Unexpected Foreign Comedy
Some shows I’ve stumbled upon that are “foreign “ (non-USA based) tv shows and movies that I find hilarious.
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- CreatorTom DavisJames De FrondStarsTom DavisLaura CheckleyCamille CoduriA sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of family man Gary King and his wife Terri as she aspire to achieve success in competitive suburbia--and impress Gary's dad Big Gary.
- CreatorMathew BayntonJim HowickLaurence RickardStarsLolly AdefopeMathew BayntonSimon FarnabyA group of spirits restlessly squabble in an abandoned country house. To their despair, a young couple inherits the house with hopeful plans to renovate it into a luxury hotel.
- DirectorJason WinerStarsPatrick BrammallDaniel SternDanny PudiStrange Calls centers on a down-on-his-luck young police officer who is transferred to a rural town where - with the help of a peculiar, elderly night watchman - he starts to realize the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
- CreatorJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsMike MinogueKaren O'LearyMaaka PohatuSergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.
- CreatorRoseanne LiangJJ FongPerlina LauStarsAlly XueJJ FongPerlina LauIn the not-too-distant future, a viral plague has swept the earth. In a matter of weeks, it eradicated 99% of men. The remaining 1% were sent to The Facility in New Zealand but didn't survive. Or did they?
- CreatorKitty FlanaganVincent SheehanStarsKitty FlanaganJulia ZemiroMarty SheargoldFast-paced comedy about high-end contracts lawyer Helen Tudor-Fisk, who is forced to take a job at a shabby, suburban law firm following a humiliating marriage breakdown and a professional fall from grace.
- CreatorAnne BjørnstadEilif SkodvinStarsKrista KosonenNicolai Cleve BrochStig R. AmdamHBO Nordic's first original series from Norway, Beforeigners is about two persons who mysteriously appear in Oslo. They are the first of many from the past to seek refuge in present time. Seven years later the community is transformed.
- CreatorAndrew BushGarry CampbellMark LittleStarsMark LittleAndrew BushKelli OgmundsonTwo bickering brothers, one a total slacker, the other a stickler for rules, return to their hometown of Cavendish, Canada to reunite with their estranged father after 30 years. However, weird things keep happening in town.
- StarsPhoebe FoxAndi OshoBilly ZaneA group of amateur drivers from all over the world compete in an illegal night-time street race.
- CreatorSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithStarsReece ShearsmithSteve PembertonDerek JacobiGenre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.
- CreatorMark LevesonDan PattersonStarsDara O BriainHugh DennisAndy ParsonsA comedic look at current events.
- CreatorScott RyanStarsScott RyanChika YasumuraJustin RosniakRay Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend, brother and best friend, tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Especially when you're also a criminal for hire.
- CreatorTrent O'DonnellPatrick BrammallStarsPatrick BrammallDarren GilshenanGenevieve MorrisFollows the peripheral players in a major sting operation. The day-to-day realities of cops and criminals are brought to life by some of Australia's best comic actors.
- CreatorSam MyerDaniel PeakTom MillerStarsStephen GrahamDaniel MaysRosie CavalieroA British detective killed in action is brought back to life using experimental Artificial Intelligence.
- CreatorTassie CameronSherry WhiteStarsMeredith MacNeillAdrienne C. MooreAl Mukadam"Pretty Hard Cases" follows Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Drug Squad detective Kelly. By day, they are heroes in their particular way: skilled, tough, determined, and entertaining, fighting to do good in a broken system.
- CreatorSimon AllenStarsRichard DormerLara RossiAdam HugillA group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.
- StarsMatt BerryRobert BathurstDoon MackichanSteven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage.
- StarsMatt BerryDoon MackichanFred ArmisenSteven Toast is determined to win the recognition he mistakenly believes he deserves.
- StarsMaisie WilliamsSian CliffordMawaan RizwanA woman sets out on a secret mission to honour her father, who died under mysterious circumstances when she was a young girl.
- CreatorJessica RedenbachStarsMiranda OttoAina DumlaoLena CruzFollows the theft of a multi-million-dollar necklace and the women from different walks of life who come together to ensure that justice is served.
- CreatorDagur KáriKim Fupz AakesonStarsMarius LienMay-Linda KosumovicRozafa CelajIn a small remote Norwegian town live: a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp.
- CreatorPau FreixasIvan MercadéStarsMelani OlivaresIvan MassaguéYolanda RamosWhen an evicted single mom's estranged father dies, she and his second wife cover up his death after they learn that they've been written out of his will.
- StarsMatt BerryFreddie FoxSusan WokomaDetective Inspector Rabbit, a dedicated, tough, thick, and oft-inebriated Victorian copper, sleuths his way across London with his two young partners: a doofy rookie and a brilliant Black policewoman no one ever believes.
- CreatorWilliam HartleyAdam MillerStarsLeah BrotherheadRyan McKenHamza JeetooaA Zombie apocalypse is unleashed in Birmingham and sisters Kat and Jo, together with unlikely travel companions Sunny and Amar must flee for their lives...by canal boat.
- CreatorEilif SkodvinAnne BjørnstadStarsSteven Van ZandtTrond FausaSteinar SagenA New York mobster goes into hiding in rural Lillehammer in Norway after testifying against his former associates.
- CreatorJon Iver HelgakerJonas TorgersenStarsKåre ConradiNils Jørgen KaalstadJon ØigardenViking life at the close of the 8th century.
- StarsRonald van DamRuben van der MeerTakeshi KitanoComic highlights from a physical Japanese game-show Takeshi's Castle (1986) with English commentary.
- StarsTakeshi KitanoHayato TaniMichiru JoA game show where upwards of 100 contestants (give or take) try to get through various wet, dirty, and wild obstacles and games for a chance to win the grand prize of 1 million yen (Approx. $10,000) by defeating Takeshi and his crew.
- CreatorMathew BayntonSimon FarnabyMartha Howe-DouglasStarsMathew BayntonSimon FarnabyMartha Howe-DouglasIn a far away land hidden in her cupboard Debbie must fulfill her duties as the chosen one and save Yonder Land.
- StarsJames AcasterJosh WiddicombeNina WadiaTwo teams of comedians are tested on their ability to deal with a series of ridiculous hypothetical scenarios.
- StarsJames AcasterStuart LawsJoe ParhamJames Acaster presents four interwoven stand-up comedy specials.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanAn overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate AshfieldThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
- DirectorTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
- DirectorGerard JohnstoneStarsMorgana O'ReillyRima Te WiataGlen-Paul WaruA young woman is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking.
- DirectorJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsJonny BrughTaika WaititiJemaine ClementThree male vampires who share an apartment are interviewed by a TV crew.