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Funniest TV comedy shows to watch in 2024
The Week Recommends Must-watch shows for a good laugh from The Regime to Jury Duty
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Last updated
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Alma's Not Normal, season two: 'hilarious' sitcom is 'pretty much perfect'
The Week Recommends The second instalment of Sophie Willan's semi-autobiographical comedy is a 'triumph'
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Wolfs: 'comedy thriller' stumbles despite George Clooney and Brad Pitt
Talking Point While the crime caper might 'pleasingly pass a Saturday night' its star-studded duo cannot ultimately salvage it
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Colin from Accounts, season two: an 'absolute joy to watch'
The Week Recommends The second series of Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall's hit TV comedy is 'every bit as good as the first'
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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'Only Murders in the Building,' series four: 'screamingly funny'
The Week Recommends Eva Longoria and Eugene Levy join star-studded cast in latest instalment of 'compelling' whodunnit
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Daddy Issues: a 'potent blend of wit and charm'
The Week Recommends Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey have 'easy chemistry' in this 'touching' tale of a pregnant woman flatsharing with her divorced dad
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Saucy!: an uproarious re-examination of the British sex comedy
The Week Recommends The two-part documentary explores the low-budget flicks that had huge popular appeal
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There's one thing AI can't do: be funny
The Explainer But will the technology's hilarity evolve? Some experts think so.
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Is the great British sitcom dying out?
Talking Point The 'watercooler' show may be on the wane, but there's life in the genre while we still 'crave the classics'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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'Customers can have any car they want as long as it's electric'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Are complaints about wokeness in comedy valid or just the usual 'the olds don't get it' issue?
In the Spotlight Jerry Seinfeld has been in the news for his recent remarks, but political correctness has long been criticized for interfering with jokes
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Gavin & Stacey and the trouble with sitcom revivals
Why Everyone's Talking About Much-loved series to return for Christmas special but is TV's past best left behind?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The remarkable comedy of Julio Torres
The Explainer His latest endeavor, "Problemista," continues his peerless artistic run
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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Ukraine calls for unity after Italian PM tells prank callers of war fatigue
Speed Reads Giorgia Meloni's unwitting admission will 'please Russia'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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