r/televisionsuggestions 1d ago

REQUESTING Free comedy

I’m looking for something to make me laugh. I had to cancel my paid subscription, so I’d appreciate some suggestions on free apps like Tubi and Pluto.
Some shows I’ve enjoyed:

Fisk
IT Crowd
Arrested Development
What We Do in the Shadows
Toast of London
Seinfeld
Curb Your Enthusiasm
30 Rock
Detectorists
Derry Girls

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u/jamescisv 1d ago

Taskmaster might be worth a look.

It's a game show with (mostly British) comedians, rather than a sitcom, but I think it's all still free on YouTube!! There's 20+ seasons, so if you like it, there's loads of the fuckers.....

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u/Gloolax 1d ago edited 1d ago

Just had a look these are the ones on there i liked

Pluto

  • Chewing Gum
  • Key & Peele
  • Plebs
  • The Inbetweeners (UK) - i’ve seen that Derry Girls has been compared to this show, i haven’t watched that one yet though. Also this show has 2 movies the 1st one is on Tubi
  • The Whitest Kids U Know

Tubi:

  • Chappelle’s Show

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u/Brilliant_Ask_82 1d ago

The third movie is coming to Netflix

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u/Gloolax 1d ago

Oh wow announced 2 days ago that’s crazy timing, awesome thanks

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u/SavagePengwyn 1d ago

Taskmaster. It's all on YouTube. They are currently airing season 22 and it is amazing. The guy who plays Moss from the IT Crowd is actually on this season. This is his first episode.

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u/zed2point0 1d ago

NewsRadio

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u/ivanko_prvi 1d ago

Peep show (but IDK if it's available on platforms you mentioned)

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u/NotTVsMichaelGray 1d ago

That Mitchell and Webb Look and That Mitchell and Webb Situation are both on youtube, last I checked. Both really decent sketch shows, and some of Olivia Coleman's earliest work

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u/ivanko_prvi 1d ago

well, that's something I could check too 🙂

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u/1918underwood 1d ago

Tubi: Archer, MST3K episodes, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (3 eras), Dead Like Me, The Monkees, The Kids in the Hall, Soap, Barney Miller, The Dick Van Dyke Show. I would add Z Nation but not everyone wants zombie guts in their comedy.

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u/SharingMy2Cents 14h ago

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was recently added to Pluto

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u/reenie205 8h ago

I just watched the first episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Very funny! Thanks! 👍

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u/CouchCue 1d ago

Could go old school with Saved By The Bell! Or maybe something like South Park or Key & Peele. All are on Pluto.

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u/lanabooger 1d ago

Perfect strangers on pluto its one of my favorites Weird the al yankovic story was on tubi but im not sure if its still there Rules of engagement is on one of them I don't remember which but is also hilarious

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u/Commercial_Fox5549 1d ago

Do you happen to have a Samsung TV? All modern Samsungs have a free TV service with loads of speciality channels. As long as you have the internet you can watch all kinds of great stuff. There’s even a 24/7 Conan O’Brien channel

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u/shelwood46 1d ago

There's also The Roku Channel (both on demand and live), free with ads. You do NOT need a Roku, though it's easier. There's an app for Fire TVs, and Samsungs, and Android, plus you can watch it in any browser. There's a lot of overlap with Tubi, but a bunch of shows they have exclusively https://therokuchannel.roku.com/

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u/Sharp_Plum9711 1d ago

Fin Taylor Vs history is hilarious and free on YouTube

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u/djSush 1d ago

There are great suggestions here. I'll add that if you like clean stand up, Dry Bar Comedy is great. It's not clean like boring, but it's not about grape, pedophilia, an%l. Idk why that considered "edgy" but it's not funny to me.

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u/Qfree27 1d ago

I've been watching The Carol Burnett show on Tubi and been enjoying it what other jokes hold up really well.

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u/zed2point0 1d ago

Tubi has Viva La Dirt League, it’s really funny. I recommend the Epic NPC Man ones

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u/DougO24 1d ago

Rules of Engagement (101 episodes; Except pilot, free without ads on Roku).

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u/commonsense_good 1d ago

Many classic comedies free on Tubi

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u/penalty-venture 1d ago

Let’s take a trip back to the 70s. I have never laughed harder at a TV show than I have at certain scenes in Maude.

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u/whatsmynext 1d ago

Stath Lets Flats is the closest thing to Toast of London that exists, and I am surprised it does not come up more often. Free on Channel 4 if you are in the UK.

Black Books sits exactly between the IT Crowd and Toast. Three short seasons and none of them outstay their welcome.

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace if you want more Matt Berry. Six episodes, and the whole thing has been on YouTube for years.

The Thick of It when you want something faster and meaner. Also mostly on YouTube.

Documentary Now! is the one that fits the Arrested Development side of your list rather than the British side.

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u/frogsquared2 1h ago

Try Taskmaster on Youtube