What Are the 10 Best Sitcoms of All Time, According to Reddit

Modern single-camera comedy series found on streaming platforms are very different from the kinds of sitcoms people used to watch in the olden days, 10+ years ago. Shows like Fleabag, Insecure, and Girls touch upon important issues and generate plenty of genuine laughs in the process without having to rely on those annoying laugh tracks.

And yet, sometimes an old multi-camera sitcom can be just what the doctor's ordered when you need to unwind after a hard day's work: watching the same old tropes play out on repeat can be very soothing.

So, it should come as no surprise that in the current Peak TV era, when new comedy shows are seemingly premiering every week, people tend to revisit the great sitcoms of yesteryear. And the good folks over at Reddit are always ready to suggest some high-quality sitcom gold for you to sink your teeth into. These recommendations come with a stern warning, though: you must remember that all these shows comprise multiple seasons of 20+ episodes each and are extremely addictive, so heavy bingeing is very likely, your schedule may get completely derailed, and once you inevitably run out of episodes, withdrawal symptoms are also very common.

So anyway, now with the preliminaries out of the way, here are the ten best sitcoms of all time, according to Reddit:

10. Roseanne (Rotten Tomatoes – 76%)

9. 30 Rock (Rotten Tomatoes – 78%)

8. Friends (Rotten Tomatoes – 79%)

7. The Big Bang Theory (Rotten Tomatoes – 81%)

6. The Office (Rotten Tomatoes – 81%)

5. How I Met Your Mother (Rotten Tomatoes – 84%)

4. Cheers (Rotten Tomatoes – 87%)

3. Seinfeld (Rotten Tomatoes – 89%)

2. BoJack Horseman (Rotten Tomatoes – 93%)

1. Frasier (Rotten Tomatoes – 95%)

Yep, old favourites like Frasier, Cheers, and Seinfeld are still dominating the top spots, even though a lot of the themes these shows deal with are hopelessly dated, to say the least. Of course, all great comedy is timeless, and the fact that Redditors voted these sitcoms as the best of the best certainly proves that notion.

However, the zeitgeist show BoJack Horseman not only competes with these giants of sitcom comedy but actually beats some of them in terms of fan love, which means that despite what some people might say, the classic sitcom format is far from dead.

Naturally, there are a lot of other great sitcoms out there that didn't make this list, so don't hesitate to explore: after all, humour is personal, so trial and error is the name of the game – even if you come across an obscure sitcom most people turn up their nose at, don't be afraid to give it a chance, it just might click with you, and then it's the bingeing, messed-up schedule, withdrawal, rinse and repeat.

Source: Reddit.