The Best TV Comedies 2015

It wasn’t a great year for new network sitcoms — there were fewer of them, and they weren’t that good. But for comedy on cable and streaming, it was a mini-bonanza. Here’s my list; as you’ll see, I could not contain it to a mere Top 10. 


Master of None (Netflix): Aziz Ansari’s pleasant surprise — he really stretched himself beyond his Parks and Recreation character

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS): Colbert has brought the talk back to late-night talk shows, booking more political figures and authors than anyone else, and having real conversations, not mere promotion.

Broad City (Comedy Central): Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson have one of the tightest friendships on television

Key and Peele (Comedy Central): The duo closed out their series by choice, and went out on their own terms, and very strong. 

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central): It was a break-out year for Schumer; the third season of this show was highly acclaimed, and her feature film Trainwreck was a big hit. 

Playing House (USA): What is it with comedy duos this year? Good ones are all over the place: 

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix): Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s surreal satire constantly came close to becoming absurdly exaggerated,