Season 1, Episode 25: The Greatest TV Comedy of the 2010s (Part One)
Here it is folks. For our season finale, we’re hunting down the answer to the biggest question that has plagued humanity for over a year now: What was the best TV comedy of the 2010s?
To decide upon the candidates we looked high and low, seeking out the shows that made us laugh the hardest. We took those and from them we each selected eight of what we considered to be the best. Then we each took our eight shows and we bracketed them off into a tournament-style breakdown.
Will’s Picks:
Review (2014-2017)
Review was co-created by and starring Andy Daly. This was a short lived mockumentary about Forrest McNeil, who doesn’t review food, books or movies; but rather life itself.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-Present)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was created by Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day and starring them alongside Kaitlin Olson and Danny Devito. It’s about a group of narcissistic idiots who run a bar in Philadelphia.
Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
Parks and Recreation was created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and stars Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O’Heir, Retta, and Billy Eichner. It’s about a group of mid-level bureaucrats in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana.
The Eric Andre Show (2012-Present)
The Eric Andre Show was created by Eric Andre and stars himself and Hannibal Buress. It could loosely be described as a parody of late night talk shows.
Nathan for You (2013-2017)
Nathan for You was created by Nathan Fielder and Michael Koman and Nathan Fielder stars/hosts the series. In the show Nathan uses his degree from one of Canada’s top business schools to help struggling businesses with mixed results.
The Birthday Boys (2013-2014)
Produced by Bob Odenkirk, Ben Stiller, Debbie Liebling, Stuart Cornfield, Mike Rosenstein and Dave Kneebone; The Birthday Boys stars Jefferson Dutton, Dave Ferguson, Mike Hanford, Tim Kalpakis, Matt Kowalick, Mike Mitchell, and Chris VanArtsdalen. It was a wacky, off-kilter sketch comedy show.
On Cinema at the Cinema (2012-Present)
Created by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington and starring the two of them, On Cinema at the Cinema starts as a poor man’s parody of Siskel and Ebert and just gets crazier and crazier from there.
Community (2009-2015)
Community was created by Dan Harmon and stars Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, Jim Rash, John Oliver, Jonathan Banks, Paget Brewster, and Keith David. It’s about a diverse group of students attending school at a community college that form a study group.
Ryan’s Picks
Portlandia (2011-2018)
Created by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel; Portlandia stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as dozens of citizens of the town of Portland. Set in and around Portland, Oregon, the show explores the town’s reputation for eccentricity and hipster culture through the lens of a sketch comedy.
Broad City (2014-2019)
Created by and starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, Broad City is about two Jewish-American women in their 20s trying to “make it” in New York.
The Good Place (2016-2020)
The Good Place was created by Michael Schur and stars Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto and Ted Danson. It was a high-concept show about the philosophical and moral implications about the existence of a “good place.”
Bojack Horseman (2014-2020)
Bojack Horseman was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and stars Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Thompkins and Aaron Paul. It’s about the washed-up star of a 90s sitcom on a path toward celebrity relevance once again.
Silicon Valley (2014-2019)
Silicon Valley was created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky and stars Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Josh Brener, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Christopher Evan Welch, Amanda Crew, Zach Woods, Matt Ross, Suzanne Cryer, Jimmy O. Yang, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Chris Diamantopoulos. It’s about the growing pains of a small startup company with game-changing ideas.
Key & Peele (2012-2015)
Key & Peele was created by Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael-Key and stars the two of them. It’s a wacky sketch comedy.
Search Party (2016-Present)
Search Party was created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter and stars Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner, and Brandon Michael Hall. It’s about a group of friends who become involved in the search for a missing young woman and the events that result from their involvement.
Rick and Morty (2013-Present)
Rick and Morty was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and stars Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammar and Sarah Chalke. It’s about the misadventures of mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith.
In this episode we took our picks, matched them up in eight individual one vs one debate-offs to determine the victors. Check it out!
