20 Best Comedy TV Shows on AMC+ 2026
Find dark, offbeat, and genre-bending AMC+ comedies, from Documentary Now! to Chucky, plus more sharp picks worth streaming now.
If you’re hunting for the best comedy TV shows on AMC+, this roundup points you to the series that mix laughs with sharper edges, whether you want absurd mystery, dark satire, or offbeat genre twists. Titles like Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Documentary Now!, and Kevin Can F**k Himself show how far the platform can stretch comedy without losing style or momentum. You’ll also find wild-card picks such as Preacher, Lodge 49, and Chucky, which lean into action, fantasy, and horror while still delivering plenty of humor. For viewers who like their jokes threaded through adventure, mystery, and chaos, AMC+ has a surprisingly wide range of options worth starting first.
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Chucky
comedy · drama · fantasy · horror · thriller
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins.
Directed by Samir Rehem, Jeff Renfroe, Leslie Libman, John Hyams, Don ManciniCast Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brad Dourif, Devon SawaAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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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+More details on IMDb → -
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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 KoahoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Being Human
3 BAFTA TV Award nominations
comedy · drama · fantasy · horror
Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.
Directed by Philip John, Colin Teague, Daniel O'Hara, Charles Martin, Toby HaynesCast Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner, Sinéad Keenan, Michael SochaAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Stan Against Evil
comedy · fantasy · horror · mystery
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.
Directed by Jack Bishop, Justin Nijm, Robert CohenCast John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Deborah Baker Jr., Nate Mooney, Dana GouldAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb →
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The Graham Norton Show
Won 5 BAFTA TV Awards 17 nominations
comedy · music · talk-show
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
Directed by Steve Smith, Toby Baker, Nikki Parsons, Geraldine Dowd, Tony Grech-SmithCast Raye, Barry Humphries, Alisha Smith, Tony Montalbano, Paul HumphreysAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Preacher
adventure · comedy · fantasy · mystery
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy child born from an angel and a devil, Jesse gives up everything to set the world straight with its creator.
Directed by Michael Slovis, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Wayne Che Yip, Sam CatlinCast Dominic Cooper, Joe Gilgun, Ruth Negga, Ian Colletti, Graham McTavishAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special, Special
comedy · horror
It’s always tough turning 40, but what better way to mark the occasion than a one-night stand with Shudder, the spookiest of streamers? It’s going to be the ultimate Hallow-anniversa-ween bash, and you don’t want to miss it! Hosted by the Mistress of the Dark herself and features a four-film marathon. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) House on Haunted Hill (1959) The City of the Dead (1960) Messiah of Evil (1973)
Directed by Jim KunzCast Cassandra Peterson, Ted BiaselliAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Documentary Now!
6 Emmy nominations
comedy
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.
Directed by Alexander Buono, Rhys Thomas, Micah GardnerCast Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Deb Hiett, Van Epperson, Gary KrausAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Brockmire
comedy · drama · sport
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.
Directed by Maurice Marable, Tim KirkbyCast Hank Azaria, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Amanda Peet, Hemky Madera, Katie FinneranAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Lodge 49
comedy · drama · mystery
Dud is a deadbeat but charming ex-surfer who joins a fraternal order hoping to reclaim the simple, happy lifestyle he lost when his father died. Through the Lodge and his newfound connection with the other members, Dud will come to find the missing sense of purpose in his life and confront his deepest fears and greatest hopes.
Directed by Jake Schreier, Michael Trim, Randall Einhorn, Tricia Brock, Alethea JonesCast Wyatt Russell, Brent Jennings, Sonya Cassidy, Linda Emond, David PasquesiAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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This Is Going to Hurt
Won 4 BAFTA TV Awards 6 nominations
biography · comedy · drama
The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.
Directed by Lucy Forbes, Tom KingsleyCast Ben Whishaw, Ambika Mod, Rory Fleck Byrne, Michele Austin, Alex JenningsAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Z Nation
action · comedy · drama · horror · romance · sci-fi
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
Directed by Abram Cox, Dan Merchant, John Hyams, Alexander Yellen, Jodi BinstockCast Russell Hodgkinson, Nat Zang, Keith Allan, Kellita Smith, Anastasia BaranovaPeacock PremiumAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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SisterS
drama · comedy
Two women, one born in Canada and the other in Ireland, discover they are half-sisters and embark on a road trip to find their alcoholic father.
Directed by Yael Staav, Declan Lowney, Alicia MacDonaldCast Sarah Goldberg, Susan Stanley, Sophie Thompson, Sonja Smits, Vanessa MatsuiAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs
comedy · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · talk-show · thriller
Joe Bob Briggs watches and provides behind-the-scenes information on an eclectic pairing of films, running the gamut from horror classics to obscurities and international cult favorites.
Directed by Austin JenningsCast John Bloom, Diana Prince, Felissa Rose, Dave Sheridan, Rachel PizzolatoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The Trip
Won 1 BAFTA TV Award 2 nominations
comedy
Steve agrees to review six restaurants and takes Rob with him.
Directed by Michael WinterbottomCast Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Rebecca Johnson, Tim LeachAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The Spoils of Babylon
2 Emmy nominations
comedy
Follow the saga of Cynthia and Devon, two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.
Directed by Matt PiedmontCast Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Cal Bartlett, Tim RobbinsAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Totally Completely Fine
drama · comedy
It follows Vivian Cunningham, who winds up helping people who come too close to the edge as she endures her own comedic catastrophes like accidentally burning down her brother's vegan food truck with a vape.
Directed by Lucy Gaffy, Adrian ChiarellaCast Thomasin McKenzie, Rowan Witt, Devon Terrell, Contessa Treffone, Brandon McClellandAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Far North
comedy · crime · drama
The (mostly) true story of how the most comically inept gang to ever join forces got half a billion dollars' worth of meth to New Zealand shores - and nearly to market. And they would have got away with it too, if it wasn't for a pesky 70-year-old Māori diesel mechanic and his aqua-aerobics instructing wife!
Directed by Mingjian Cui, David WhiteCast Robyn Malcolm, Temuera Morrison, Villa Junior Lemanu, Maaka Pohatu, John-Paul FoliakiAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Better Call Saul: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training
Won 1 Emmy
animation · short · comedy
If you're going to work for Gus Fring, you better understand his rules first.
Cast Giancarlo EspositoAMC+More details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
The strongest picks here work because they balance humor with a distinct point of view, so you can jump from surreal detective stories to bleak workplace satire without the lineup feeling repetitive. Whether you’re into Documentary Now! for its deadpan bite, Z Nation for its chaotic energy, or This Is Going to Hurt for its painfully funny honesty, there’s a lot to explore on AMC+. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you want another recommendation, because it’s updated regularly to reflect what’s worth streaming now. If you like comedy with a twist, this is a list that keeps rewarding repeat visits.
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