What to watch tonight: 7 non-banal comedy series

"Better Off Ted"

Comedy | 3.8 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2009—2010

Ted Crisp is a single father and the head of research and development for Veridian Technologies, a mysterious and cartoonishly evil corporation that does everything from making military weapons out of pumpkins to influencing presidential elections. Ted loves his job, because together with his colleagues he manages to invent and realize what others can not even dream of.

"Cool series, which more than once lifted my mood :) Quite original and unusual. Charismatic characters and funny jokes. Glad I found it and watched it", — Inside-of-myself.

"Stumbled upon the series by accident, and got a lot of pleasure. Hadn't heard anything about this series before, which is a shame. Very underrated series, where the characters with a twist, where the plot is not hackneyed + nice advertising inserts of the company under each series. Wanted to single out one person from the cast, but absolutely everyone is awesome. Run to watch, guys, you won't regret it", — OlegSamok.

"Great series! On one breath looks! It's a pity that it is underrated. Very well-drawn characters. Each series is not just a reason to laugh, but also to think about serious things. Great, very great!" — e_mik80.

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"I'm Sorry"

Comedy | 3.83 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2017—2019

Writer Andrea Warren is learning to balance motherhood, marriage, career development, and seeing friends. Andrea is confident in herself and her abilities, but life throws her new challenges every time, revealing a woman's immaturity and neuroses.

"The first series, of course, not very impressed, but decided to give it a chance. Not once regretted! Watched both seasons in one go and I want to say that this series has an undeservedly low rating", — Flyte.

"Surprised that there is so little information about this wonderful series, stumbled across it by accident. Very light, draws you in from the first episode. Wonderful humor, actors organically integrated into the plot and, of course, the beloved Andrea, she is very good in this role", — Fenyamin.

"Too bad it was closed, in the minutes of watching just rested my soul! Funny, subtle, clever, it left always good on the soul", — sarra99.

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"The Detour"

Comedy | 3.71 out of 5 on MyShows | 4 seasons | 2016—2019

Nate Parker Jr. and his wife and kids head to Florida for a family vacation. But instead of the planned flight, Nate suggests traveling from their home in Syracuse, New York to Florida by car. The long trip is constantly interrupted by all sorts of problems, and soon the family finds themselves on the run from the FBI.

"A wonderful series, forever in my heart! Such a good thrill ride that sometimes you want to scream", — Pappi.

"Unexpectedly awesome series, there aren't too many of those nowadays. Somewhere they said that it was filmed Russian "Pognali", I looked and it, so ... The Russian one compared to the original is a total waste!" — Pilot.

"God, I'd forgotten this show was so absurd. Russia, cows, dairy standoff, uranium mines - whatoooo :D", — albinka_.

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"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace"

Comedy, sci-fi, horror | 3.94 out of 5 on MyShows | Season 1 | 2004

In the 1980s, horror author Garth Marenghi wrote, directed, and starred in a series that was so cutting edge that TV stations refused to air it. In the early 2000s, Marenghi decided to re-release his show to bring it to a modern audience and explain how the project was created.

The show is set in Darkplace Hospital, located above the gates of hell. Marenghi plays Dr. Rick Dagless, a caring but unusual doctor who, along with his team, deals with strange paranormal cases.

"Garth Marenghi's Resident Darkness" was created by British comedians Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness. In it, they mock the low-budget horror and sci-fi series of the 1980s, as well as the egotism and conceit of their writers.

"Watched almost five episodes and it started to seem like the show was getting boring and someone correctly pointed out that it's only funny in the format of a series, maybe two... But now I watched the final episode and realized that it's not..... I'd watch another season of this banter and insanity. It's just that the whole idiocy is worse in a salvo", — FRFD.

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"NewsRadio"

Comedy | 4.1 out of 5 on MyShows | 5 seasons | 1995—1999

Dave Nelson becomes news director at a New York City radio station. Now he has to manage a troubled staff that includes egotistical anchors Bill McNeil and Catherine Duke, ambitious producer and Dave's girlfriend Lisa Miller, hapless reporter Matthew Brock, sarcastic secretary Beth, and tech-savvy electrician Joe. Dave has a lot of work to do, and he begins to regret that he agreed to this proposal. But soon he realizes that despite all the difficulties, there are fun times ahead of him.

Popular American sitcom starring Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick and Joe Rogan. It's worth watching "NewsRadio" if only for its creator Paul Simms, who has had a hand in some of the most innovative and unusual sitcoms on TV: for example, he produced "Atlanta" and "Girls" and now serves as showrunner of "What We Do in the Shadows".

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"Cunk on Earth"

Comedy, Historical, Travel | 4.57 out of 5 on MyShows | Season 1 | 2022

Diane Morgan plays Philomena Cunk, a reporter who hosts a series of programs about our planet, its history and issues. Cunk will interview top experts and scientists to learn more about Earth, humanity's progress and its future. The problem is that Philomena has no idea what she's talking about.

The pseudo-documentary series by Charlie Brooker, author of "Black Mirror", has won over critics and taken over TikTok. Videos with "journalist" Philomena Cunk, with a nonchalant face asking scientists unexpected and deliberately stupid questions, are gaining millions of views. That said, the show is worth watching in its entirety: it will make you laugh as well as think.

"Yes, even the first series you laugh, by the end of the fourth, when Felomena starts crying, and you realize that she is crying for us and our civilization and asking for a moment of silence for Strelka, talking about the value of life as such in general, and the fifth episode you are no longer laughing, because it is generally one of the strongest and toughest anti-war and anti-nuclear agitations that I have ever seen", — Shodan.

"God, if this series could be given 10 stars, I would give it all 10", — Bibliotekar.

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"Man Seeking Woman"

Comedy, romance, fantasy | 3.92 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2015—2017

Naive and mild-mannered Josh Greenberg sets out to find true love after breaking up with his girlfriend. It turns out to be really hard: in the process, Josh goes on a date with a real troll, travels back in time and meets a Japanese monster made of human penises. But true love is worth it, right?

"Awesome series, wish I had watched it sooner. Very much liked the trick of the series — allegories, really many things are presented exactly as they were shown by the creators", — Dex_Vicious.

"Great unusual series with its own thing. All these allusions, allegories and metaphors are just top. To the list of favorites", — DyaDyaWoWa.

"A worthy and touching conclusion to the series. A vital and positive project that will forever remain in my heart. I will remember it with warmth", — bluedglass. 

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