20 Best Comedy TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video 2026
Find 20 funny Prime Video series, from Gilmore Girls and The IT Crowd to The Boys, The Paper, and more comedies worth streaming now.
If you want a smart place to start streaming, this roundup of the best comedy TV shows on Amazon Prime Video makes it easy to narrow the field. We’ve pulled together 20 standout picks that balance sharp writing, awkward family moments, and bigger genre swings, from Gilmore Girls and The IT Crowd to newer arrivals like The Paper and Hal & Harper. There’s room here for animated charm in Over the Garden Wall, darker satire in The Boys, and offbeat edges in The Curse, so you can match your mood fast. Whether you’re after quick laughs, a little drama with your jokes, or something that bends into action and adventure, this list has a solid fit.
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The Paper
comedy
A documentary crew searching for a new subject finds a dying Midwestern newspaper and its publisher's efforts to revive it using volunteer reporters.
Directed by Jeffrey Blitz, Jennifer Celotta, Tazbah Chavez, Greg Daniels, Yana GorskayaCast Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola IkumeloAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Gilmore Girls
comedy · drama
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Directed by Jamie Babbit, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Chris Long, Lee Shallat Chemel, Kenny OrtegaCast Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, Yanic TruesdaleAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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Ride or Die
action · adventure · comedy
Best friends, Judith and Debbie, know everything about each other … well, almost everything. Judith has been living a double life that Debbie knows nothing about: she is a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, Judith and Debbie must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship—all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead. And only together, can they solve this layered mystery.
Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown, DeMane Davis, Peyton Reed, Lauren WolksteinCast Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Savannah SteynAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Over the Garden Wall
animation · short · adventure · comedy · drama · family · fantasy · horror · mystery
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
Directed by Nate CashCast Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd, Samuel RameyAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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The Curse
comedy · crime · drama
Comedy crime caper set in early-1980s London, following a gang of hopeless small-time crooks who, through their own stupidity and poor judgment, get themselves embroiled in one of history's biggest gold heists.
Directed by James De FrondCast Ambreen Razia, Allan Mustafa, Tom Davis, Emer Kenny, Hugo ChegwinAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Psych
comedy · crime · mystery
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved.
Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
Directed by Mel Damski, Steve Franks, James Roday Rodriguez, Stephen Surjik, John BadhamCast James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen, Maggie LawsonAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Peep Show
comedy
Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.
Directed by Becky Martin, Tristram Shapeero, Jeremy WoodingCast David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman, Neil FitzmauriceAmazon Prime VideoHuluFreevee -
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The Good Place
comedy · drama · fantasy · mystery · romance
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
Directed by Dean Holland, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Morgan Sackett, Drew Goddard, Michael SchurCast Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny JacintoAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock Premium -
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The Boys
action · comedy · crime · drama · sci-fi
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Directed by Philip Sgriccia, Karen Gaviola, Frederick E.O. Toye, Sarah Boyd, Eric KripkeCast Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. UsherAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Tales from the Crypt
comedy · crime · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Elliot Silverstein, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Tom HollandCast John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke, Larry DrakeAmazon Prime Video -
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SpongeBob SquarePants
animation · comedy · family · fantasy
Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
Directed by Vincent Waller, Dave Cunningham, Sherm Cohen, Alan Smart, Stephen HillenburgCast Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Mr. LawrenceAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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The IT Crowd
comedy
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
Directed by Graham Linehan, Derek HallworthCast Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Matt Berry, Christopher MorrisAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
action · adventure · comedy · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
Directed by Michael Patrick Jann, Paco Cabezas, Tamra Davis, Dean Parisot, Richard LaxtonCast Samuel Barnett, Elijah Wood, Hannah Marks, Jade Eshete, Mpho KoahoAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Middle
comedy · family
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel, Phil Traill, Elliot Hegarty, Blake T. Evans, Ken WhittinghamCast Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus ShafferAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Clarkson's Farm
documentary · comedy · reality-tv
Follow Jeremy Clarkson as he embarks on his latest adventure, farming. The man who on several occasions claims to be allergic to manual labour takes on the most manually labour intensive job there is. What could possibly go wrong?
Directed by Kit Lynch Robinson, Gavin Whitehead, Will YappCast Scott Watson, Jeff HaineAmazon Prime Video -
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Kevin Can F**k Himself
comedy · drama
Explore the secret life of a woman we all grew up watching: the sitcom wife. The series looks to break television convention and ask what the world looks like through her eyes. Alternating between single-camera realism and multi-camera zaniness, the formats will inform one another as we imagine what happens when the sitcom wife escapes her confines, and takes the lead in her own life.
Directed by Anna Dokoza, Oz Rodriguez, Valerie Armstrong, Craig DiGregorioCast Annie Murphy, Mary Hollis Inboden, Eric Petersen, Alex Bonifer, Brian HoweAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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Patriot
comedy · drama · thriller
To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm.
Directed by Steve Conrad, Tucker Gates, Ted Griffin, Michael Trim, James WhitakerCast Michael Dorman, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe, Aliette OpheimAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Taxi
comedy
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
Directed by James Burrows, Noam Pitlik, Michael Zinberg, Richard Sakai, Michael LessacCast Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Andy KaufmanAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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The Inbetweeners
comedy
Those who remember the awkward years of adolescence can relive those painful days in this British comedy series, where the cringe-inducing humor arises from the ill-fated antics of its four protagonists. Suburban teenage friends Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, students at Rudge Park Comprehensive, attempt to navigate the social scene, attract members of the gentler sex, and saunter among the cool crowd. However, despite their best efforts, the four hapless lads usually end up on the side of the nerds.
Directed by Ben Palmer, Gordon Anderson, Damon Beesley, Iain MorrisCast Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas, Greg DaviesAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Party Down
comedy · drama
A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'
Directed by Bryan Gordon, Fred Savage, Ken Marino, David Wain, Heather JackCast Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, Lizzy CaplanAmazon Prime VideoStarzFreevee
Wrapping Up
This list is built to help you find a comedy series that actually fits your taste, not just the most obvious picks. From cult favorites to newer releases, the 20 titles here cover sharp workplace humor, strange family dynamics, animated detours, and darker genre twists that still keep the laughs coming. If you’re saving shows for later, bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a fresh watchlist. We update it regularly so the recommendations stay useful as the catalog changes.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026