Late Show with David Letterman

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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)

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Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012 ★ 6.2

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.

Good Mythical Morning

Good Mythical Morning

2012 ★ 6.9

Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 ★ 6.7

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005 ★ 8.0

Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994 ★ 7.8

A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 ★ 7.2

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 ★ 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989 ★ 8.3

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978 ★ 7.6

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.

Key & Peele

Key & Peele

2012 ★ 7.7

Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

Harry Enfield and Chums

Harry Enfield and Chums

1994 ★ 7.3

Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show.

Kroll Show

Kroll Show

2013 ★ 6.6

Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll.

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989 ★ 7.9

A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

The Fast Show

The Fast Show

1994 ★ 7.8

The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015 ★ 7.1

The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they're struggling through the heat.

That Mitchell and Webb Look

That Mitchell and Webb Look

2006 ★ 7.7

A comedy sketch show featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

French & Saunders

French & Saunders

1987 ★ 7.5

French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.

NewsRadio

NewsRadio

1995 ★ 7.3

The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 ★ 7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Home Movies

Home Movies

1999 ★ 7.5

TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGuirk, or as he calls him, "that weird Irish guy".

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