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The Best TV Shows on IFC

Every IFC Show Ranked From Best To Worst

IFC has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1991 all the way to 2023. Some of the best tv shows from IFC include Fishing with John and Greg the Bunny, airing in 1991 and 2002 respectively. Discover the best of IFC with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for November 2024.

  • The Whitest Kids U' Know
    The Whitest Kids U' Know (2007)8.2

    The Whitest Kids U' Know is an American sketch comedy troupe and television program of the same name. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won the award for Best Sketch Group.

  • Fishing with John
    Fishing with John (1991)7.4

    Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

  • Maron
    Maron (2013)7.2

    Marc Maron has been a comedian for 25 years. He’s had his problems. He was an angry, drunk, self involved, twice divorced compulsive mess for most of his adult life, but with the popularity of a podcast he does in his garage and a life of sobriety, his life and career are turning around. MARON explores a fictionalized version of Marc’s life, his relationships, and his career, including his incredibly popular WTF podcast, which features conversations Marc conducts with celebrities and fellow comedians. Neurosis intact, Maron is uniquely fascinating, absolutely compelling and brutally funny.

  • Portlandia
    Portlandia (2011)7.0

    Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.

  • Documentary Now!
    Documentary Now! (2015)7.0

    Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

  • Garfunkel and Oates
    Garfunkel and Oates (2014)6.9

    The comic/folk duo Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci hit prime time with their act in this scripted series for IFC. It follows hard-working underdogs trying to make their mark in comedy while muddling through messy dating scenarios, and doing so by performing one satirical (and often quite saucy) song after another. Nothing stops the ukulele- and guitar-wielding twosome from singing about life's unspoken truths, despite it leaving them detached from their peers. The series is titled after Lindhome and Micucci's band name, inspired by "two famous rock 'n' roll second bananas," Art Garfunkel and John Oates.

  • The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
    The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010)6.8

    Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee, Dave. Each episode begins with a scene of Margaret appearing in dire circumstances.

  • The Birthday Boys
    The Birthday Boys (2013)6.8

    "The Birthday Boys" is a scripted original sketch comedy, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad", "Mr. Show") and Ben Stiller ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "Zoolander"). The series features the Los Angeles comedy group of the same name (UCB Theatre Los Angeles, Just for Laughs Festival) along with Odenkirk and is in the classic vein of absurd/silly/smart/funny variety shows ("Mr. Show", Monty Python), featuring sketches that twist real-life moments and cultural touchstones.

  • Stan Against Evil
    Stan Against Evil (2016)6.8

    An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.

  • Brockmire
    Brockmire (2017)6.8

    A famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small town a decade later.

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!
    Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)6.1

    Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.

  • The Spoils of Babylon
    The Spoils of Babylon (2014)6.1

    Follow the saga of Cynthia and Devon, two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.

  • Greg the Bunny
    Greg the Bunny (2002)6.0

    Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox TV in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. The show was spun off from The Greg the Bunny Show, a series of short segments that aired on the Independent Film Channel, which were based on the Public-access television cable TV show Junktape. A show spin-off, called Warren the Ape, premiered on June 14, 2010 on MTV.

  • The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
    The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006)5.8

    Two 'thirty-something' women's willful ignorance, fleeting confidence, poor judgment and self-loathing constantly get in the way of their success.

  • The Spoils Before Dying
    The Spoils Before Dying (2015)5.8

    Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.

  • The Henry Rollins Show
    The Henry Rollins Show (2006)5.5

    The Henry Rollins Show was a weekly talk show hosted by Henry Rollins on the Independent Film Channel. The show featured Rollins' monologues, interviews with celebrities and uncensored musical performances. The show was canceled after the wrap of its second season.

  • Indie Sex
    Indie Sex (2007)5.2

    Indie Sex is a 2007 American television documentary film directed by Lesli Klainberg.

  • Young American Bodies
    Young American Bodies (2006)4.5

    Young American Bodies is an American web series, which originally premiered on Nerve.com and currently airs on IFC and at IFC.com in the United States. Each short episode looks into the intersecting love lives of six twenty-somethings in Chicago. The series is produced and directed by Joe Swanberg, the director of Hannah Takes The Stairs and Nights and Weekends.

  • Sherman's Showcase
    Sherman's Showcase (2019)N/A

    Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)N/A

    THR’s famed Roundtables are reimagined for broadcast and offer a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry's finest and funniest minds as never before.