Popular searches:

The Best TV Shows on Comedy Central

Every Comedy Central Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, Comedy Central has aired more than 20 shows between 1989 and 2024. Premiering in 1989 and 1989, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Famous Teddy Z are among Comedy Central’s most celebrated shows. Dive into our updated selection of Comedy Central’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of March 2025.

  • South Park
    South Park (1997)8.4

    Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

  • Futurama
    Futurama (1999)8.4

    The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.

  • Drawn Together
    Drawn Together (2004)8.2

    The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch their exploits. Here's what happens when eight cartoon characters stop being polite and start getting real.

  • Chappelle's Show
    Chappelle's Show (2003)8.1

    Dave Chappelle's singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up and street-smart sketches.

  • Everybody Still Hates Chris
    Everybody Still Hates Chris (2024)8.0

    A re-imagined animated version of Chris Rock's beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris.

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000
    Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989)7.7

    A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)7.7

    From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.

  • The Tick
    The Tick (1994)7.3

    Attention Evil-doers! The Tick is here, and he’s wearing the blue tights of justice! Together with his trusty moth-costumed sidekick Arthur, The Tick keeps the streets of The City safe from a rogue’s gallery of hilariously malevolent villains. So grab a snack, put your feet up and get ready to laugh and cheer as everyone’s favorite brawny hero swats evil on the snout with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!

  • The Famous Teddy Z
    The Famous Teddy Z (1989)7.2

    A mailroom clerk becomes a top agent at a Hollywood talent agency after he impresses a notoriously self-centered client. The series was inspired by an actual 1940s encounter involving Marlon Brando.

  • Reno 911!
    Reno 911! (2003)7.2

    This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.

  • Broad City
    Broad City (2014)7.2

    Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.

  • The Other Two
    The Other Two (2019)7.0

    A former professional dancer, Brooke, and her brother Cary, an aspiring actor, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.

  • The Colbert Report
    The Colbert Report (2005)6.8

    The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.

  • Comedy Central Presents
    Comedy Central Presents (1998)6.7

    These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The show was a pivotal stepping stone for many of today's stand-up stars.

  • The Daily Show
    The Daily Show (1996)6.4

    The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

  • The Man Show
    The Man Show (1999)6.0

    The Man Show is an American comedy television show on Comedy Central. It was created in 1999 by its two original co-hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla, and their executive producer Daniel Kellison.

  • Lights Out with David Spade
    Lights Out with David Spade (2019)5.6

    Specializing in celebrities, entertainment and all things apolitical, comedy legend David Spade and a panel of his comedian friends are at the roundtable and in the field to help break down the biggest headlines of the day.

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick
    @midnight with Chris Hardwick (2013)5.1

    Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.

  • Mind of Mencia
    Mind of Mencia (2005)2.8

    Mind of Mencia was an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from 2005 to 2008.

  • Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News
    Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News (2022)N/A

    Animated news series featuring animated characters lampooning topical news of the day and interviewing real-world guests.