they say laughter is the best medicine
would you like some warm nuts sir warm
nuts she’s dead after watching these
shows suffice it to say we’re cured
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
funniest TV shows of all time well sure
I paid for them Yaris autonomics you
disgraced you disgrace my business for
this list hilarity is the main criteria
we’ve looked at everything scripted
shows sketch comedy animated series you
name it if the show makes us laugh it
has a chance to make our list I’m on in
a cave training anyone else want to
chime in number 10
South Park all right listen up my name
is PC principal I don’t know about you
but frankly I’m sick and tired of how
minority groups are marginalized in
today’s society I’m here because this
place is lost in a time warp you can
hardly imagine the things that can
happen in a quiet little redneck podunk
white-trash mountain town thankfully
Trey Parker and Matt Stone can and
they’ve had audiences begging for more
since they first debuted Stan Kyle
Cartman and Kenny as paper cutouts oh my
god they killed Kenny you bastard they
did hey you know they they’re they’re
bastards originally focusing on the
misadventures of these smart mouth kids
the show has since reinvented itself to
become the most brutal honest and
downright hilarious political and social
satire on television Eric you march
right up to your room think again Eric
you get your butt to bed no means no the
Academy I told you to go upstairs right
now well what the hell this town and its
vast array of increasingly hysterical
characters put America in its place week
after week but really how can you be
offended it’s South Park and so the
party journeyed onward the great wizard
the skillful Ranger and the covetous Jew
the Pelican Carmen Jews can’t be
paladins number nine friends six
good-looking singles in their late 20s
living in New York City you’d be
forgiven for being skeptical of this
shows originality but friends took this
familiar concept and repackaged it into
a comedy phenomenon you know what okay
fine don’t get up you just sit right
there I just hope you don’t mind you
know my hand right here oh oh not
touching can’t get mad not touching
can’t get that the antics of Rachel
Monica Phoebe Chandler Ross and Joey
connected with the audience on so many
levels spawning catchphrases hairstyles
water fountain dances and we’re sure
several moves to the Big Apple well what
kind of guy are you looking for well
someone that has his own tux or the
ability to rent a tux
so he has to be a male who has at least
$50 oh so close
at its core though it is pure comedy
gold as it highlights the crazy
scenarios sarcasm inside jokes
thoughtfulness and at times
thoughtlessness and of course the
genuine love we all experience with
those we consider our closest friends
what can I do to show you how how much
how much I want you to be there you
could drink the fat alright welcome to
an adult conversation number eight
Saturday Night Live
take a look at a few of the names on the
original cast of SNL Dan Aykroyd John
Belushi
Chevy Chase Jane Curtin what about this
Johnny Human Torch it’s a bag of oily
rags and a lighter these comedy legends
started a show that has since included
over 140 brilliant cast members Lauren
Michaels conception of a sketch comedy
show that takes itself seriously SNL has
become America’s go-to for both silly
sketches and politically scorching burns
in the wake of bin Laden’s death al
adele is chosen because of his military
background his youth and because he was
the last one to shout not it each
generation of cast members continues to
redefine the show keeping it a relevant
staple of our television diet SNL has
launched countless careers and spawned
so many beloved movies we’re not sure
where comedy would be without it what
the heck are you doing here hey so my
motto – ma what could a car see I don’t
speak Japanese
number seven Arrested Development who
are these people
this is my family no well I don’t like
these people Michael Bluth and his
morally corrupt narcissistic family
pushed the boundaries of television from
the very first episode while its
original run may have ended too early we
savor every despicable moment they
treated us – the cast is brilliant from
Will Arnett’s brutally harsh magician
job – Portia de Rossi spoiled judgmental
Lindsay – Jessica Walters dominating
Lucille if you’re saying I play
favorites you’re wrong I love all my
children equally
I don’t care Finch oh did we mention the
main cast also includes Michael Cera
Tony Hale Jeffrey Tambor David Cross and
Jason Bateman through never nudes
questionable love affairs the chicken
dance and so much more
Arrested Development gives us the best
moments of the worst people I don’t want
you forgiveness dad I want the guy with
the one arm and the fake blood Jay
Walter weatherman how do I get ahold of
it uh he’s dead you killed him when you
left the door open with the
air-conditioning on god sakes dad he’s
not dead
number six the office are we ready for
the game oh yeah I know grumble grumble
but you would follow me to the ends of
the earth grumbling all the way Michael
Dwight Jim Pam these characters will
live in our hearts forever ricky gervais
says UK version changed sitcoms through
the fake documentary premise but it’s
the US version that perfected it
I am Michael Scott I am the captain of
this party I’m Captain Jack I’m captain
of the ship ah I’m also captain of
anyone who sets foot on the ship huh
looking for okay in an office when you
are ranking people manager is higher
than captain balancing uproarious
situations an outstanding ensemble cast
of characters and storylines audiences
found themselves truly invested in the
office had us caring about what we were
laughing at whether it was Michael’s
immature efforts to lead his workers or
Jim’s torturing of Dwight anyone who
works in an office will tell you this
show hits close to home as we can find
real versions of these characters in
pretty much any cubicle honestly every
time I try to do something fun or
exciting you make it not that way I hate
so much about the things that you choose
to be number five
Fawlty Towers Oh
I have to put up with venue people you
punch in here expecting to be waiting on
Adam for blue I’m tryna mother hotel
yeah it’s hard to believe this show only
ran for two seasons over four years that
amounts to only twelve episodes maybe
it’s the reruns that have us feeling
like the show never left the air maybe
it’s wishful thinking either way John
Cleese’s Basil Fawlty the titular hotel
he runs and the cast of workers he
employs are cemented in comedy history
thanks to the incredibly funny and
outrageous situations they somehow found
themselves in no no he told me to shut
up you up he said it to me I know I was
looking at you but I was talking to pie
wasn’t i Polly oh yes did you notice
then that I was looking at you but –
talking to her huh you see he was
looking at you but talking to me
basil never really succeeds in raising
the tone of his hotel but that’s okay
because each problem provided audiences
with an endless supply of laughs sure
enough a stay at Fawlty Towers would
have us in stitches yeah what is this
thing ster cue
number four Monty Python’s Flying Circus
and now for something completely
different we wouldn’t be doing our duty
if we didn’t pay homage to the original
sketch comedy masterpiece
gut-wrenchingly funny
Flying Circus didn’t need to attack pop
culture to get laughs instead they
relied on creativity and silliness to
find unique ways to have viewers falling
out of their seats I didn’t expect kind
of Spanish Inquisition nobody expects
the Spanish Inquisition amongst our
weaponry
with that said Flying Circus feared no
one and you never knew what to expect
from their show except hilarity of
course there are so many brilliant
sketches we can’t vouch for just one do
yourself a favor
sit down pull up Python and prepare to
laugh tell me something do you have any
cheese at all yes now I’m gonna ask you
that question once more and if you say
no I’m gonna shoot you through the head
now do you have any cheese at all no
number three I Love Lucy what’s the
matter what you standing up for because
two gorgeous ladies enter the room I did
where they Mina five Emmy Awards a
Peabody Award and four years as the
most-watched television show in the
United States are all we need as proof
this show was fantastic I Love Lucy
broke barriers as Lucille Ball paved the
way for women in comedy funny please
you’re holding up the game well I can’t
decide whether to throw away my two
queens or my three kings it was also one
of the first television shows to depict
pregnancy as well as one of the first to
depict a multi-ethnic couple these feats
aside the show was also flat-out funny
Lucy’s Daffy personality and the scheme
she and husband Ricky found themselves
in were outrageous to say the least
if this show is anything it’s timeless
so thank God for syndication now you
takes up oh it’s so tasty too
number two The Simpsons
I didn’t do it Homer Bart Lisa Marge
Maggie and in fact every citizen in the
incredibly lovable town of Springfield
are by far some of the funniest and most
recognizable people ever swear at
Springfield’s only choice throw up your
hands and raise your voice
not bad for an animated show The
Simpsons very quickly became a
pop-culture phenomenon as audiences
connected with each character homer and
Bart were the initial standouts but all
of Springfield has since found a way
into our hearts as the show uses each
character regardless of significance to
tackle every issue imaginable
Lisa I thought you loved me
and yes Futurama is bitingly funny too
but let’s face it if it’s worth our time
The Simpsons will do it nope nope nope I
wouldn’t even hear me out
ah find the bathroom all right oh yeah
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions oh all
right
I’m using my whip what is that dude oh
my god I got this baby dirty
well three hey I’m Dave Chappelle and
I’m here to say a few words about
America’s premier casting agent of
course I’m talking about Jerry Jacobs
she sucks hey number one
Seinfeld you know in your mind that they
had to have sex at least once to have
you but you still kind of maintain the
image in your head well I don’t know I’m
not positive I can’t prove it the show
about nothing ended up meaning
everything to television audiences Jerry
George Elaine and Kramer our characters
psychologists could study for years
probably in Vienna incapable of growth
each represents the inner desires and
held back screams we all feel but are
too nice to voice we thought you are
gonna wind up
grounded in reality
but for Turing on the outrageous viewers
relate to every episode’s crazy
scenarios the show launched an insane
amount of catchphrases still in use
today Soup Nazi close talker yadda yadda
yadda shrinkage anti den tight
double-dip sponge worthy master of your
domain serenity now the list is endless
what did I miss
well after ordering mr. Seinfeld mr.
Costanza debated on whether or not iron
man wore some sort of undergarment
between his skin and his irons
television can be thankful this show was
real and it was spectacular
touch a drop dead stop digging sites
we’re trying to watch the movie do you
agree with our list what do you think is
the funniest TV show of all time okay
okay how many dirty stinking apes does
it take to screw in a lightbulb for more
hilarious top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
Seinfeld ball
you
would you like some warm nuts sir warm
nuts she’s dead after watching these
shows suffice it to say we’re cured
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
funniest TV shows of all time well sure
I paid for them Yaris autonomics you
disgraced you disgrace my business for
this list hilarity is the main criteria
we’ve looked at everything scripted
shows sketch comedy animated series you
name it if the show makes us laugh it
has a chance to make our list I’m on in
a cave training anyone else want to
chime in number 10
South Park all right listen up my name
is PC principal I don’t know about you
but frankly I’m sick and tired of how
minority groups are marginalized in
today’s society I’m here because this
place is lost in a time warp you can
hardly imagine the things that can
happen in a quiet little redneck podunk
white-trash mountain town thankfully
Trey Parker and Matt Stone can and
they’ve had audiences begging for more
since they first debuted Stan Kyle
Cartman and Kenny as paper cutouts oh my
god they killed Kenny you bastard they
did hey you know they they’re they’re
bastards originally focusing on the
misadventures of these smart mouth kids
the show has since reinvented itself to
become the most brutal honest and
downright hilarious political and social
satire on television Eric you march
right up to your room think again Eric
you get your butt to bed no means no the
Academy I told you to go upstairs right
now well what the hell this town and its
vast array of increasingly hysterical
characters put America in its place week
after week but really how can you be
offended it’s South Park and so the
party journeyed onward the great wizard
the skillful Ranger and the covetous Jew
the Pelican Carmen Jews can’t be
paladins number nine friends six
good-looking singles in their late 20s
living in New York City you’d be
forgiven for being skeptical of this
shows originality but friends took this
familiar concept and repackaged it into
a comedy phenomenon you know what okay
fine don’t get up you just sit right
there I just hope you don’t mind you
know my hand right here oh oh not
touching can’t get mad not touching
can’t get that the antics of Rachel
Monica Phoebe Chandler Ross and Joey
connected with the audience on so many
levels spawning catchphrases hairstyles
water fountain dances and we’re sure
several moves to the Big Apple well what
kind of guy are you looking for well
someone that has his own tux or the
ability to rent a tux
so he has to be a male who has at least
$50 oh so close
at its core though it is pure comedy
gold as it highlights the crazy
scenarios sarcasm inside jokes
thoughtfulness and at times
thoughtlessness and of course the
genuine love we all experience with
those we consider our closest friends
what can I do to show you how how much
how much I want you to be there you
could drink the fat alright welcome to
an adult conversation number eight
Saturday Night Live
take a look at a few of the names on the
original cast of SNL Dan Aykroyd John
Belushi
Chevy Chase Jane Curtin what about this
Johnny Human Torch it’s a bag of oily
rags and a lighter these comedy legends
started a show that has since included
over 140 brilliant cast members Lauren
Michaels conception of a sketch comedy
show that takes itself seriously SNL has
become America’s go-to for both silly
sketches and politically scorching burns
in the wake of bin Laden’s death al
adele is chosen because of his military
background his youth and because he was
the last one to shout not it each
generation of cast members continues to
redefine the show keeping it a relevant
staple of our television diet SNL has
launched countless careers and spawned
so many beloved movies we’re not sure
where comedy would be without it what
the heck are you doing here hey so my
motto – ma what could a car see I don’t
speak Japanese
number seven Arrested Development who
are these people
this is my family no well I don’t like
these people Michael Bluth and his
morally corrupt narcissistic family
pushed the boundaries of television from
the very first episode while its
original run may have ended too early we
savor every despicable moment they
treated us – the cast is brilliant from
Will Arnett’s brutally harsh magician
job – Portia de Rossi spoiled judgmental
Lindsay – Jessica Walters dominating
Lucille if you’re saying I play
favorites you’re wrong I love all my
children equally
I don’t care Finch oh did we mention the
main cast also includes Michael Cera
Tony Hale Jeffrey Tambor David Cross and
Jason Bateman through never nudes
questionable love affairs the chicken
dance and so much more
Arrested Development gives us the best
moments of the worst people I don’t want
you forgiveness dad I want the guy with
the one arm and the fake blood Jay
Walter weatherman how do I get ahold of
it uh he’s dead you killed him when you
left the door open with the
air-conditioning on god sakes dad he’s
not dead
number six the office are we ready for
the game oh yeah I know grumble grumble
but you would follow me to the ends of
the earth grumbling all the way Michael
Dwight Jim Pam these characters will
live in our hearts forever ricky gervais
says UK version changed sitcoms through
the fake documentary premise but it’s
the US version that perfected it
I am Michael Scott I am the captain of
this party I’m Captain Jack I’m captain
of the ship ah I’m also captain of
anyone who sets foot on the ship huh
looking for okay in an office when you
are ranking people manager is higher
than captain balancing uproarious
situations an outstanding ensemble cast
of characters and storylines audiences
found themselves truly invested in the
office had us caring about what we were
laughing at whether it was Michael’s
immature efforts to lead his workers or
Jim’s torturing of Dwight anyone who
works in an office will tell you this
show hits close to home as we can find
real versions of these characters in
pretty much any cubicle honestly every
time I try to do something fun or
exciting you make it not that way I hate
so much about the things that you choose
to be number five
Fawlty Towers Oh
I have to put up with venue people you
punch in here expecting to be waiting on
Adam for blue I’m tryna mother hotel
yeah it’s hard to believe this show only
ran for two seasons over four years that
amounts to only twelve episodes maybe
it’s the reruns that have us feeling
like the show never left the air maybe
it’s wishful thinking either way John
Cleese’s Basil Fawlty the titular hotel
he runs and the cast of workers he
employs are cemented in comedy history
thanks to the incredibly funny and
outrageous situations they somehow found
themselves in no no he told me to shut
up you up he said it to me I know I was
looking at you but I was talking to pie
wasn’t i Polly oh yes did you notice
then that I was looking at you but –
talking to her huh you see he was
looking at you but talking to me
basil never really succeeds in raising
the tone of his hotel but that’s okay
because each problem provided audiences
with an endless supply of laughs sure
enough a stay at Fawlty Towers would
have us in stitches yeah what is this
thing ster cue
number four Monty Python’s Flying Circus
and now for something completely
different we wouldn’t be doing our duty
if we didn’t pay homage to the original
sketch comedy masterpiece
gut-wrenchingly funny
Flying Circus didn’t need to attack pop
culture to get laughs instead they
relied on creativity and silliness to
find unique ways to have viewers falling
out of their seats I didn’t expect kind
of Spanish Inquisition nobody expects
the Spanish Inquisition amongst our
weaponry
with that said Flying Circus feared no
one and you never knew what to expect
from their show except hilarity of
course there are so many brilliant
sketches we can’t vouch for just one do
yourself a favor
sit down pull up Python and prepare to
laugh tell me something do you have any
cheese at all yes now I’m gonna ask you
that question once more and if you say
no I’m gonna shoot you through the head
now do you have any cheese at all no
number three I Love Lucy what’s the
matter what you standing up for because
two gorgeous ladies enter the room I did
where they Mina five Emmy Awards a
Peabody Award and four years as the
most-watched television show in the
United States are all we need as proof
this show was fantastic I Love Lucy
broke barriers as Lucille Ball paved the
way for women in comedy funny please
you’re holding up the game well I can’t
decide whether to throw away my two
queens or my three kings it was also one
of the first television shows to depict
pregnancy as well as one of the first to
depict a multi-ethnic couple these feats
aside the show was also flat-out funny
Lucy’s Daffy personality and the scheme
she and husband Ricky found themselves
in were outrageous to say the least
if this show is anything it’s timeless
so thank God for syndication now you
takes up oh it’s so tasty too
number two The Simpsons
I didn’t do it Homer Bart Lisa Marge
Maggie and in fact every citizen in the
incredibly lovable town of Springfield
are by far some of the funniest and most
recognizable people ever swear at
Springfield’s only choice throw up your
hands and raise your voice
not bad for an animated show The
Simpsons very quickly became a
pop-culture phenomenon as audiences
connected with each character homer and
Bart were the initial standouts but all
of Springfield has since found a way
into our hearts as the show uses each
character regardless of significance to
tackle every issue imaginable
Lisa I thought you loved me
and yes Futurama is bitingly funny too
but let’s face it if it’s worth our time
The Simpsons will do it nope nope nope I
wouldn’t even hear me out
ah find the bathroom all right oh yeah
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions oh all
right
I’m using my whip what is that dude oh
my god I got this baby dirty
well three hey I’m Dave Chappelle and
I’m here to say a few words about
America’s premier casting agent of
course I’m talking about Jerry Jacobs
she sucks hey number one
Seinfeld you know in your mind that they
had to have sex at least once to have
you but you still kind of maintain the
image in your head well I don’t know I’m
not positive I can’t prove it the show
about nothing ended up meaning
everything to television audiences Jerry
George Elaine and Kramer our characters
psychologists could study for years
probably in Vienna incapable of growth
each represents the inner desires and
held back screams we all feel but are
too nice to voice we thought you are
gonna wind up
grounded in reality
but for Turing on the outrageous viewers
relate to every episode’s crazy
scenarios the show launched an insane
amount of catchphrases still in use
today Soup Nazi close talker yadda yadda
yadda shrinkage anti den tight
double-dip sponge worthy master of your
domain serenity now the list is endless
what did I miss
well after ordering mr. Seinfeld mr.
Costanza debated on whether or not iron
man wore some sort of undergarment
between his skin and his irons
television can be thankful this show was
real and it was spectacular
touch a drop dead stop digging sites
we’re trying to watch the movie do you
agree with our list what do you think is
the funniest TV show of all time okay
okay how many dirty stinking apes does
it take to screw in a lightbulb for more
hilarious top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
Seinfeld ball
you
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