There’s never a bad time for a half-hour comedy.
Here are the best comedy shows on Amazon Prime for your giggling pleasure.
Updated for March 2020. you’re free to see a complete list of Amazon new releases here.
When Amazon decided to kick its original programming into high gear, they first turned to comedies.
Transparent is the elder statesmen of comedy shows on Amazon and really in all of streaming.
Its set the tone for the streaming service to be truly invested in some good TV comedy.
The other streaming services have since followed suit but Amazon is always a good choice for good comedy.
As a matter of fact, we tend to thinkVeepsJokes Per Minuteratio is pretty impressive.
Veepis a truly funny show and is somehow getting even better as seasons go along.
Watch Veep
Transparent
Transparentis one of TV best comedies full stop.
Its also secretly one of the best punned titles on TV.
Tambor is another worthy awards target as his performance flashy, respectful and authentic.
By any metric its one of Amazons best original comedy shows.
Watch Transparent
Girls
Girlsis one of pop cultures strangest lightning rods.
Girlsfinds plenty of humor and drama in its protagonists limited worldview but is also never outwardly mocking them.
Watch Girls
Enlightened
Enlightenedis the very rare half-hour HBO comedy that didnt quite catch on with viewers.
Watch Enlightened
Entourage
If you let most comedies run long enough, theyll eventually resemble self-parody.
In its later years,Entouragebecame one of those shows.
Plus, dont you want to figure out if youre a Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda?
Literally everyone of us at Den of Geek is a Charlotte.
Watch Sex and the City
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David is a comedy genius.
That much is obvious.
Who else could have producedSeinfeldother than a person of superior comic skill?
But hes also a remarkably consistent comedic actor.Curb Your Enthusiasmis the perfect vehicle for Davids talents.
He stars as himself: the most needlessly miserable man in the world.
Still, he views life itself as more of an affliction than a gift.
Its wonderful, dark, pessimistic humor that never once grows stale even after eight seasons.
Thats why it has been on TV…no fewer than three times.
The first effort was an animated show in 1994, then a live-action effort starring Patrick Warburton in 2001.
Its like the late 80s/early 90s all over again, albeit with much smaller budgets.
Oh shes also recovering from a double mastectomy.
Oh, and this all actually happened to the real Tig.
Its heavy stuff, but also funny, heartfelt stuff.
Watch One Mississippi
Eastbound and Down
Can one larger-than-life character carry a comedy for four seasons?
If that character isEastbound and Downs Kenny Powers then the answer is a resounding yes.
Kenny Powers truly is a man for all seasons.
Your bet your sweet-ass there are.
Don Cheadle breaking the fourth wall?
House full of pies?
Depends on whether youlisten to Scott Aukerman or not.
Should they give a shot to make things work?
The execution of this simple premise is flawless.
Its one of the more richly-realized relationship dramas on television and also happens to be terrifically funny.
Watch Catastrophe
Bored to Death
It was a modern film noir detective comedy with a superb cast.
Jason Schwartzman stars as novelist-turned-P.I.
Jonathan Ames (Hey!
Where have we heard that name before?)
Like all Sherman-Palladino properties,The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselis refreshingly real but also somehow an escapist romp.
Watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
