Best TV shows — comedie on Apple TV+ : our Top 20

1994 · Marta Kauffman, David Crane · 10 seasons

Living independently in New York City, six young adults wrestle with the trials of adulthood and gradually learn that the friendship, comfort and mutual support they offer one another becomes a sanctuary from life's constant pressures.

With Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and James Michael Tyler

2013 · Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland · 8 seasons

A brilliant, morally untethered scientist drags his painfully shy grandson on chaotic, galaxy-spanning escapades that pit reckless invention against reluctant conscience and blur the line between genius and madness.

With Justin Roiland, Spencer Grammer, Chris Parnell, Sarah Chalke, Kari Wahlgren, Dan Harmon and Maurice LaMarche

2009 · Christopher Lloyd, Steven Levitan · 11 seasons

In the lively Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker household, a sprawling blended family offers a candid—and often uproarious—look at the messy, affectionate, and sometimes off-kilter reality of modern family life.

With Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sarah Hyland

2020 · Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Bill Lawrence · 4 seasons

An upbeat American gridiron coach relocates to England after being unexpectedly appointed to lead a professional football club despite knowing little about the sport. Confronted by disillusioned players and a skeptical community, he leans on optimism, empathy, and unconventional leadership to try to win their trust and reshape the team.

With Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt

2019 · Laurie Nunn · 4 seasons

Awkward and inexperienced, Otis, whose mother is a sex therapist, teams up with rebellious Maeve to run a clandestine sex-and-relationship counseling service for their classmates at school.

With Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Alistair Petrie

1997 · Trey Parker, Matt Stone · 28 seasons

Four bold elementary-school kids tumble through outrageous escapades, upending the odd, supposedly sleepy life of their dysfunctional Colorado hometown.

With Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Isaac Hayes, Eliza Schneider and Mary Kay Bergman

2018 · Hayden Schlossberg, Josh Heald, John Hurwitz · 6 seasons

Thirty years after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence seeks a chance to redeem himself by reopening the notorious Cobra Kai dojo. His decision sparks a renewed feud with Daniel LaRusso, now prosperous and striving to keep his life in balance without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi.

With Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser and Jacob Bertrand

2016 · Michael Schur · 4 seasons

Eleanor Shellstrop unexpectedly wakes up in the afterlife and quickly faces the truth that her past choices weren't exactly admirable. With the guidance of a perceptive mentor in this new realm, she resolves to abandon old habits and grow into a better—if not flawless—version of herself.

With Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto, D'Arcy Carden and Marc Evan Jackson

2005 · Rob McElhenney · 17 seasons

Four self-centered friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia bungle their way through careers, relationships and adult responsibilities; their twisted logic and questionable choices spark a parade of awkward, escalating misadventures that almost never get resolved without getting worse first.

With Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito, Artemis Pebdani and Sandy Martin

2020 · Josh Gad, Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith · 3 seasons

Owen Tillerman and his family make their home in the middle of New York’s Central Park, living a quirky, park-centered life while Owen serves as its steward. When a wealthy hotel heiress targets the green space for a luxury condo development, the Tillermans must band together to protect the park—and their unconventional way of life.

With Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Tituss Burgess, Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn, Stanley Tucci and Emmy Raver-Lampman

2013 · Jenji Kohan · 7 seasons

A mistake from her past lands Piper Chapman in a women's penitentiary, forcing her to abandon a comfortable New York life and navigate an unpredictable world of friendships, rivalries and odd alliances among a colorful group of inmates.

With Taylor Schilling, Nick Sandow, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Diane Guerrero, Uzo Aduba and Danielle Brooks

2016 · Dan Fogelman · 6 seasons

Three adults and the families around them — scattered across different eras of American life — discover that their pasts and presents are mysteriously entangled. As memories, choices and secret histories collide, their lives begin to intersect in surprising ways: several of them share the same birthday, a clue to far deeper connections that will challenge everything they thought they knew about family, fate and identity.

With Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson and Chris Sullivan

1999 · Matt Groening · 10 seasons

Philip J. Fry, a late-20th-century New York pizza deliveryman, is accidentally frozen in a cryogenic pod and awakens a thousand years later, taking a job at Planet Express, an eccentric interplanetary courier operating in a retro-styled 31st century.

With Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, Tress MacNeille and David Herman

2023 · Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel · 3 seasons

In the wake of his wife's death, Jimmy struggles to hold himself together as a father, friend and therapist. Fed up with platitudes, he starts answering everyone with raw, unvarnished truth—no filter, no sugarcoating—and the bluntness begins to upend the lives around him. Can radical honesty help him heal, or will it spark a cascade of uproarious, uncontrollable fallout?

With Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Christa Miller and Harrison Ford

2014 · Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky · 6 seasons

Set against the fevered, high-tech boom of contemporary Silicon Valley, this American sitcom follows six young programmers who share a house and a single obsession: turning a brilliant idea into overnight success—despite the fact that those most technically gifted are often the least prepared for the chaos of fame and fortune. Loosely inspired by Mike Judge’s experiences as an engineer in the late 1980s, the series explores ambition, awkward friendships, and the comedic pitfalls that come with trying to conquer the world's most cutthroat tech scene.

With Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross and Josh Brener

2007 · Tom Kapinos · 7 seasons

A guilt-ridden, alcoholic writer struggles to rebuild his fractured relationships with his daughter and her mother while wrestling with compulsive sexual behavior, an emerging drug habit, and a pattern of self-destructive choices.

With David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Evan Handler, Pamela Adlon, Madeleine Martin, Madeline Zima and Stephen Tobolowsky

2006 · Tina Fey · 7 seasons

As the lead writer for a New York late-night variety show, Liz Lemon navigates backstage chaos and a tangle of temperamental personalities while determinedly pursuing her own ambitions.

With Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit and Judah Friedlander

2025 · Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Seth Rogen, Frida Perez, Evan Goldberg · 2 seasons

At Continental Studios, a newly installed chief and his executive team walk a tightrope between placating star power and meeting corporate expectations, all while fighting to preserve the soul of their films. As shareholder demands, PR maneuvers and celebrity egos collide, they make bold deals and creative compromises to keep cinema vital and in the spotlight.

With Seth Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Ron Howard and Peter Berg

2000 · Larry David · 12 seasons

Larry David plays a heightened version of himself in an offbeat, largely improvised alternate reality where his efforts constantly misfire — and, to his exacting standards, everyone else is just as hopeless.

With Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Susie Essman, J.B. Smoove, Richard Lewis and Ted Danson

2019 · Liz Feldman · 3 seasons

A fiery widow obsessed with finding the driver responsible for the hit-and-run that killed her husband unexpectedly befriends a quirky, upbeat stranger whose sunny exterior conceals deeper, unanticipated secrets.

With Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Luke Roessler, Sam McCarthy, Max Jenkins and Diana Maria Riva