- 67Ron Funches hosts comics as they compete to compliment some pretty bad subjects.
- Genres: Game show
- 68Ned, a blue-skinned alien, and his lieutenant, Cornelius, host a talk show.
- Genres: Comedy,Kids,Talk
- 69Puppet co-hosts Deb and Wade dish out their hot takes on current movies as well as classic films.
- Genres: Comedy
- 70Five singles buy a house together and face the challenges of forming a makeshift family.
- Genres: Comedy,Romance,Drama
- 71Murder-mystery writer Abigail Mapleworth solves homicides in her small town.
- Genres: Comedy,Mystery
- 72The misadventures of three friends obsessed with Kingdom Scrolls, a role-playing fantasy game.
- Genres: Animation,Comedy,Drama
- 73Hot off the Mic (Quibi, 2020) is a short comedy news segment executive produced by Stu Schreiberg, John Bravakis, Johnny Milord, and Dicky Eagan. Daily show showcasing today's established and emerging comedians and their takes on the latest headlines.
- Genres: Comedy, News
- 74Tournament of Laughs (TBS, 2020) is a reality competition television series. Thirty-two comedians compete against each other in a bracket-style tournament featuring head-to-head matchups of home-recorded comedy videos with the winners determined by viewer voting.
- Genres: Stand-up comedy, Reality Competition
- 75Paranormal investigators uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the human race.
- Genres: Comedy,Horror
- 76Diverse students navigate a Ivy League college where racial tensions tend to be swept under the rug.
- Genres: Comedy,Drama
- 77Serving up funny clips ranging from comfort food cravings to BBQ disasters and home chef failures.
- Genres: Comedy
- 78Nicole Richie spreads her message of environmental love through her new musical persona.
- Genres: Comedy,Reality
