10 sitcoms you need to watch at least once in your life

Sitcoms are great bets for those who love humorous and relaxed series to improve their daily lives. Over the years, many of these shows have become iconic in pop culture and entertain their audiences to this day.

And if you want to start venturing into the world of sitcoms, we’ve selected 10 series that you need to watch at least once in your life and guarantee a good laugh. And best of all: we’ve indicated where you can watch them so you don’t have to go hunting on streaming services.

Check out our selection:

1. Friends

We can’t talk about sitcoms without mentioning friends, one of the greatest comedy series of all time. Being a television phenomenon, the series is set in New York City and takes place around 6 friends who have a lot of fun together and get involved in countless funny stories in their daily lives. Aired between 1994 and 2004, Friends has 10 seasons and is available on HBO Max.

2. New Girl

Escaping the New York scene, new girl takes place in California and explores the life of Jess, who ended her relationship for years after discovering a betrayal by her boyfriend and ends up moving into a loft where she will share her space with three other men: Nick, Schmidt and Winston. With 7 seasons, the series aired between 2011 and 2018, but you can check it out on Star+.

3. Modern Family

Follow the fun day to day life of the Pritchett family at Modern Family. Jay is an older man who marries Gloria, a much younger woman, and moves in with her son, Manny. Together, they live with Jay’s other two children: Claire and Mitchell. The first is a housewife married to Phil, a realtor, who struggles daily to do his best for his children Hailey, Alex and Luke. Mitchell, however, is gay and in a relationship with Cameron Tucker and together they have an adopted daughter, Lily. The series aired between 2009 and 2020, has 11 seasons and is available to watch on Star+.

4. How I Met Your Mother

Despite being compared a lot with Friends, How I Met Your Mother has its unique essence never reached in another series. Follow the life of Ted Mosby, a bachelor looking for the love of his life in New York City and having fun alongside his friends Lily Aldrin and Marshall Eriksen, an extremely passionate couple, Barney Stinson, a womanizer with a daring personality, and Robin Scherbatsky, a journalist Ted has always been passionate about. Aired between 2005 and 2014, the series has 9 seasons and is available on Star+ and Prime Video.

5. Community

Community colleges are only for losers in the United States. But what happens when a group of underachievers band together to take advantage of their dreadful college years to earn their degree? Follow the story of Jeff, Britta, Troy, Abed, Annie, Shirley and Pierce as they try to survive one of the most insane places in the world: Greendale Community College. The series is available on Netflix and has 6 seasons that aired between 2009 and 2015.

6. The Office

Considered by many to be one of the best comedies of our time, in The Office you will be able to follow the day to day of a company, Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, through the fake documentary format. Thus, you will be able to see the funniest situations that only your workplace can provide you. The series aired between 2005 and 2013, has 9 seasons and is available to watch on HBO Max, Star+ and Prime Video.

7. Parks And Recreation

From the creators of The Office, how about bringing the story to the public sector? In Parks and Recreation, you’ll meet Leslie Knope, deputy director of the Department of Parks and Recreation for the small town of Pawnee, Indiana. There you will follow the daily life of a woman enthusiastic about her work and passionate about politics, even in a city where nothing interesting happens. Aired between 2009 and 2015, the series has 7 seasons and can be watched on Prime Video.

8. Seinfeld

Being one of the oldest series on the list, Seinfield it was a phenomenon at the time it was shown. Focused on the characters’ daily lives, you will follow comic situations from the daily lives of Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes, George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer. With 9 seasons, the series was shown between 1989 and 1998, and all of its episodes are available on Netflix.

9. The Kominsky Method

Sandy Kominsky tried to achieve fame in Hollywood for many years, being successful for a brief moment, but now he is dedicated to training beginner actors, applying and developing his own methodology. To that end, he relies on his best friend and longtime agent, Norman Newlander, to put his method into action. The series ran from 2018 to 2021, but was canceled before its end. However, the 3 seasons available on Netflix will have a lot of fun!

10. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to follow the day to day of a precinct? Because unlike other police series, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is full of humor as it follows the daily life of the 99th Precinct in Brooklyn, shortly after the entry of the new commander, Raymond Holt, who together with Jake Peralta, Amy Santiago, Terry Jeffords, Charles Boyle, Rosa Diaz, Hitchcock, Scully and Gina Linetti will fight the crimes of New York with a lot of humor. Aired between 2013 and 2021, the series has 8 seasons, 7 of which are available on Netflix.