Comedy recs, give them to me?

[mangofandango]

Ok, we've been watching New Girl and have almost caught up. This means I need a new half hour comedy. What do you all recommend? I love Parks and Rec pretty much entirely, I loved 30 Rock despite Pete and uneven quality, I loved Arrested Development but only liked/had mixed feelings about the new season. I usually like Portlandia, though not always - sometimes I just didn't laugh. I actually really like The Mindy Project a lot. I fell in love with New Girl and laughed a lot despite the sometimes problematic elements. I used to like How I met Your Mother but I am frequently pissed off by it now because fat jokes, sexism, and general tedium (they still haven't met the damn mother!!)

I kind of like my half hour comedies to be not-too-dark, because I tend to use them as unicorn chasers. That's not an absolute rule though. My tolerance for -ist bullshit varies, mostly depending on degree, how it's presented, and what the surrounding redeeming qualities are.

And now that you have a sense of the alarming amount of television I am familiar with, please recommend things to me!

Comments

[gemini7.livejournal.com]

Modern Family is pretty funny.

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot to mention Modern Family! I like Modern Family. But I have also seen Modern Family. :)

[gemini7.livejournal.com]

That's all I got, lol. It's the only comedy I watch. A friend tried to get me hooked on New Girl but I only saw one episode. Otherwise I watch dramas: Game of Thrones and Call the Midwife. ;)