Greatest Comedy TV Shows That Only Lasted One Season
While a healthy 8 seasons of Seinfeld was crucial to it finding its momentum over the greater span of a decade, some comedies that were never renewed for for a second season remain the most gut busting knee slappers of them all.
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- CreatorLouis C.K.StarsLouis C.K.Steve BuscemiEdie FalcoLouis C.K.'s Eugene O'Neill-esque dramatic web series about two cousins, introverted Horace and mentally ill Pete, the current owners of their family's Irish bar "Horace and Pete's", and their dysfunctional family and friends.
- CreatorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenAlan NorthEd WilliamsSight gags, puns and non-sequiturs ensue as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
- StarsRichard AyoadeMatt BerryMatthew HolnessThis parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell.
- CreatorMike GibbonsBen HoffmanStarsBen HoffmanGregg BernhardGabriela DiasFollow underground comic Ben Hoffman as he confronts some of life's little problems (taking Ambien, buying a gun, forming a band) with the help of real people on the street, lo-fi sketch comedy and cam chats with his actual Dad.
- CreatorMike GibbonsLori Jo HoekstraDaniel KellisonStarsNorm MacDonaldKyle MooneyLinda WangThere's a new Norm in sports. Funnyman Norm MacDonald returns to the desk to give you an update on the week's dropped passes, foul balls, and unnecessary roughness - and that's just what happened off the field. Sports, you've finally met your match.
- StarsChristopher MorrisMark HeapKevin EldonControversial spoof of current affairs television, and the role of celebrity in the UK.
- StarsChristopher MorrisSteve CooganPatrick MarberA spoof of the British style of news broadcasting - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors.
- StarsChristopher MorrisAmelia BullmoreDavid CannA surreal, ambient mix of bleak comedy sketches.
- CreatorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie CrookThe story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
- CreatorMichael Ian BlackMichael ShowalterDavid WainStarsMichael Ian BlackMichael ShowalterDavid WainA sketch comedy show that follows the absurd adventures of Michael, Michael and David.