Best Comedy Series

“Jury Duty follows the genuine reactions of ordinary citizens, Ronald Gladden specifically, as he participates in a mock trial completely unaware it’s a television production. The series highlights the unexpected and often humorous responses of individuals confronted with a legal process they misund...

Nirvanna the Band the Show chronicles the fictional rise and fall of a Canadian indie rock band through a comedic mockumentary format. Created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, the series offers an insightful look at artistic ambition, interpersonal conflict, and the challenges faced by emerging mus...

Documentary Now! is a comedy series presented as a mockumentary. It parodies documentaries from various genres, including historical, nature, and music films, primarily focusing on the 2010s. Created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas, the show features recurring characters an...

Cunk on Britain presents British history through the remarkably uninformed perspective of Philomena Cunk, a fictional documentary researcher portrayed by Diane Morgan. The series is a comedic mockumentary exploring significant events and figures in the nation’s past. It's notable for its absurd humo...

The journey of Satoshi and his friends through the Kalos region continues! After Satoshi obtains his seventh gym badge, the group is moving toward the next town when Eureka discovers a mysterious Pokémon resting in her pochette. Soon given the name Puni-chan, it is one that even Satoshi and Serena's...

All Aussie Adventures presents a comedic look at life in the Australian Outback through the eyes of Russell Coight, played by Glenn Robbins. The series follows his often chaotic attempts to lead tourists on guided expeditions across remote areas. It’s notable for its realistic portrayal of outback c...

The series follows the everyday lives of Marion and Geoff, a retired British couple. Presented in the style of a mockumentary, it offers an honest portrayal of their routines, relationships, and quiet domesticity. It’s notable for its understated humor and realistic depiction of aging. The show is a...

Operation Good Guys is a British police mockumentary sitcom created by Ray Burdis and first broadcast on BBC Two in the late 1990s. It follows an inept police unit whose work is supposedly being recorded for a documentary, using improvised dialogue, direct-to-camera interviews, and escalating operat...

'We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year' is a 2005 Australian mockumentary television series created by and starring Chris Lilley. Broadcast on the ABC network, the series follows five fictional nominees competing for the Australian of the Year award. Lilley portrays all five main char...

Double the Fist is an Australian satirical television series that premiered on the ABC network in 2004. The show presents itself as a violent, extreme sports program hosted by the aggressive persona Steve Foxx and his team. It employs a mockumentary style to parody reality television, stunt shows, a...

The Real Bros of Simi Valley is an American web mockumentary series created by and starring Jimmy Tatro alongside Christian A. Pierce. Originally released on YouTube before moving to Facebook Watch, the show satirizes early-2000s reality television culture by following four self-absorbed friends nav...

People Like Us is a British mockumentary series created by John Morton that satirizes documentary filmmaking. Originating on BBC Radio 4 in 1995, the program transitioned to television on BBC Two, following the fictional filmmaker Roy Mallard as he attempts to document the everyday lives of various...

*Burning Love* is a comedy web series created by Erica Oyama and directed by Ken Marino that parodies popular reality dating shows like *The Bachelor*. First released on YouTube in 2012, the series follows a fireman, played by Marino, as he searches for love among a group of eccentric and often unst...

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ is a 2016 American semi-scripted comedy series created by Kulap Vilaysack that parodies luxury real estate reality shows like Million Dollar Listing. The mockumentary-style series aired on Seeso, NBCUniversal's comedy-focused streaming platform, and featured comedians inc...

Derek is a British comedy-drama television series created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais, who also plays the title character. First shown by Channel 4 in 2012, it is filmed in a mockumentary style and follows Derek Noakes, a gentle care worker at a retirement home, along with his colleagues...

Players is a 2022 mockumentary comedy series created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, the creators of American Vandal. It follows Fugitive Gaming, a fictional professional League of Legends team attempting to win a championship while managing conflicts between its veteran star and a promising young...

St. Denis Medical is an American workplace comedy series created by Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin that premiered on NBC in 2024. Filmed in a mockumentary format, the show is set in an underfunded hospital in Oregon and focuses on the lives of the dedicated doctors and nurses working there. The seri...

Dream Productions is a 2024 Pixar animated mockumentary miniseries released on Disney+. Set inside the mind of the character Riley, the show takes place between the events of the films Inside Out and Inside Out 2. It focuses on the inner workings of the titular Hollywood-style studio responsible for...

The Even Stevens Movie is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie based on the popular sitcom "Even Stevens," which originally aired from 2000 to 2003. Directed by Sean McNamara, the film serves as the comedic conclusion to the television series, following the Stevens family as they win an all-expenses...

High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman is a 2005 British television mockumentary and comedy series created by and starring Marc Wootton. The show aired on BBC Three and follows Wootton as he portrays Shirley Ghostman, a flamboyant, delusional, and entirely fictitious celebrity psychic medium. Through st...

Clark and Michael is a 2007 mockumentary web series created by and starring Clark Duke and Michael Cera as fictionalized versions of themselves. Produced for CBS Interactive, the series follows the pair of aspiring writers as they attempt to sell a television pilot while navigating the absurdities o...

Dog Bites Man is a 2006 American television comedy presented in a mockumentary format and broadcast by Comedy Central. Created by Dan Mazer, it follows an incompetent fictional news team from Spokane, Washington, as its members pursue local stories and interact with people who are not always aware t...

Real Husbands of Hollywood is an American comedy television series that premiered on BET in 2013 and was co-created by Kevin Hart. Structured as a parody of reality programs such as The Real Housewives, it features Hart and other entertainers playing exaggerated fictional versions of themselves. Its...

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh is a 2008 Nickelodeon television film based on the sitcom Drake & Josh. Drake Bell and Josh Peck reprise their roles as stepbrothers whose holiday plans become entangled with a promise to give a foster family a successful Christmas. Created within the series' establishe...

Backstreet Rookie is a 2020 South Korean television series adapted from the webtoon *She’s Too Much for Me*. The show, produced by Taewon Entertainment and broadcast on SBS TV, spanned sixteen episodes airing Fridays and Saturdays between June 19th and August 8th. It was distributed globally through...

"Meet the Richardsons" is a British mockumentary television series that premiered on the Dave channel in 2020. The show stars married comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, who portray heavily fictionalized, exaggerated versions of themselves. The narrative focuses on their domestic life, caree...

A quirky detective agency specializing in solving mysteries that have been 'forgotten' by timelost objects, forgotten memories, and unsolved neighborhood oddities. The show has a light, whimsical tone, blending cozy mystery elements with a touch of magical realism. Its perfect for a relaxed viewing...

The Hotwives of Las Vegas is a 2015 American comedy series and the second installment of Hulu's The Hotwives anthology, following The Hotwives of Orlando. It parodies reality programs centered on affluent social groups by presenting an exaggerated Las Vegas ensemble whose friendships, rivalries, bus...

Drawn Together is an adult animated television series that premiered on Comedy Central in 2004. Created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, it places exaggerated cartoon versions of contrasting reality-show personalities in a shared house and presents their conflicts through a mockumentary format. T...