5 Forgotten Comedy Shows on Max to Laugh Your Head Off
Although some of them are quite recent, they are so non-mainstream that you probably haven't heard of most of them.
One of the perks of streaming services is that these platforms have all kinds of old movies and shows that you can watch on demand whenever you want. These five semi-forgotten sitcoms on Max will give you the best of times.
Angie Tribeca (2016-2018, 4 seasons, 7.0 on IMDb)
Created by Steve and Nancy Carell, this parody of the police procedural genre stars Parks and Recreation's Rashida Jones as Detective Angela Tribeca, a veteran LAPD officer working for the elite Really Heinous Crimes Unit. The show begins when Angie is partnered with a new detective, Jason Geils, with whom she must investigate the various crimes the Los Angeles Police Department is working on.
Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories (2013-2017, 2 seasons, 7.8 on IMDb)
This horror-comedy anthology series from the titular duo follows their various characters as they get into all sorts of horrible, yet amusing, situations. For example, in the pilot episode, Tim and Eric moved into the haunted house they inherited from their late grandfather to keep the inheritance in the family. Naturally, many dangerous and hilarious events ensued.
I'm Sorry (2017-2019, 2 seasons, 8.0 on IMDb)
This sitcom centers on Andrea Warren, a successful comedy writer, mother and wife from Los Angeles. Having lived quite an eventful life, she considers herself a mature and wise person, but every day proves to be a challenge for the character as her stubbornness leads to many comic situations that test her patience and sanity. In other words, it's a comedy show about the difficulties of combining marriage, parenthood and efforts to build a successful career.
Chuck (2007-2012, 5 seasons, 8.2 on IMDb)
This spy action-comedy follows Zachary Levi's character Chuck, an ordinary guy good at programming and working at an electronics store, whose life takes a sudden turn when his old friend sends him an email that embeds the government's top secrets in Chuck's brain, making him the most valuable asset to the CIA and NSA, who must now use him in their dangerous operations.
Pushing Daisies (2007-2009, 2 seasons, 8.4 on IMDb)
This classic ABC sitcom revolves around Ned, a pie maker who has the supernatural ability to bring the dead back to life with a single touch. But if Ned doesn't touch the revived person again, someone else will die. Together with his friends and a private investigator, Ned uses his gift to solve mysterious murders, and it's not without a few laughs along the way.