Looking for a laugh? Here’s a selection of TV shows on KrisWorld for a generous dose of humour.
Arrested Development
When a wealthy family finds their affluent existence upended, what can they do? Arrested Development, which ran for three critically acclaimed seasons in the 2000s before being revived for two seasons in the last decade, shows what happens when the rich must live like everyone else.
With their coffers emptied, the dysfunctional Bluth family have to shake off their over-the-top lifestyle and eccentricities. Now, it’s up to their responsible son Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) to keep them afloat. Despite Michael’s desperate attempts to keep the family together, it’s his siblings — Gob (Will Arnett), materialistic twin sister Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), and anxious younger brother Buster (Tony Hale) — along with his conniving mother Lucille (the late Jessica Walter) who create mess after mess for him to clean up.
Come for the rich-people-go-broke hijinks, stay for the stellar cast and inside jokes.
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Michael Bluth, a widower, wants nothing more than to be a good father to his 13-year-old son.
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The Simpsons
What else is there to say about The Simpsons? With over 30 seasons and still running, The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom in history — and arguably the most beloved and well-known since the 1990s. Audiences continue to tune in to the irreverent show for its satirical bite, tongue-in-cheek humour, and its iconic characters. Its humour is unabashedly American and rooted in the absurdities of American culture. Still, despite The Simpsons’ reputation for laugh-out-loud gags and jokes, the show has been able to explore its characters beyond the superficial. While they exhibit traits of archetypes, The Simpsons affords its central characters depth, allowing their personalities to evolve over time.
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Homer and Marge Simpson raise Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie in Springfield.
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The Studio
This Apple TV+ series, one of the best shows of the year, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the chaotic, creative, and often absurd world of Hollywood.
Set in a fictional studio struggling to survive in the age of streaming, the show follows a mismatched team of writers, producers, actors, and executives as they navigate egos, idiosyncrasies, and personal drama, all while trying to make the next big hit. At the forefront is Matt Remick (Seth Rogen), an amiable film nerd and Hollywood suit who is appointed the new head of Continental Studios, a Hollywood brand that’s respected yet struggling to make money. Joining Rogen in the cast is a host of comedic heavyweights like Ike Barinholtz and Catherine O’Hara. They are joined by celebrities, such as Dave Franco and Zoë Kravitz, who cameo as themselves.
With sharp dialogue, satirical humour, and moments of heartfelt sincerity, The Studio pulls back the curtain on showbiz to reveal both the glamour and the grind.
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Seth Rogen leads this all-star comedy as a movie studio head trying to keep filmmaking alive and relevant.
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Everybody Loves Raymond
So much about Everybody Loves Raymond feels distinctly ’90s, and that’s part of its charm. Raymond (Ray Romano) is a lovable — albeit sarcastic and lazy — sports writer who is balanced out by his sensible, grounded wife Debra (Patricia Heaton), whom he has three kids with.
But his life isn’t a bed of roses. He has to tolerate his excessively critical parents (Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle) and his neurotic older brother Robert (Brad Garrett). Given such a colourful household, you can expect the sitcom to be stuffed with family hijinks and petty conflicts. Despite everything, the family members love one another deeply — and it’s this warmth that animates the show and makes it such a comforting watch.
Everybody Loves Raymond is a hallmark of ’90s television — and, in 2025, a nostalgic reminder of the simple pleasures of old-school sitcoms.
This series follows the relationships between three generations who happen to live a little too close.
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St. Denis Medical
Got a Scrubs-shaped hole in your heart? Fans of the fan-favourite sitcom will love St. Denis Medical. The creation of Justin Spitzer, a former Scrubs writer, this series has several parallels with the landmark 2000s medical comedy, the most obvious of which is that it is also set in a hospital.
St. Denis Medical is dreadfully underfunded, and its staff — especially its quirky executive director Joyce (Bridesmaids star Wendi McLendon-Covey) and workaholic head nurse Alex (Fargo’s Allison Tolman) — work day and night to make sure patients aren’t left behind by careless bureaucracy. The hospital needs to save money; they need to save lives.
Fun fact: Tolman described her role on the show as “kismet” — she spent months helping her mother care for her ill father, and sitcoms were what got the duo through it all.
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At St. Denis Medical centre, the doctors and nurses are busy saving lives with a healthy dose of humour.
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Abbott Elementary
School life can suck — just ask its teachers. But the characters in Abbott Elementary strive to do right by their students, and this heartwarming comedy finds good-natured humour from their struggles and mishaps.
The brainchild of viral comedian Quinta Brunson, Abbott is a school with limited funding and unlimited chaos. Janine Teagues (Brunson) is a young teacher who finds joy in teaching kids — but bureaucracy and a reluctant, distracted principal (Janelle James) often frustrate her.
If you love sitcoms with characters who are scrappy and silly yet deeply human — like Parks and Recreation and Kim’s Convenience — this is unmissable.
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A workplace comedy following a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal...
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How I Met Your Mother
The nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother were not without controversy. But its main cast’s chemistry is undeniably amazing — something that’s pivotal for a hangout comedy like it. And it’s this chemistry that has made it one of the most rewatched sitcoms of the last two decades.
Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) is a bumbling architect who’s a closet romantic. In episode one, an elderly Ted (Bob Saget) recounts to his children the story of how he met their mother. While fans voiced their displeasure with how the show fulfilled its day-one promise, the journey along the way became much more satisfying.
Loveable best friends, messy romantic pursuits, sharp writing, and snappy dialogue — yes, at its best, How I Met Your Mother contained all the essential ingredients of a fantastic hangout comedy. More than that, it was the show that filled the Friends-sized hole in comedy lovers’ hearts.
Friends
And speaking of Friends, there’s nothing truly like it. No other sitcom, save for Seinfeld and The Office, has enjoyed as much popularity and enduring appeal over the decades.
There can be many reasons, but Friends represented the ideal promise of sitcoms: familiarity, comfort, and laughs. For 10 seasons, Friends was a cultural phenomenon, making stars out of its six lead actors.
Twenty years since its finale, history has (mostly) been kind to Friends, whose hangout-comedy formula has inspired other shows such as The Big Bang Theory and Happy Endings.
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A look at the anxieties of friendship, careers and dating for six close friends living in New York City.
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