The Best TV Shows on Comedy Central

Every Comedy Central Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Highlighting Comedy Central’s quality programming, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist stand out, premiering in 1989 and 1995. Comedy Central has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1989 and as recent as 2022. Peruse our comprehensive roster of Comedy Central’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of November 2025.

  • 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.

  • South Park
    South Park (1997)8.3

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

  • 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.

  • Nathan for You
    Nathan for You (2013)8.2

    Self-proclaimed business expert, writer, director and comedian Nathan Fielder helps real small businesses turn a profit with marketing tactics that no ordinary consultant would dare to attempt. From driving foot traffic to an off-the-strip souvenir shop by using Hollywood flair and a Johnny Depp impersonator, to creating a rebate that can only be redeemed by climbing a mountain, to founding a coffee shop called "Dumb Starbucks,” Nathan has always gone to the limit to make his ideas come to life. With his unorthodox approach to problem solving, Nathan’s genuine efforts to do good often draw the real people he encounters into an experience far beyond what they signed up for.

  • Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
    Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (2022)8.1

    Two teenage heavy-metal music fans occasionally do idiotic things because they're bored. For them, everything is "cool" or "sucks."

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)7.8

    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.

  • 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.

  • Key & Peele
    Key & Peele (2012)7.6

    Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

  • Workaholics
    Workaholics (2011)7.4

    The misadventures of three recent college dropouts, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing company and their drug dealer.

  • 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)7.1

    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)6.9

    The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. 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. 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.

  • Drunk History
    Drunk History (2013)6.9

    Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.

  • Comedy Central Presents
    Comedy Central Presents (1998)6.8

    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 Sarah Silverman Program.
    The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007)6.3

    Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in scripted scenes and songs. With her sister and her gay neighbors by her side, Sarah always manages to fall into unique, unsettling and downright weird predicaments.

  • Tosh.0
    Tosh.0 (2009)5.8

    A weekly topical series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh that delves into all aspects of the Internet, from the ingenious to the absurd to the medically inadvisable.

  • 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)5.2

    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.