Top 10 Best Sitcoms of the 2000S

Greg Daniels adapted Ricky Gervais's cringe comedy into a warm-hearted workplace masterpiece that became the most-streamed show of the 2020s, proving that Michael Scott's brand of awkward lovability was utterly timeless.

Bill Lawrence's hospital comedy blended slapstick fantasy sequences with genuinely heartbreaking medical drama, pioneering the comedy-drama tonal balance that shows like Ted Lasso would later perfect.

Tina Fey's rapid-fire NBC satire delivered more jokes per minute than any sitcom in history while somehow also functioning as a sharp critique of corporate media, with Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy stealing every scene he entered.

The Gang's debut in 2005 launched what would become the longest-running live-action comedy in American television history, pushing the boundaries of how despicable sitcom characters could be while remaining hysterically watchable.

Larry David's semi-improvised cringe comedy about social contract violations proved that Seinfeld's co-creator was the true engine of observational genius, delivering some of the most uncomfortable and quotable moments in comedy history.

Bryan Cranston's pre-Heisenberg comedic genius anchored a chaotic family sitcom that was ahead of its time in dumping the laugh track and shooting single-camera, influencing the visual grammar of every modern comedy that followed.

The most excruciating comedy in British television history used first-person POV cameras to trap viewers inside the minds of two deeply pathetic flatmates, creating a claustrophobic cringe masterpiece that ran for nine seasons on Channel 4.

Despite its polarizing finale, the innovative non-linear storytelling, legendary catchphrases, and Neil Patrick Harris's Barney Stinson made it the defining hangout sitcom of the decade and a streaming comfort-watch staple.

New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo brought their deadpan musical comedy to HBO for two perfect seasons that achieved cult immortality among comedy nerds worldwide.

Greg Daniels adapted Ricky Gervais's cringe comedy into a warm-hearted workplace masterpiece that became the most-streamed show of the 2020s, proving that Michael Scott's brand of awkward lovability was utterly timeless.

Bill Lawrence's hospital comedy blended slapstick fantasy sequences with genuinely heartbreaking medical drama, pioneering the comedy-drama tonal balance that shows like Ted Lasso would later perfect.

Tina Fey's rapid-fire NBC satire delivered more jokes per minute than any sitcom in history while somehow also functioning as a sharp critique of corporate media, with Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy stealing every scene he entered.

The Gang's debut in 2005 launched what would become the longest-running live-action comedy in American television history, pushing the boundaries of how despicable sitcom characters could be while remaining hysterically watchable.

Larry David's semi-improvised cringe comedy about social contract violations proved that Seinfeld's co-creator was the true engine of observational genius, delivering some of the most uncomfortable and quotable moments in comedy history.

Bryan Cranston's pre-Heisenberg comedic genius anchored a chaotic family sitcom that was ahead of its time in dumping the laugh track and shooting single-camera, influencing the visual grammar of every modern comedy that followed.

The most excruciating comedy in British television history used first-person POV cameras to trap viewers inside the minds of two deeply pathetic flatmates, creating a claustrophobic cringe masterpiece that ran for nine seasons on Channel 4.

Despite its polarizing finale, the innovative non-linear storytelling, legendary catchphrases, and Neil Patrick Harris's Barney Stinson made it the defining hangout sitcom of the decade and a streaming comfort-watch staple.

New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo brought their deadpan musical comedy to HBO for two perfect seasons that achieved cult immortality among comedy nerds worldwide.